Lisa Ventura MBE
@cybergeekgirl
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💻 #CyberSecurity geek, writer & speaker 👩 Founder @CyberSecUnity ❤️'s #Karate #Films #SciFi #Queen #Tech #RetroComput 💣 #NuclearWar 🧠 #Autistic #ADHD #CPTSD
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Last Tuesday was one of the best days of my life, and I had the most surreal experience. I was presented with my MBE by King Charles III at Windsor Castle 😊
To those who bullied and abused me...
I am enough ♥️
I was always enough ♥️
I will always be enough, this proves it ❤️
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Woke up to see my favourite TV doctor
@DrAmirKhanGP
on
@GMB
....I enjoyed hearing him talk about the theory why chocolate is so nice to eat over my morning coffee 🥰🥰 I so wish he was my GP!
I have one thing to say to you Amir...morning Uncle
#IfYouKnowYouKnow
😎😎 xx
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Official photos coming soon....I'll write more tomorrow when I have had time to process it but....I met the King and shook his hand 😁😁 it was such an incredible experience, one I will never forget 🥰🥰❤️❤️ xx
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I'm honoured beyond words to have been awarded an MBE in the 2023 King's Birthday Honours list for services to
#CyberSecurity
and
#DiversityAndInclusion
, it still doesn't seem real 🎊🎊❤️❤️ Massive congratulations to everyone awarded honours in the list, you all rock 💪🎊🥰 xx
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This graphic is one of the most accurate visuals of what it is like to live with
#ADHD
.
I've been like this all my life so I have learnt to cope with it, but my god it is exhausting sometimes to have a mllion and one things in my head all vying for attention at once ❤️❤️ xx
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I received this via email yesterday, I'm still in shock about being awarded an
#MBE
, it still doesn't feel real, I'm not sure it ever will.
Of all the nominations and awards I've been a finalist for and won this is the thing that has caused the most
#ImposterSyndrome
in me ❤️ xx
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How the hell did
#MrsBrownsBoys
beat
#AfterLife
in the
#NTAs2020
awards! Yes it is funny, but nothing like the comic genius series that
@rickygervais
created
#Confused
🙄🙄
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No way..just..no way😄I am absolutely lost for words...thank you so much
@ndawards
and to everyone who voted for me, I can't believe it! Proud, humbled and honoured doesn't even come close...there were over 60k entries and the judges had to choose just 8 for each category! 🎉🎉
Congratulations to Lisa Ventura!
@cybergeekgirl
has been shortlisted for
@DLGroupMedia
’s Positive Role Model Award for Gender at the National Diversity Awards 2020 in association with
@ITVNews
! Good Luck Caroline!
#NDA
#NDA20
#PositiveRoleModel
#Gender
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Being presented with my MBE for services to cyber security and diversity/inclusion by King Charles III 🥰🥰❤️❤️⬇️⬇️ xx
fun end-of-year reflection question: what’s the thing you’re most proud of doing/being a part of in 2023?
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My wonderful husband Russ rented
#AChristmasGiftFromBob
for me from
#AmazonPrime
last night and we watched it on our home cinema 🥰🥰
As it is Sunday, and I have access to the film for another 34 hours....it would be rude not to watch it again...I love it
#RIPBobCat
♥️♥️ xx
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The film
#Threads
from 1984 starring
@reece_dinsdale
...it contains the 5 most scariest words ever...
#JesusChristTheyveDoneIt
.
#ScarierThanDarthVader
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I am SO humbled & proud to be one of
@SCmagazineUK
's 50 Women of Influence in
#CyberSecurity
! What an incredible year, I've achieved things I never thought possible! This is only the beginning, fortune really does favour the bold 🎉🎉
#SC50WomenInCyber
#Proud
#LifeGoals
🤗😍
The Top 50 Women of Influence continued: Lisa Ventura
@cybergeekgirl
, CEO and founder of the
@UKCyberSecAssoc
. Ventura has over 10 years’ experience in the industry and is passionate about helping to prevent cyber-attacks and cyber-fraud
#SC50Womenincyber
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Happy 8th birthday in heaven to my much loved and much wanted son Francesco "Frankie" Enrico Ventura 😢😢❤❤
I was supposed to be a mother...
Instead.....
I am an empty armed mother 😢
I love you so much Frankie.....I wish you didn't have to leave me ❤❤❤ xx
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@ruskin147
Aww no poor
#SophieFromRomania
, sadly these setbacks for her will happen....she is healing and there will be triggers, I recognise so much of what she is experiencing having been through a healing journey that is still ongoing. I'm planning a blog about it. Love you Sophie ❤️ xx
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Since
#InfosecBikini
is now a trend I thought I'd support
@Coleens_IS
and join in! I stand with you Coleen and everyone else taking a stand against negative comments about someone just because of what they are wearing!
People of
#Infosec
, get behind her and take a stand!
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Had a brilliant night last night catching up with
#GPsBehindClosedDoors
mobile surgery and
#youarewhatyoueat
with my favourite TV Doctor
@DrAmirKhanGP
😁 he is everywhere now and often on
@GMB
and
@lorraine
amongst other things
#LoveHim
🥰🥰 xx
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Happy birthday to me 🎂🎂🎁🎁🎉🎉🎊🎊
Happy birthday to me 🎂🎂🎁🎁🎉🎉🎊🎊
I'm right by the sea.....🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊
Happy birthday to me 🎂🎂🎁🎁🎉🎉🎊🎊
Thank you all so much for the happy birthday wishes.....I'm having an amazing time in Worthing 🥰🥰 xx
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#HubbyRuss
is
#StillAFather
today and every day...even if our son Frankie is in heaven not on earth ❤❤
If any of you don't like that I have shared this photo of us with our son I respectfully request that you unfollow me and
#JogOn
xx
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#RT
this post if you are as excited as I am about
#HomeToRoost
with
#JohnThaw
and
@reece_dinsdale
starting tonight on
@Forces_TV
at 8.00pm 🎉🎉🥰🥰 xx
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The
#RetroRoom
project is pretty much complete! Hubby Russ has spent months restoring the machines and getting hold of all the ones he used in his youth.
As he said, it is now time to enjoy them 🥰🥰 xx
#Commodore64
#Amiga
#Amstrad
#AppleMac
#BBCMicroComputer
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I am absolutely addicted to a series on Disney+ called
@TheOrville
! I have four more episodes to go of season 2 and I've loved every second of it!
I think Star Trek should just stop and The Orville take its place, amazing sc-fi! I can't wait till season 3 is out next March 🥰 xx
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Happy 10th birthday in heaven to my much loved and much wanted son Francesco "Frankie" Enrico Ventura ❤️❤️
I was supposed to be a mother...
Instead.....
I am an empty armed mother 😢
I love you so much Frankie.....I wish you didn't have to leave me 😢😢😢 ❤❤❤ xx
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I was absolutely gobsmacked to find out last Saturday that I actually won the "Positive role Model for Gender" award from the The National Diversity Awards 2020!
Winning this award is SUCH an honour and I promise to do all I can to use it for good 🥰🥰
#Diversity
#Honoured
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#GeekingOut
today in my
#Commodore64
Tshirt 😍 I would love to get an
#Atari
one too
#GeekyAndProud
🥰🥰
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I received the most incredible honour this week. I was selected as
@CISOMAG
's
#Infosec
#Superwoman
of the year.
I can't thank
#CISOMag
enough and everyone who voted for me. I am so proud and humbled to receive this award I could burst 😄😄🎉🎉
#goals
xx
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Morning
#Twitter
😁 happy hump day! Today is my birthday, I'm not doing anything special or going out anywhere but celebrating being alive, well and blessed in this god awful year.
Also thinking of those who didn't make their birthday due to the virus. All very sobering ♥️♥️ xx
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I'm shocked and honoured to find out I'm a finalist for this year's
@Computing_News
's
#SecurityExcellenceAwards
in the
#SecurityWomanOfTheYear
category 😁
Whoever nominated me...thank you so much! Good luck to all the finalists and roll on 27 April 🎉🎉 xx
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I'm almost 50 and absolutely fabulous 😁😁🥰🥰
Cheers everyone...hope you're all having a great weekend 🎊🎊🥰🥰🥂🥂 xx
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If you can all see this tweet, please give it a like, I've switched to "private" mode to test the theory that more people see tweets when they have been made private ❤️❤️ xx
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And Happy New Year from me....thank you for all your love and support in 2023...here is to 2024 😁😁🥰🥰🎉🎉❤️❤️ xx
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He's coming home, he's coming home, he's coming...my Daddy is coming home😁he has completed his
#PlasmaExchange
treatments and is in the hospital transport heading home right now!
Thank you all for your lovely tweets for him I know they cheered him up while he was in hospital x
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#TrainSelfie
as I am London bound for 2 days at
@Infosecurity
at ExCeL....so looking forward to it 😁😁 xx
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@gmoore94_moore
@RMTunion
@UKCyberWeek
Just seen an interview with
@RMTunion
that has opened my eyes big time to what they are standing for which was NOT made public. It has completely changed my mind about them yes the strikes are massively inconvenient but thanks to seeing it I stand with you💪
#WhenImWrongImWrong
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My interview with
@DrAmirKhanGP
on my blog "Cyber Geek Girl" is now live! Thank you
@mandydawn5
for contributing a few of the questions 😍
#Gpsbehindcloseddoors
#DrAmirKhan
#Inspirational
#LovelyChap
#NHS
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Happy birthday in heaven to my much loved and wanted son Francesco "Frankie" Enrico Ventura
@Frankieslegacy
😥😥 this time seven years ago I was holding you in my arms and willing you to wake up and cry, but you didn't 😥
Hope you are sleeping tight, Mommy loves you so much 😥xx
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A rare photo of me and
#HubbyRuss
in April 2012 when we first got together after my ex-husband had left me...9 years ago! I wasn't expecting it when we got together...but the look on my face says it all ...he is the best 🥰🥰
#LoveHim
#BestHusband
#Happy
🥰🥰 xx
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So my Dad was taken off to the Alex Hospital in Redditch in the night, is on a drip and is really poorly pending transfer to Russell Hall in Dudley. I can't see him or be with him because of the virus 😢😢 hugs and thoughts appreciated.
Damn you
#COVID19
, just damn you 😢😢 xx
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Oh yes
@AldiUK
you beauty! I tried these
#SaltedCaramel
hot x buns yesterday and they were delicious 😀I'm definitely getting some more of these when I next go shopping! My only gripe with them is that they are not available all year round
#Easter
#HotXBuns
#SaltedCaramelAddict
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My Dad is ready to be picked up by hospital transport to take him to the
#AlexandraHospital
in
#Redditch
for some tests. We are not allowed to go with him due to COVID19, which is very hard. Please wish him luck, he's not looking forward to this 😢😢 xx
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So today I found out that I've been nominated for this year's "Women In Tech Excellence Awards" in the
#PositiveRoleModel
and the
#WomanOfTheYear
categories! This has given me a MUCH needed boost, I'm chuffed to bits to find this out whoop whoop 🎉🎉🥰🥰xx
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A belated birthday present from my amazing and wonderful husband
@russ_ventura
, I'm looking forward to reading this
@piersmorgan
🥰🥰 xx
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Topping up my
#HappyBatteries
playing with the new
@Scalextric
set from
#HubbyRuss
in our
#RetroRoom
🥰🥰 xx
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This has made me VERY happy today...my Dad is now feeling steady enough to try walking a few steps with a stick instead of a frame. He is going to do this a couple of times every day. Way to go Dad, you're kicking
#CASPR2
antibody
#Encephalitis
's arse
#YouGotThis
🥰🥰 xx
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Please could you leave a comment on this tweet for my Dad who is in the
#JohnRadcliffe
Hospital in Oxford having more plasma exchange treatments? He may be in hospital over Christmas so I hope your messages will cheer him up a bit. Photo from when he was in hospital last March ♥️
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#StayAwayFromPeopleWho
are bullies. Bullies are the scum of the earth and they should NEVER win! I've had so much bullying thoughout my life, I thought it would stop when I left school, but it has been far worse in my adult life than it ever was when I was at school!
#True
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Good morning
#Twitter
! Thought I'd have a coffee al fresco to start the day 🌞🌞 hope you all have a great day xx
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Got my second jab yesterday 😁😁 I'm not feeling too bad today considering....not at all like when I had my first jab
#GoMe
😁😁🥰🥰 xx
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I wish some people - especially other women - in the
#infosec
industry would take note of this. I don't understand why some of them chose to bully, harass and abuse me...there is no need for it. We should be lifting each other up, not putting each other down
#JustSaying
xx
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At Windsor ready for tomorrow....eeekkkk ❤️❤️🥂🥂❤️❤️ xx
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I wasn't going to post a picture as I'm shattered but f**k it...here's me face as
@OzzyManReviews
says 😁😁
Cheers everyone...thank you for making my birthday very special 🥰🥰🥂🥂 xx
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8 years ago my ex-husband left me. A month and a couple of weeks later, out of the blue, this happened 🥰He is my rock, my soulmate & my partner in EVERY way. He has been looking after me on & off since 2002 & completely since 6 April 2012. Love my wonderful husband so much 🥰🥰
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A big
#ShoutOut
and
#ThankYou
to the two paramedics from
@OFFICIALWMAS
who attended to my Dad when he had a seizure, you all rock and work SO hard. Folks, please treasure our
#NHS
, you never know when you will need it
#BlueLightHappy
@wmasrobmoore
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For those of you who were following this, the
#RetroRoom
project is almost there. Featuring
#Amigas
, a
#Commodore64
,
#BBCMicro
,
#Playstations
,
#Ataris
and more 😎😎♥️♥️ xx
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This week is
#BabyLossAwarenessWeek
, I am holding my much loved and much wanted son Francesco "Frankie" Enrico Ventura here.
I shouldn't be in the life I have now. I should be a mother to a 6 year old son with all that goes with it 😥😥 xx
#1in4
#EmptyArmedMother
#stillbirth
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And in other news...some copies of my book arrived today 🥰🥰
#TheRiseOfTheCyberWomen
#Inspirational
#WomenInCyber
xx
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@NHSMillion
@charlottechurch
@AdamBuxton
@Rubywax
@JamesAcaster
@louistheroux
@Roisinconaty
@WeeMissBea
@sarapascoe
@Scroobiuspipyo
@SharonHorgan
The
#NHS
were amazing when I gave birth to my son who was
#stillborn
in Nov 2013. Their kindness, compassion and support was second to none. Without them I wouldn't be here now, as I didn't want to go on living without my son. Thank you
#NHSMillion
#SaveOurNHS
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1/2 -I would love to message you all individually to say a massive thank you for all the lovely DMs and comments you've sent me since I announced I have been awarded an
#MBE
, it still doesn't seem real....I can't believe it 😁 I'm absolutely shattered though and been out to the..
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Tomorrow it is the seventh heavenly birthday of my much loved and much wanted son Francesco "Frankie" Enrico Ventura. He should be with me right now, instead seven years ago tomorrow he was born sleeping 😥😥😥
The blue booties on the Christmas tree are for my Frankie 😥😥 xx
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Like and RT this post if you are as excited as I am about the return of
#ReecesPieces
tomorrow at 3.30pm for a one-off special with
@reece_dinsdale
. These are definitely one of my
#LockdownHighlights
for 2020 😁😁 xx
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It's
#ProseccoOClock
time at last...happy 50th birthday eve to me 😁😁
I've had an amazing month so far of lots of great meet-ups with friends and I've been so spoilt....I'm truly lucky and blessed 🥰🥰
Cheers everyone...hope you have a great weekend ahead 🥂🎂🎉🎊🎁🎈🥳 xx
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She's home 😁😁😁😁
She did a MASSIVE poo in the garden, has had a big drinkie and now we have to get her used to being in her crate because she needs lots of rest.
@poppyhappydog
So happy to have her home 🥰🥰 xx
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Merry Christmas everyone 😁🥰 hope you all have a great day....love from me and
@poppyhappydog
🎄☃️🎁🎅🧑🎄 xx
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Me outside my house in Mongrassano, Calabria, Italy in Sept 2010, the last time I visited the
#motherland
. It used to belong to my Grandparents and needs a lot of work doing to it. I hope I can get back to Italy next year virus permitting, I miss it in
#Calabria
🇮🇹 🇮🇹🥰🥰 xx
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Happy Monday everyone 😁 a bit of a chuckle to start your day with 🤣🤣😎😎⬇️⬇️ xx
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#HubbyRuss
and I have been married for 8 years today 🥰🥰 he is the absolute best and I love him so much.
He looks after me and my family so well...he deserves a medal for putting up with us all 🥰🥰 xx
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I'm gobsmacked that this is even a thing but happy
#worldnakedgardeningday
everyone 😂😂🏡🏡👨🌾👨🌾
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Happy
#InternationalWomensDay
🥰here are a few amazing women in
#CyberSecurity
and
#Infosec
who inspire me greatly 🥰🥰
@SarahASmith75
@kim_crawley
@Dee_Bees
@LisaForteUK
@RoseSecOps
@drjessicabarker
@_queuebits
@ChaniSimms
@KateOflaherty
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Cheers everyone...and thank you for all your support so far this year. I couldn't have got through it without you all...you're all awesome 😁😁
Happy Easter
#Twitter
🥰🥰🥂🥂 xx
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Poppy has been admitted to The Willows in Solihull, she will be monitored tonight and have an assessment and MRI scan tomorrow. The vet there is confident it is a disc problem that can be operated on..I hope he is right, I miss my girl so much but she is in the best place now xx
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Thank you everyone for all my happy birthday messages, I am truly blessed and I can honestlybsay I have had the best birthday ever 😁
I have more celebrating tomorrow, Sunday and Monday....bring it on 💪😁🥰🎂🎁🎉🎊❤️ xx
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Hubby is currently working on converting one of our rooms to be a
#RetroRoom
complete with a couple of
#Amigas
, a
#Commodore64
, an old
#AppleMac
and other
#Retro
computers.
I don't know who is more excited about this project, me or him! The shelving is going up now 🥰🥰 xx
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Having my morning coffee al fresco....making the most of it before the big storm hits tomorrow 😁 hope you all have a great day xx
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I've been married to my wonderful husband
@russ_ventura
for 7 years today 🥰🥰 he is my best friend and my soul mate, and I love him so much 🥰🥰 he shows me he loves me every day...here is to many more years together 🥰🥰
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Good morning
#Twitter
😁😁 hope you all have a good day!
She's coming home, she's coming home, she's coming...Poppy's coming home 🎉🎉🥰🥰
Can't wait to pick up
@poppyhappydog
from
@willowsvets
later I've missed her so much 🥰🥰 xx
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I am disgusted with the comments I've seen about Boris on
#SocialMedia
. Whatever your political allegiance he is our democratically elected leader and he is fighting for his life. He is a father to be and his fiancee must be worried sick
#getwellsoonboris
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Thank you
@CybersecuritySF
and
@difreeze
for including me in
#CybercrimeMagazine
! Such an honour to be featured with other amazing
#WomenInCyber
!
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I'm absolutely over the moon to find out that I've been shortlisted in two categories in this year's
#WomenInTechExcellence
awards! I'm so humbled and honoured to even be shortlisted, and looking forward to November when the winners are announced 🥰
#WomenInCyber
#CyberSecurity
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It is finally
#ProseccoOClock
time....what a week! I am on the last bit of my 50th birthday celebration....I'm also looking forward to a much needed rest 🥰🥰
Cheers everyone....happy weekend to you all 🥰🥰🥂🥂 xx
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I've been trying all week to get some good photos of me with my book using the selfie camera on my phone but I looked completely gormless in all of them. Enter my amazing husband
@russ_ventura
who took these shots of me just now which are much better, thank you sweetheart🥰 xx
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