Nicola Monaghan

I know which I feel is more important Joanne ❤️

That headline made me laugh quite loudly

Upon this response, JK burst into a million shards and a great wind scattered her unhappy soul beneath the arc of a newly formed rainbow.

I’m old enough to remember when Generation X was a novel I’d just read and kinda liked. How old are you?

It took me another three years to finally break up with him for good but honestly - looking back - I think it was the end for me when he said that /2

When I was in my early twenties I was sitting in the Prêt a manger in Leicester Square when my boyfriend told me ‘I sometimes wish you’d just make cups of tea and dinner and host like x’s wife’. I got up and walked out without a word and took the train home. He called that night and apologised /1

And all those apples she was using to measure things - good point!

One of the lovely Four Agreements that I think can help with this is the one that says not to take things personally. 99.9% of what you experience from others is not about you. Stop assuming it is. Your life will be a lot more pleasant if you do #adhdthreads /3 /ends

My point: When someone neurodiverse is late to meet you, it's not because they don't care or respect you. It's not because it doesn't matter to them. It's because their executive function puts obstacles in their path even when they've planned for being on time. It's not personal #adhdthreads /2

I was getting ready for pickleball the other day, something I love and never want to be late for. I forgot my knee support and had to go home for it. In the process of finding my knee support at home, I misplaced my keys. I searched the house for my keys. I was late for pickleball #adhdthreads /1

YouTube video by The Speech Prof Hello Kitty Is Not A Cat?

We live in the post truth era youtu.be/jvZwtqjOs4s?...

Beautiful 🤩

The Lucy Cavendish Fiction Prize now for the "unputdownable" novel f RT on unpublished women. The winner will receive a £1,500 prize, and all shortlisted authors get a one-on-one consultation with a literary agent.

Please share.

www.lucy.cam.ac.uk/fictionprize

A small plastic desk sign proclaims: 'If you were in my novel you'd be dead by now'.

Potentially useful desk sign.

Aww thank you - I’ll do the same when your book is there which I hope is very soon ❤️

a tennis player says " ok i 'm hooked " while playing a game ALT: a tennis player says " ok i 'm hooked " while playing a game

This is how I spend most of my free time these days. Any fellow picklers out there?

It will never give us up.. etc

If anyone gets this we can definitely be friends

I’m a Pisces though (sorry maths joke)

Eating too much cake is the sin of gluttony. However, eating too much pie is okay because the sin of pi is always zero.
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I don’t drink tea very often but you’ll probably be unsurprised to learn that I love the good old East Midlands ‘mash’ which is the only correct way to describe this 😂

Hello! ❤️

So, I wrote this about losing my lovely dad earlier this year medium.com/@nicolanovel...

Why I’m done with chasing dreams I recently realised that I’ve spent years of my life chasing the wrong dream. This is difficult to admit out loud. It’s caused me untold…

I’ve barely posted here yet but maybe I’ll start now medium.com/@nicolanovel...