This morning my child decided to wear a thick winter jacket…and a sunhat. At 8am. #YouDoYou

My husband just described That 70s Show as “a period drama” and I laughed A LOT

Am really getting my drawing buzz on with my 6yo at the moment. And though I’m no illustrator, it’s a fun way to play around with ideas for writing. Pennie Patts might be my next PB project! #kidlit #kidlitart

Nice lippy #ThingsWithFaces

When you’re so invested in your own writing, it’s good to have a reminder to just keep it real 😂

Stop the bus. This is the most important question you will answer today: DO YOU KNOW WHAT A JOIST IS?

Exciting news 🎉

I’m not sure what people think constitutes “easy”, but this is the second article I’ve seen in as many weeks that suggests than an hour from prep to plate is a quick family dinner. Not sure what kind of family considers this quick, but it sure as hell ain’t mine.

Tomorrow my kid’s class is reading poems out loud, and the kid in question asked me tonight to print off one of MY poems for him to read 🥲😮🥹😃🙌🏻

OMG I HAVE JUST FOUND MY DREAM FOLLOW… …AS IT’S STOPPING 😭

A veritable feast of writing courses on at Selwyn College in Kohimarama next weekend, August 17 and 18, including one presented by yours truly - get amongst! selwyncomed.school.nz/courses/cat-20…

If you’re in Tāmaki Makaurau, Selwyn Community Education has a great range of writing courses on next weekend!

I love the utter commitment of grammar nerds 🤘🏼

Today I did a survey which asked “Do you identify as neurodiverse?” First of all, this is a complicated question for me. So I was already panicking by the time I got to the question mark. But then the options were: Yes, No and Prefer Not To Say. Surely the latter = yes?!

Today is #nzpoetryday! Or I should say, *was* National Poetry Day, because it’s now 10.30pm and largely over. Luckily I have a 24-hour extension on the celebrations, because tomorrow I’m in charge of a Poetry Day event…for kids! Wish me (& Kathryn Dove & Moderately Salty) luck!

Just bought my first new bra in eight years, and my first actually new (not second hand) bra since I was, I think, 18 😱

When your bench is really messy and it’s judging you for it. #ThingsWithFaces

The sandpit was happy to be set up at Playcentre today! Playcentre Aotearoa #ThingsWithFaces

The sandpit was happy to be set up at Playcentre today! Playcentre Aotearoa #ThingsWithFaces

This is going to be so cool! My three poems represent just over 1% of the poetry being uploaded, and I’m betting the other 99% are all awesome too👌🏼