Lily Bailey
@lilybailey.bsky.social
Dyspraxic writer with OCD & MS. Loves: dogs, books, tea, crafts, horror films, being cosy 🐾🍁
📚WHEN I SEE BLUE, WHEN I FEEL RED, Hachette Children’s
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📚WHEN I SEE BLUE, WHEN I FEEL RED, Hachette Children’s
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Lily Bailey
@lilybailey.bsky.social
· Nov 8
Twitter escapee here feeling like it’s my first day at a new school. I’m a children’s author living with OCD and MS, interested in connecting with other writers, and anyone interested in books, education, health and social care. 👋📚 #WritingCommunity #Booksky
Anyone else thinking of going as Claudia Winkleman for Halloween?
October 26, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Anyone else thinking of going as Claudia Winkleman for Halloween?
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I just finished the marvellous Beastopia, the first in a new series by @chrissiesains.bsky.social. I think it’s the first book I’ve read with type 1 diabetes rep. Can anyone recommend any other books with good disability /chronic illness representation? #KidsBooksFriday #UKKidLit #KidLit #KidLitUK
August 22, 2025 at 8:04 AM
I just finished the marvellous Beastopia, the first in a new series by @chrissiesains.bsky.social. I think it’s the first book I’ve read with type 1 diabetes rep. Can anyone recommend any other books with good disability /chronic illness representation? #KidsBooksFriday #UKKidLit #KidLit #KidLitUK
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those damned outdoor pigs can't keep getting away with this
August 8, 2025 at 11:10 AM
those damned outdoor pigs can't keep getting away with this
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#OCD #CBT #ERP #MeanGirls
I made a thing. The brilliant @lilybailey.bsky.social made the original of this several years ago though.
I made a thing. The brilliant @lilybailey.bsky.social made the original of this several years ago though.
June 18, 2025 at 5:32 PM
#OCD #CBT #ERP #MeanGirls
I made a thing. The brilliant @lilybailey.bsky.social made the original of this several years ago though.
I made a thing. The brilliant @lilybailey.bsky.social made the original of this several years ago though.
I just put a teabag in the dishwasher tablet drawer, anyway, how’s your day going?
May 30, 2025 at 5:47 PM
I just put a teabag in the dishwasher tablet drawer, anyway, how’s your day going?
Some of you didn’t save your best stickers for a special occasion that never came, and it shows
May 28, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Some of you didn’t save your best stickers for a special occasion that never came, and it shows
Do you ever feel like you are just a series of Taylor Swift lyrics in a trench coat
March 28, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Do you ever feel like you are just a series of Taylor Swift lyrics in a trench coat
Not to brag but this week I didn’t forget to put the bins out
March 27, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Not to brag but this week I didn’t forget to put the bins out
March 27, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Just saw a headline that read “what not drinking enough water really does to your body” and honestly I got a jump scare
March 27, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Just saw a headline that read “what not drinking enough water really does to your body” and honestly I got a jump scare
“Listen to your body”
Not a good idea because my body can’t tell the difference between being chased by a bear and an incoming Teams call
Not a good idea because my body can’t tell the difference between being chased by a bear and an incoming Teams call
March 24, 2025 at 6:39 PM
“Listen to your body”
Not a good idea because my body can’t tell the difference between being chased by a bear and an incoming Teams call
Not a good idea because my body can’t tell the difference between being chased by a bear and an incoming Teams call
When someone says they’ll just “pop by” your house at “some point today” so you enter a liminal social waiting room where you can’t do anything else until they’ve come and gone
March 21, 2025 at 2:03 PM
When someone says they’ll just “pop by” your house at “some point today” so you enter a liminal social waiting room where you can’t do anything else until they’ve come and gone
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The reality of claiming PIP: a 🧵
1) To claim PIP you have to describe in excruciating detail all the ways you cannot function. This means that you are forced to think in very detailed terms exactly how disabled you are, which often has a devastating effect on the mental health of the applicant 1/?
1) To claim PIP you have to describe in excruciating detail all the ways you cannot function. This means that you are forced to think in very detailed terms exactly how disabled you are, which often has a devastating effect on the mental health of the applicant 1/?
March 19, 2025 at 5:55 PM
The reality of claiming PIP: a 🧵
1) To claim PIP you have to describe in excruciating detail all the ways you cannot function. This means that you are forced to think in very detailed terms exactly how disabled you are, which often has a devastating effect on the mental health of the applicant 1/?
1) To claim PIP you have to describe in excruciating detail all the ways you cannot function. This means that you are forced to think in very detailed terms exactly how disabled you are, which often has a devastating effect on the mental health of the applicant 1/?
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Two tweets, 9 years apart...
March 19, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Two tweets, 9 years apart...
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🧵 The UK government has announced they will make over £5bn in cuts to disabled people’s social security.
This is the biggest cut on record. And we’re appalled.
People at food banks have told us that they’re terrified about how they might survive.
This is the biggest cut on record. And we’re appalled.
People at food banks have told us that they’re terrified about how they might survive.
March 18, 2025 at 5:48 PM
🧵 The UK government has announced they will make over £5bn in cuts to disabled people’s social security.
This is the biggest cut on record. And we’re appalled.
People at food banks have told us that they’re terrified about how they might survive.
This is the biggest cut on record. And we’re appalled.
People at food banks have told us that they’re terrified about how they might survive.
“Tell me why I don’t like Mondays”
Because they’re a soft reset when I’ve only just managed to get the hang of the previous week and the cyclical and unstoppable march of weekdays is it’s own a kind of prison
Oh
Because they’re a soft reset when I’ve only just managed to get the hang of the previous week and the cyclical and unstoppable march of weekdays is it’s own a kind of prison
Oh
March 17, 2025 at 9:30 AM
“Tell me why I don’t like Mondays”
Because they’re a soft reset when I’ve only just managed to get the hang of the previous week and the cyclical and unstoppable march of weekdays is it’s own a kind of prison
Oh
Because they’re a soft reset when I’ve only just managed to get the hang of the previous week and the cyclical and unstoppable march of weekdays is it’s own a kind of prison
Oh
"You're so quiet"
Thanks every time I tried to speak someone spoke on top of me
Thanks every time I tried to speak someone spoke on top of me
March 15, 2025 at 7:50 PM
"You're so quiet"
Thanks every time I tried to speak someone spoke on top of me
Thanks every time I tried to speak someone spoke on top of me
I just had THE nap. My neighbour’s dog is here and she’s bigger than my dog and she put her weight across my legs and oh my GOD how will I ever sleep without that reassuring pressure grounding me to this Earth again
March 14, 2025 at 5:15 PM
I just had THE nap. My neighbour’s dog is here and she’s bigger than my dog and she put her weight across my legs and oh my GOD how will I ever sleep without that reassuring pressure grounding me to this Earth again
God bless the “it looks like you forgot to attach an attachment” pop up
March 12, 2025 at 9:01 PM
God bless the “it looks like you forgot to attach an attachment” pop up
Always thought I was alone in this
The neurodivergent urge to be filled with promise for the day, thinking of the many nice ways you could spend it and little hobbies you could do - only to lose time because you’re frozen between all the options
March 9, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Always thought I was alone in this
The neurodivergent urge to be filled with promise for the day, thinking of the many nice ways you could spend it and little hobbies you could do - only to lose time because you’re frozen between all the options
March 9, 2025 at 9:42 AM
The neurodivergent urge to be filled with promise for the day, thinking of the many nice ways you could spend it and little hobbies you could do - only to lose time because you’re frozen between all the options
“The love that exists between you and me is proof that actions speak louder that words”
March 8, 2025 at 6:10 PM
“The love that exists between you and me is proof that actions speak louder that words”
“You’re so quiet”
Thanks I’m doing choose your own adventure but the scenarios are every other decision I could ever have made
Thanks I’m doing choose your own adventure but the scenarios are every other decision I could ever have made
March 7, 2025 at 6:36 PM
“You’re so quiet”
Thanks I’m doing choose your own adventure but the scenarios are every other decision I could ever have made
Thanks I’m doing choose your own adventure but the scenarios are every other decision I could ever have made
It’s one of life’s great sadnesses that you cannot tag your dog in memes
March 6, 2025 at 10:41 PM
It’s one of life’s great sadnesses that you cannot tag your dog in memes
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Join this Mental Health Implementation (MHIN)-led webinar to hear about how Parent-Led #CBT, an effective treatment for childhood anxiety, can be implemented in school settings.
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March 6, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Join this Mental Health Implementation (MHIN)-led webinar to hear about how Parent-Led #CBT, an effective treatment for childhood anxiety, can be implemented in school settings.
arc-sl.nihr.ac.uk/events-train...
arc-sl.nihr.ac.uk/events-train...