Lorna Bithell

@joshi I love Bondi Bowls at Hatch

Where in Manchester city centre can you buy a nice salad at lunchtime please? 🥗

@amandahydeuk @The_Lowry's summer takeover of Julia Donaldson stories. Loads of free family-friendly activities based on books including The Gruffalo, Zog, & Room on the Broom. (I don't work with the Lowry, it's just great)

PRs... I'm looking for free (or very cheap) things to do with the kids in the UK this summer for a piece. Please email me with ideas at missamandahs@gmail.com. Thanks! #journorequest

@Jaymi_McCann For little ones - @The_Lowry's summer takeover of Julia Donaldson stories. Loads of free family-friendly activities based on books including The Gruffalo, Zog, & Room on the Broom. (Not a client - I'm just a fan!) thelowry.com/summer/

I'm compiling a list of 30 free things to do this August Bank Holiday for a national paper, do any PRs have any clients/ideas that I can mention? #journorequest

@CKWeatherill Congratulations! 👏👏

Just received my start date for my new job. From 1st August, I will be a Lecturer in Politics & International Studies at the Open University. I am so happy and excited. What a year!

@AliWalshGF I hope she's ok Ali. I have this fear about my 1 year old - partly wishing I could just test him now, but also worried what the result might be! Fingers crossed for you.

Daughter is being tested for coeliac disease today. She's 5. Trying to think positively.

Totally agree. The industry is constantly hand-wringing over how PR is perceived and how to legitimize the profession, but somehow always manages to throw itself under the bus. I think it's at least partly because PRs are desperate to distance themselves from the bad rep

@CoryRocker Outstanding

Needed a cheap white top for 6-a-side, so went on eBay. Found an old North End jersey, £1.00 starting bid, in my size. So without checking all the pictures, I bid on it in excitement.

@Lou_LouD I'm very keen on the "who am I?"

Just stumbled upon this stock image and I'm going to take a stab in the dark and guess that the artist does not know what SEO Search Engine Optimization is.

@jellymalin The first time they grab your face and give you one of those open-mouthed, slobbery kisses with a big grin 🥹

The things that surprised you? What’s the UPSIDE of doing something so hard? I’d love to hear your positive experiences so I can save this post for those moments of worry & overwhelm. Let me know below ⬇️

If you think you’re tired now, just wait until the baby comes’ ‘Better travel now, because you won’t with kids’ Ever since I found out I was pregnant, I’ve been told these things again and again from strangers, well-wishers & other parents....

I know I've only been a mum for 9 months now, but I really hate those threads that are parents sniggering at pregnant people with plans and hopes for when baby's here. Yes it's hard and plans may have to change, but the "haha you just WAIT, it's DREADFUL" comments feel nasty.

This is @rickBithell's dream cheeseboard

The baby is eight months old and @SamWPsychology is still sending me passive aggressive pregnancy announcement TikToks because she's still not over the way I told her I was expecting - will I ever be forgiven?!

Celebrating Taylor Swift's birthday by watching the video of me in labour watching Rep tour and explaining the red scarf drama to the midwives and refusing to stop talking whilst having a contraction because I was too involved in the discussion

@rhiannonlucyc I started watching CTM for the first time this year after my son was born and I've been fine so far - I have cried at it a few times (happy and sad tears!), but haven't found it traumatizing. Haven't started TIGTH because my mum says I can't yet and I trust her judgement!

@thelittlebark See this is my thought too, but every baby class I've been to has done "itsy bitsy" and it had me feel like I was going mad. Don't get me started on the variations of wheels on the bus

@LornaBithell I distinctly remember incy wincy. Itsy bitsy makes me think of the yellow polka dot bikini.....

🕷️ Right, this is absolutely doing my head in at baby groups because I keep hearing a different version. Is it:

@Chivers1994 Love that you've made it obvious which sweets are gluten free 😍 handy for us coeliacs!

After months and months (and months) of working on this, I can finally announce that I've set up my own pick-n-mix business. It's called... Picky Mixers (pickymixers.co.uk) Yes, really.

@CoryRocker I never got past the water temple 😭 got so stuck. But I loved it

Dungeons, atmosphere, Castle Town, combat, and yes, art style. Twilight Princess Link is still the definitive Link in my head. Absolutely loved the pointer controls in the Wii version, too. It's no Wind Waker or BotW, but it's a damn fine game.

@Lou_LouD SUPER SIMPLE SONGS supported by Beyonce is iconic. I hope they do Apples and Bananas. 🤘🏻

Everyone's doing their "Instafest" to show off how cool they are with their eclectic and edgy music tastes. I'm sharing mine to illustrate why you shouldn't let toddlers play with your shit.

@matthewhughes Oh hi!

New dog, who this?