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Janna Bastow @simplybastow.com · 11/03/2025

Ebi Atawodi sharing the vision statement from YouTube Studio here at #mtpcon 🤩 Uses the same classic format that our @prodpad.com CoPilot is tuned to use as it guides you on crafting your own vision statement 🌟

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Janna Bastow @simplybastow.com · 15/11/2024

Oh hey new followers 👋 I might get around to doing product rants here but right now all I have energy for is cat content.

This is Orion, my ginger Norwegian Forest cat, sprawled out and showing his belly

This is Kepler, my white and ginger Norwegian Forest Cat, being a little shit disturber by climbing on furniture he's not supposed to

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Janna Bastow @simplybastow.com · 10/12/2023

Where do I sign up my two? Orion and Kepler, known as the Astrofloofs 💫

Two orange and white Norwegian Forest Cats in a cuddle puddle on a bed

Two orange and white Norwegian Forest Cats hanging out on a cat tree

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Janna Bastow @simplybastow.com · 18/11/2023

A beer in our drinks fridge just exploded. Happy Saturday!

Remnants of the top of a beer bottle embedded in ice that's growing along the back of a fridge that desperately needs to be defrosted, along with frozen glass shards and beer along the back and bottom of the fridge.

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Janna Bastow @simplybastow.com · 13/11/2023

Kepler the cat approves 💫

A ginger cat with a fluffy white collar/mane and paws, lies on top of a cat tree sideways

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Janna Bastow @simplybastow.com · 11/11/2023

Saw Ben Folds in concert last night, yeahhhh. Then raided the merch stand for a neat new t-shirt and the last vinyl on offer 😁

Ben Folds and a band of other musicians including a cellist, view up on stage from a front row seat.

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Janna Bastow @simplybastow.com · 07/11/2023

A puddle of cat. A tangle of toebeans.

Two ginger Norwegian Forest Cats curled up together with their legs entwined.

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Janna Bastow @simplybastow.com · 05/11/2023

Furthest south I can live in the UK here, sunset is upon us already. Double whammy as I was on a short red-eye landing before sunrise and went straight home to catch actual sleep, so missed the majority of those 9 meager hours of sun 🫠

A sunrise, sunset chart of Brighton UK, showing sunrise at 6:59 and sunset at 4:29, with 1h 38m remaining daylight.

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Janna Bastow @simplybastow.com · 04/11/2023

Very pretty, very orange, very dumb 🧡

Two orange Norwegian Forest Cats badly posing for a photo. The white and orange one is reaching for the phone because he wants pets instead.

Two orange Norwegian Forest Cats posing for a photo. A rare moment where they are both relatively still and photogenic. Lasted a split second.

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Janna Bastow @simplybastow.com · 25/09/2023

Okay no one else vote for us on product hunt, we're at 69 😘

Product Hunt screenshot of ProdPad AI product launch page, showing at a naughty 69 upvotes

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Janna Bastow @simplybastow.com · 23/09/2023

Several years ago, I hinted to my boyfriend that I wanted a bonsai plant. He bought me a bonsai planting kit instead, so I've been painstakingly growing my own from seed since the beginning of the pandemic 🫠 The biggest, a tamarind, is ready for bending now, I think!

Three homegrown bonsai seedlings, a tiny wistaria, a slightly bigger olive, and a gangly tamarind, all sitting on a table

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Janna Bastow @simplybastow.com · 08/09/2023

Gone from mobile. Bye Twitter, it's been real 😘 (Keeping account for professional reasons, but accessing through web only. Don't trust Elon with the app)

Mobile screenshot showing a confirmation asking whether or not to uninstall the X/Twitter app.

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Janna Bastow @simplybastow.com · 02/09/2023

Took a picture of a planetary nebula tonight 🌌

Picture of the dumbbell nebula, a small round nebula that's green with red outer edges, on a black and starry background

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Janna Bastow @simplybastow.com · 02/09/2023

Closing out the summer with a bit of paddleboarding 😎

The sea on which I am paddle boarding today. Sky is a pleasant mix of sun and clouds, and there are other paddle boarders, boats and swimmers in the sea and a wind farm in the distance

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Janna Bastow @simplybastow.com · 23/08/2023

Boyfriend bought me giant bunch of flowers 🥰

A giant bouquet of flowers in pinks, oranges, yellows, and purples, on a table in a living room

Kepler the giant ginger and white Norwegian Forest Cat smelling the giant bouquet of flowers

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Janna Bastow @simplybastow.com · 21/08/2023

One of the kids transformed my mug stains into this face and I think it captures my mood perfectly

A strung out but smiling face made of two different sized coffee/tea cup stains for eyes, and scribbles to make up pupils, a nose, and a smile.

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Janna Bastow @simplybastow.com · 20/08/2023

This Sunday is brought to you by this upside down cat

Ginger Norwegian Forest Cat laying upside down under a dressing table

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Janna Bastow @simplybastow.com · 20/08/2023

Picked up an old copy of an Mike Oldfield album and am now grooving to Tubular Bells on vinyl 😎

Copy of Mike Oldfield "exposed" vinyl album on a shelf

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Janna Bastow @simplybastow.com · 19/08/2023

Newskies, welcome! Want to see pictures of my cats when they were as fresh faced as you?! 🥺🥰😘

Two tiny ginger and white kittens (and someone else's black kitten) with a grey tabby mother cat in the background

A tiny ginger kitten with a grey tabby mother cat

A ginger and white kitten. He's still tiny, with ears that have barely unfolded and eyes that are still blue.

Two tiny ginger and white kittens curled up in a soft corner together. They are slightly older and fluffier now.

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Janna Bastow @simplybastow.com · 12/08/2023

Hi back from Orion and Kepler 😻

Two very fluffy ginger cats sprawled out on the floor

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Janna Bastow @simplybastow.com · 12/08/2023

"Show your artistic range" I seem to lean into inspiration from the natural world 💚

Acrylic painting of skulls on black background

Acrylic painting of a bee on a black background

Acrylic painting of a colourful potted plant on a square canvas on a table, next to a palate filled with paint smudges

A watercolor painting of giant redwood trees, looking up to the canopy

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Janna Bastow @simplybastow.com · 06/08/2023

What does this error message mean? Wrong answers only 🤪

eBay web mobile screen on search tab with a error message saying "Response parsing failed with an exception!"

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Janna Bastow @simplybastow.com · 05/08/2023

Happy Pride Day, Brighton! Was a great turnout despite blustery weather, and we had amazing views from the ProdPad office 😍 I found a permanent home for my new giant progress flag, proudly displayed out front of our home now 🏳️‍🌈

Picture of Brighton high street with crowds and a parade including folks carrying a super long pride flag

Picture of a house with a progress flag hung from one of the upper floor windows

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Janna Bastow @simplybastow.com · 05/08/2023

Don't ever let anyone tell you that a curly fringe is a bad idea. So in love with how mine creates lovely little ringlets around my face 🥰

Janna with curls swept back in loose bun, with several layers of loose ringlets around her face

Janna with a short layered bob and curly fringe that falls into ringlets

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Janna Bastow @simplybastow.com · 03/08/2023

It's flying ant day and the cats are going nuts

Two ginger cats in a courtyard in hunting stances

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Janna Bastow @simplybastow.com · 30/07/2023

My cats very much own my desk. They can sense when I'm dropping into flow mode 🥲

A desk with two monitors and two sleeping cats, including one on the mouse pad

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Janna Bastow @simplybastow.com · 28/07/2023

Settling in for Good Omens 2. Can't wait to get stuck in 😁 @neilhimself.neilgaiman.com Thanks for creating such a delightful series 🥰

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Janna Bastow @simplybastow.com · 27/07/2023

I love having ADHD. Every day I get deliveries in the mail, ordered by me probably the day before, and I literally have no idea what's in the box. It's like Christmas every time the postman turns up 😅

A small brown Amazon package held up in front of bookcase and fireplace

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Janna Bastow @simplybastow.com · 25/07/2023

Appreciating this wild (fictional) description of how product management works at Google, from the fabulous book "Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore". I say we give this a proper go 🤣

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Janna Bastow @simplybastow.com · 23/07/2023

Chester is NOT HOMELESS (a kind reminder from our neighbours 🤣)

A sign with a ginger cat, that says:
NOT HOMELESS! As much as this ginger tart may like you to believe it he is neither homeless nor left hungry now he's getting a bit older (14) Chester does have ailments from time to time but will always be having treatment from the vet for them. He was homeless, over 12 years ago, but somehow the rumor still persists... his doleful eyes don't help with dispelling that! Please be assured that he has very loving home. thanks. Lisa and Alex at (address hidden)

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Janna Bastow @simplybastow.com · 14/07/2023

The product Vs what the user wanted

A round cat bed with a cardboard scratch bottom

A cat peeking out of a small flat box that would perfectly fit a cat bed.

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Janna Bastow @simplybastow.com · 09/07/2023

My curls are on point today. My one weird trick? Getting caught in a downpour 😂

Janna with short curly hair and a living/dining room in the background

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Janna Bastow @simplybastow.com · 07/07/2023

@neilhimself.neilgaiman.com Introducing a friend to this gorgeous album of yours this evening 😍

Vinyl album on a table, Neil Gaiman & FourPlay String Quartet, "signs of life", with surreal album art including a colourful skull in a lovely cottage style scene

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Janna Bastow @simplybastow.com · 07/07/2023

Here is an art I made 🎨 (Acrylic, painted from a pic I took in the Catacombs of Paris ☠️)

Acrylic painting of a pile of skulls and bones

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Janna Bastow @simplybastow.com · 06/07/2023

gm! I moved to the UK 14 years ago today so I'm especially appreciating the sunny morning vibes in the courtyard of my first house we just bought here.

Janna Bastow selfie standing in front of a house, view from the courtyard, with plants and seating in the background

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Janna Bastow @simplybastow.com · 04/07/2023

Oh yes, Slovenia is gorgeous! 😍 Here's a pic from Vintgar gorge. Also, let's see how this app handles pano shots 👀📷

A panoramic shot of a gorge with a river running through in Slovenia

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Janna Bastow @simplybastow.com · 04/07/2023

I used to have an alt Twitter account for cat content, but since I don't have any more Bluesky invites, my account here is going to have to be a mixture of cats and products and art and other nerdery all mixed in. Strap in! In the meantime, meet our floofs, Kepler 💫 and Orion ✨

Kepler, a ginger and white Norwegian Forest Cat, sitting on the hood of a car in front of a house

Orion, a smokey cream Norwegian Forest Cat, laying on top of a cat tree with his head playfully upside down

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Janna Bastow @simplybastow.com · 04/07/2023

Reconnecting with my Twitter Mutuals.

Zelda Tears of the Kingdom game screenshot showing link and two reconnected korok friends in the grass near a camp site

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Janna Bastow @simplybastow.com · 04/07/2023

I'm here for it! Here's what's been on repeat in our house:

Vinyl record on a stand: Purdi Good! By Bernard Perdie

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Janna Bastow @simplybastow.com · 04/07/2023

Nice! I love a cave. Here's an open air cave we came across in a trip near Dubrovnik, Croatia.

A view of a cave with an opening in the top where blue sky can be seen through the rocks, with a boat and legs in the foreground

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