Nikki
@nikkih.bsky.social
I’ve given up on guilty pleasures, and just try and enjoy stuff now. Making, baking, cooking, Guiding, walking, music and reading are all good things.
In a pub, and Bucks Fizz has just come on the radio, and instantly reminded me of someone asking @rellyab.bsky.social if her wedding dress was going to have a rip off skirt. (Same person who asked if she was going to sell tickets to her wedding if I remember correctly…)
November 23, 2025 at 6:14 PM
In a pub, and Bucks Fizz has just come on the radio, and instantly reminded me of someone asking @rellyab.bsky.social if her wedding dress was going to have a rip off skirt. (Same person who asked if she was going to sell tickets to her wedding if I remember correctly…)
There are not enough characters for me to adequately answer this.
Name a film that most people in their 40s have seen and I probably haven’t.
Name a film that most people in their 40s have seen and I probably haven’t.
Inspired by a post I just saw in which someone admitted they hadn’t seen a single episode of Friends nor the film Love Actually… what cultural hole do you have that’s a bit weird for your generation?
I’ll go first: I haven’t seen Dirty Dancing.
I’ll go first: I haven’t seen Dirty Dancing.
October 5, 2025 at 4:15 PM
There are not enough characters for me to adequately answer this.
Name a film that most people in their 40s have seen and I probably haven’t.
Name a film that most people in their 40s have seen and I probably haven’t.
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Hepburn: I Quit www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Minister Jamie Hepburn resigns after assault claim
Conservative MSP Douglas Ross said the parliament minister grabbed him as he left the Holyrood chamber on Wednesday.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 19, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Hepburn: I Quit www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Last week of the holidays before small person starts secondary school. At her request, today has been a super lazy day, and I am becoming one with the sofa.
August 26, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Last week of the holidays before small person starts secondary school. At her request, today has been a super lazy day, and I am becoming one with the sofa.
I can’t remember if I’ve seen Hamilton 7 or 8 times in the theatre, and watched the proshot on Disney+ more times than I can recall but I am incredibly excited to go and see the proshot at the cinema.
And then maybe again at the theatre. For comparison purposes.
And then maybe again at the theatre. For comparison purposes.
August 7, 2025 at 12:28 PM
I can’t remember if I’ve seen Hamilton 7 or 8 times in the theatre, and watched the proshot on Disney+ more times than I can recall but I am incredibly excited to go and see the proshot at the cinema.
And then maybe again at the theatre. For comparison purposes.
And then maybe again at the theatre. For comparison purposes.
Tomorrow, we have BUNNIES moving in! Friend is moving somewhere unsuitable, so Em and I are adopting them.
August 7, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Tomorrow, we have BUNNIES moving in! Friend is moving somewhere unsuitable, so Em and I are adopting them.
Starting a new relationship as a single parent is weird, and especially more so when the other person is a single parent. I’m so acutely aware that this relationship is so much bigger than just the two of us, and the responsibility to the kids especially feels so weighty sometimes.
August 6, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Starting a new relationship as a single parent is weird, and especially more so when the other person is a single parent. I’m so acutely aware that this relationship is so much bigger than just the two of us, and the responsibility to the kids especially feels so weighty sometimes.
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heard about a billionaire & his wife who were robbed and shot dead in the theatre district the other day, their son Bruce was with them
My 85 year-old mother regularly wanders around the West End post theatre.
August 4, 2025 at 12:40 PM
heard about a billionaire & his wife who were robbed and shot dead in the theatre district the other day, their son Bruce was with them
Kiddo has gone to her dad’s for a couple of weeks which is Not Good, but I’ve planned in lots of Good Things, including getting rabbits, a trip to the zoo for one of the bonus kiddo’s birthday, plans to watch the Persieds in a dark field & maybe a trip to the cinema. Plus get back in to gym going 🤨
August 4, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Kiddo has gone to her dad’s for a couple of weeks which is Not Good, but I’ve planned in lots of Good Things, including getting rabbits, a trip to the zoo for one of the bonus kiddo’s birthday, plans to watch the Persieds in a dark field & maybe a trip to the cinema. Plus get back in to gym going 🤨
“Fancy coming to pet baby lambs on Saturday?”
What sort of question is that?! OF COURSE I DO.
What sort of question is that?! OF COURSE I DO.
April 2, 2025 at 2:41 PM
“Fancy coming to pet baby lambs on Saturday?”
What sort of question is that?! OF COURSE I DO.
What sort of question is that?! OF COURSE I DO.
Last night was a walk through London on a sunny spring evening, burgers then possibly the most joyful piece of theatre I’ve ever seen - Much Ado About Nothing was absolutely unbelievably fun, and just brilliant.
10/10 evening.
And now I have to dismantle one bed & build another. Not quite so fun.
10/10 evening.
And now I have to dismantle one bed & build another. Not quite so fun.
March 29, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Last night was a walk through London on a sunny spring evening, burgers then possibly the most joyful piece of theatre I’ve ever seen - Much Ado About Nothing was absolutely unbelievably fun, and just brilliant.
10/10 evening.
And now I have to dismantle one bed & build another. Not quite so fun.
10/10 evening.
And now I have to dismantle one bed & build another. Not quite so fun.
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Oh, the Mail journalist stirring up shit about pronouns of a cartoon character in a three-second appearance in Hey Duggee? They don't mind it for themselves.
March 25, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Oh, the Mail journalist stirring up shit about pronouns of a cartoon character in a three-second appearance in Hey Duggee? They don't mind it for themselves.
I need to invest in some kind of SAD light for next winter, because the utter joy I’ve felt today just because it’s sunny is slightly ridiculous. It’s largely been a day of mundane chores, but it’s felt so much more manageable and I just feel so much happier overall.
March 15, 2025 at 3:52 PM
I need to invest in some kind of SAD light for next winter, because the utter joy I’ve felt today just because it’s sunny is slightly ridiculous. It’s largely been a day of mundane chores, but it’s felt so much more manageable and I just feel so much happier overall.
Never underestimate the power of someone bringing you a coffee and cinnamon bun to improve a Friday.
March 14, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Never underestimate the power of someone bringing you a coffee and cinnamon bun to improve a Friday.
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Don't think single people get enough credit for doing life alone. Rent/mortgage is double, household responsibility and life admin is down to one person, you're your own emotional support, holidays are more expensive, you've to trap and transport human sacrifices for the solstice bonfire solo, etc.
February 20, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Don't think single people get enough credit for doing life alone. Rent/mortgage is double, household responsibility and life admin is down to one person, you're your own emotional support, holidays are more expensive, you've to trap and transport human sacrifices for the solstice bonfire solo, etc.
Today has been a pretty awesome Sunday. Lazy morning, lunch with friends, followed by pottery painting and a trip to the park, followed by a rainy walk home, and clean bed sheets before dinner and trashy TV.
February 9, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Today has been a pretty awesome Sunday. Lazy morning, lunch with friends, followed by pottery painting and a trip to the park, followed by a rainy walk home, and clean bed sheets before dinner and trashy TV.
I sometimes wonder why I’m so bloody tired all the time.
As well as work this week, I’ve run 3 hours of Guides/Brownies, done a couple of hours of admin for Guides and am about to head out to a 3h pottery painting session with Guides, Brownies & Rainbows.
As well as work this week, I’ve run 3 hours of Guides/Brownies, done a couple of hours of admin for Guides and am about to head out to a 3h pottery painting session with Guides, Brownies & Rainbows.
February 6, 2025 at 5:14 PM
I sometimes wonder why I’m so bloody tired all the time.
As well as work this week, I’ve run 3 hours of Guides/Brownies, done a couple of hours of admin for Guides and am about to head out to a 3h pottery painting session with Guides, Brownies & Rainbows.
As well as work this week, I’ve run 3 hours of Guides/Brownies, done a couple of hours of admin for Guides and am about to head out to a 3h pottery painting session with Guides, Brownies & Rainbows.
I was bought a heated throw, and it’s possibly the greatest present anyone has ever bought me and I love it so much. So cosy. So snuggly.
January 22, 2025 at 8:19 PM
I was bought a heated throw, and it’s possibly the greatest present anyone has ever bought me and I love it so much. So cosy. So snuggly.
Can confirm, being called in to the headteacher’s office at 41 is as terrifying as it is at 11.
(All fine, Y6 friendship issues threatening to become something more)
(All fine, Y6 friendship issues threatening to become something more)
January 22, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Can confirm, being called in to the headteacher’s office at 41 is as terrifying as it is at 11.
(All fine, Y6 friendship issues threatening to become something more)
(All fine, Y6 friendship issues threatening to become something more)
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The point isn't that there were secret signs you could detect in Gaiman all along. It's that so many men are abusers that it could be the loveliest guy you know. Your best friend. And you'd rarely have a clue. Abusers often excel at charm - that's how they get victims.
January 14, 2025 at 6:06 PM
The point isn't that there were secret signs you could detect in Gaiman all along. It's that so many men are abusers that it could be the loveliest guy you know. Your best friend. And you'd rarely have a clue. Abusers often excel at charm - that's how they get victims.
I know adding your own spin on big stories is tedious, but I met NG once. He sat next to me at an AFP concert at the British Library, and was friendly and chatty, sharing some sweets with my friend and I. It’s so jarring to try and reconcile this version with what he’s revealed to be like privately.
January 14, 2025 at 5:38 PM
I know adding your own spin on big stories is tedious, but I met NG once. He sat next to me at an AFP concert at the British Library, and was friendly and chatty, sharing some sweets with my friend and I. It’s so jarring to try and reconcile this version with what he’s revealed to be like privately.
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I agree.
Instead of rewriting history, sit in the discomfort, deal with the betrayal, and learn how to be wary of any charismatic literary figure who seems more mythical than man. Predators are sneaky, and hard to catch for a reason: the dazzling image they project is well-crafted and maintained
Instead of rewriting history, sit in the discomfort, deal with the betrayal, and learn how to be wary of any charismatic literary figure who seems more mythical than man. Predators are sneaky, and hard to catch for a reason: the dazzling image they project is well-crafted and maintained
I'm uncomfortable with the inevitable "his work was always crap" because it seems to say "you can tell who the predators are by how well they write" and ... no no you absolutely cannot, that's the whole point.
January 14, 2025 at 12:14 PM
I agree.
Instead of rewriting history, sit in the discomfort, deal with the betrayal, and learn how to be wary of any charismatic literary figure who seems more mythical than man. Predators are sneaky, and hard to catch for a reason: the dazzling image they project is well-crafted and maintained
Instead of rewriting history, sit in the discomfort, deal with the betrayal, and learn how to be wary of any charismatic literary figure who seems more mythical than man. Predators are sneaky, and hard to catch for a reason: the dazzling image they project is well-crafted and maintained
I’ve just spent nearly an hour with an 8yo and a 10yo enthusiastically dragging me round a Warhammer store explaining every last thing about it to me, and whilst I have absolutely no interest in it, their enthusiasm was utterly brilliant & I will always have time for people being enthusiastic at me
January 12, 2025 at 3:25 PM
I’ve just spent nearly an hour with an 8yo and a 10yo enthusiastically dragging me round a Warhammer store explaining every last thing about it to me, and whilst I have absolutely no interest in it, their enthusiasm was utterly brilliant & I will always have time for people being enthusiastic at me
I’ve got the Sunday scaries for the first that I can remember in this job, and I’m not okay about it
January 5, 2025 at 7:46 AM
I’ve got the Sunday scaries for the first that I can remember in this job, and I’m not okay about it
Today has been…supremely shite tbh. But I picked my girl up, we’ve eaten pizza, snuggled in bed and laughed, a friend called to say hi, and things are feeling a bit more manageable now.
January 3, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Today has been…supremely shite tbh. But I picked my girl up, we’ve eaten pizza, snuggled in bed and laughed, a friend called to say hi, and things are feeling a bit more manageable now.