Becca Barnes
@beccabarnes.bsky.social
BeccaBarnesCats @ the former bird place. Cat fan. New Zealand Writers Guild. Denny’s VIP.
Me: I will eat sensibly this holiday season and remember to have some greens because I am old and will suffer if not
Also me, 2 days in, with an open bag of gingerbread popcorn and block of chocolate: oh no
Also me, 2 days in, with an open bag of gingerbread popcorn and block of chocolate: oh no
December 20, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Me: I will eat sensibly this holiday season and remember to have some greens because I am old and will suffer if not
Also me, 2 days in, with an open bag of gingerbread popcorn and block of chocolate: oh no
Also me, 2 days in, with an open bag of gingerbread popcorn and block of chocolate: oh no
Me trying to convince myself I won't overwrite something
December 17, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Me trying to convince myself I won't overwrite something
Topping up the year’s stats with a total of 4 times the toddler has been bitten, and only once doing the biting! Just one daycare day left in 2025, are these our final bite numbers??
December 17, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Topping up the year’s stats with a total of 4 times the toddler has been bitten, and only once doing the biting! Just one daycare day left in 2025, are these our final bite numbers??
Can’t wait to fly home to Mosgiel next week to order a fish and chip shop chicken burger to see if it still inexplicably also comes with a beef patty!
December 16, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Can’t wait to fly home to Mosgiel next week to order a fish and chip shop chicken burger to see if it still inexplicably also comes with a beef patty!
I don’t tend to have hangovers after Christmas Day, but I’ll certainly have a hamover 🐖
December 16, 2025 at 7:26 AM
I don’t tend to have hangovers after Christmas Day, but I’ll certainly have a hamover 🐖
Love sending a new story out into my lil feedback loop to get destroyed by my writing buddies so I can patch it up and make it stronger <3 <3 <3
December 14, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Love sending a new story out into my lil feedback loop to get destroyed by my writing buddies so I can patch it up and make it stronger <3 <3 <3
Thoughts are with Bondi affected people and by that I mean I literally can't stop thinking about it. Just the worst.
December 14, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Thoughts are with Bondi affected people and by that I mean I literally can't stop thinking about it. Just the worst.
The toddler started work at 6am this morning, conceived a new franchise spin-off: SNAKES ON A TRAIN. Had to break to him that it has been done.
December 14, 2025 at 8:34 PM
The toddler started work at 6am this morning, conceived a new franchise spin-off: SNAKES ON A TRAIN. Had to break to him that it has been done.
My toddler and his wee mates: **waving vigorously at the police helicopter in the sky, all absolutely thrilled**
Me: **reading on Facebook that it’s out because of a nearby murder in the suburb**
I ❤️ West Auckland
Me: **reading on Facebook that it’s out because of a nearby murder in the suburb**
I ❤️ West Auckland
December 13, 2025 at 1:19 AM
My toddler and his wee mates: **waving vigorously at the police helicopter in the sky, all absolutely thrilled**
Me: **reading on Facebook that it’s out because of a nearby murder in the suburb**
I ❤️ West Auckland
Me: **reading on Facebook that it’s out because of a nearby murder in the suburb**
I ❤️ West Auckland
Never not a little bit jealous of kids knowing their last day of school is coming up and they're about to get 6 weeks of sweet, sweet freedom
December 11, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Never not a little bit jealous of kids knowing their last day of school is coming up and they're about to get 6 weeks of sweet, sweet freedom
I do not support a social media ban for teens but I do support a social media ban for just me
December 11, 2025 at 6:54 AM
I do not support a social media ban for teens but I do support a social media ban for just me
One of my dead grandmothers would tell me to log off and do some art. The other would tell me I’d gained a little weight. A.I. will say neither of these things!
IN DEPTH | If you could speak to your dead grandmother forever, would you?
If you could speak to your dead grandmother forever, would you?
www.independent.co.uk
December 10, 2025 at 9:57 PM
One of my dead grandmothers would tell me to log off and do some art. The other would tell me I’d gained a little weight. A.I. will say neither of these things!
West Auckland police helicopter has been out all morning if anyone wants to tell their kids it’s Santa up there looking for naughties
December 10, 2025 at 9:47 PM
West Auckland police helicopter has been out all morning if anyone wants to tell their kids it’s Santa up there looking for naughties
I'm not the Becca Barnes writer who wrote this but I kinda wish I was
December 9, 2025 at 10:49 PM
I'm not the Becca Barnes writer who wrote this but I kinda wish I was
A man at the chemist just said “That looks like a serious big mum bag you have, must have everything but the kitchen sink for the family in there!” And I said “it is my work backpack” 😂
December 9, 2025 at 9:57 PM
A man at the chemist just said “That looks like a serious big mum bag you have, must have everything but the kitchen sink for the family in there!” And I said “it is my work backpack” 😂
Now that I'm a parent, I end up treating movies like Pokemon cards: I'm always collecting more and more, but I never play them 💀
December 9, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Now that I'm a parent, I end up treating movies like Pokemon cards: I'm always collecting more and more, but I never play them 💀
They can take my long summer break from my sun-speckled, sand-dusted, beer-holding hands
December 8, 2025 at 6:26 AM
They can take my long summer break from my sun-speckled, sand-dusted, beer-holding hands
Normalize giving your Santa photographer notes and asking for reshoots (she framed our feet out!)
December 7, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Normalize giving your Santa photographer notes and asking for reshoots (she framed our feet out!)
My tip for creatives at this time of year is to write a list of all the projects you worked on, whether they ended up being made/funded or not. Remind yourself you did the thing, whether the thing paid for any groceries or not 😂
December 7, 2025 at 12:39 AM
My tip for creatives at this time of year is to write a list of all the projects you worked on, whether they ended up being made/funded or not. Remind yourself you did the thing, whether the thing paid for any groceries or not 😂
Little Creatures Brewery in Hobsonville is right beside the Catalina Bay Markets but doesn’t open til 12. If it was earlier they could make a killing from parent friends with 12pm nap times to live by 😂
December 6, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Little Creatures Brewery in Hobsonville is right beside the Catalina Bay Markets but doesn’t open til 12. If it was earlier they could make a killing from parent friends with 12pm nap times to live by 😂
**laughs in Millennial Who Could Never**
December 6, 2025 at 7:58 AM
**laughs in Millennial Who Could Never**
Personal achievement of 2025: kept toddler clean for the 14 minutes between leaving home and sitting down for a Santa photo
December 5, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Personal achievement of 2025: kept toddler clean for the 14 minutes between leaving home and sitting down for a Santa photo
What the f*ck is going on
December 3, 2025 at 9:26 PM
What the f*ck is going on
I finished S1 of The Chair Company and I’m so confused but like in the best way??
December 3, 2025 at 10:11 AM
I finished S1 of The Chair Company and I’m so confused but like in the best way??
Renter: I would like to negotiate
Landlord: no.
**fin**
Landlord: no.
**fin**
December 3, 2025 at 7:25 AM
Renter: I would like to negotiate
Landlord: no.
**fin**
Landlord: no.
**fin**