Kathryn Norman
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Kathryn Norman
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NHS Clinical Librarian. I like podcasts, penguins, and treating myself to overpriced lattes.

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I got married in August and ours is A4!

As someone who spends a lot of time helping hospital staff photocopy/scan things, my beef is with DBS certificates.
December 8, 2025 at 9:00 AM
I use a moisturiser from the HABI range at Boots - £7, doesn't feel heavy or greasy on my sensitive skin, doesn't have retinol.
November 23, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Giant penguins!!!
November 11, 2025 at 9:52 AM
I've just gone in and updated my details on the stem cell register so they're up to date.

I'm sorry for your loss, sending love. ❤️
November 7, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Yes for everything except parboiling roasties. For some reason that must be done entirely on the hob or they don't come out properly
November 4, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Also applies to your phone overnight, as I found yesterday morning... 🙈
October 31, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Someone literally says it in the quoted post's thread.
October 14, 2025 at 1:20 PM
We went to a live outdoor screening of this last Saturday - highly recommend if you get the chance!
September 12, 2025 at 9:22 AM
if only I could go back in time and tell the previous owners of our house this 🙃
September 9, 2025 at 2:44 PM
I don't know how many books I own (except that it's lots), and I do borrow heavily from various libraries too.

I can tell you that we have four different categories of bookcase: adult fiction (read), adult fiction (unread), children's, & nonfiction. Organised alphabetically by author's last name.
July 21, 2025 at 11:20 AM
This has thrown me because I get notifications for DMs? Is that not normal?
July 15, 2025 at 3:36 PM
I went to school with a Jabez! It means "he makes sorrowful" which I always thought was kind of a mean name to give your kid.
July 14, 2025 at 6:45 PM
My job interview for a uni bar asked which Friends character I was most like! Where do they get these questions from?
July 8, 2025 at 9:23 AM