London mum and wannabe illustrator. On a mission to find a decent way into motherhood without losing herself. 
No smoking. Now, really, absolutely no smoking! Ok, here’s the ashtray.
As spotted on a Lufthansa Boeing 737.
Mixed messagesSmall steps
Thursday, Mar 4th, 2010 by Met Mum | 32 Comments
Filed under: Mummy stuff | Tags: baby, growing up, motherhood, mum
Filed under: Mummy stuff | Tags: baby, growing up, motherhood, mum
The cold morning air is streaming through the sunroof as you drive down Highbury Grove. You switch the iPod from The Night Garden to Diana Krall and turn the volume up. There is a parking spot about a mile from your house, but you don’t mind and take a detour to pop in the newsagent. You pick up today’s edition of The Times. And today, you are going to read it. The whole paper. In one go.
At home, you put on the kettle and make yourself a nice, hot cup of tea. You are going to drink it hot, feet up, newspaper in front of you. She’ll be fine. She seemed to have liked it there. There is no point in sitting in the neighbouring room all morning like yesterday. You’ll pick her up in two hours and she’ll be fine!
The house is quiet without her. You try not to take the imprint of her then 10-days-old foot into your hands and gaze at it longingly. The shoes you bought yesterday appear enormous compared to that. Big girls’ shoes.
The lump in your throat is hard to swallow down. Get your act together, woman! It’s only going to be two half days a week. You were craving that freedom, and she was so keen to get together with other children. She’ll be fine!
Small stepsUnder the weather
Wednesday, Mar 3rd, 2010 by Met Mum | 27 Comments
Filed under: Home, London | Tags: big M, little L, London, motherhood
Filed under: Home, London | Tags: big M, little L, London, motherhood
Is this the answer?
I am feeling a bit under the weather. Coming home from a long and sunny holiday does that to me. Plus, I miss my husband. I like spending time together as a family. And as a couple. Oh, and it doesn’t help my mood that we are going to be kind of homeless soon. Read the rest of this entry »
Under the weatherMalnourished Monday #13
Monday, Mar 1st, 2010 by Met Mum | 17 Comments
Filed under: Malnourished Monday | Tags: rolemodels, size zero, weight
Filed under: Malnourished Monday | Tags: rolemodels, size zero, weight
Oops, he did it again. Chose a few healthy looking girls. Put them into too tight knitwear. Sent them down the catwalk. And made them look like sausages on the run. Read the rest of this entry »
Malnourished Monday #13Banana and Mango Margarita
Thursday, Feb 25th, 2010 by Met Mum | 17 Comments
Filed under: Food, Travelling | Tags: St Lucia, vacation
Filed under: Food, Travelling | Tags: St Lucia, vacation
Time for another cookery post. As there’s not much cooking going on these days (yes, I am still in the Caribbean, and yes, this vacation seems to go on and on and on), I am going to spoil my lovely readers with Leroy’s Banana and Mango Margarita. Try this at home: Read the rest of this entry »
Banana and Mango MargaritaWhere the Iguana lives
Tuesday, Feb 23rd, 2010 by Met Mum | 15 Comments
Filed under: Gardening, London, Travelling | Tags: big M, family, little L, St Lucia, vacation
Filed under: Gardening, London, Travelling | Tags: big M, family, little L, St Lucia, vacation
Life's a beach
Long before the French and the English fought over Saint Lucia (‘ownership’ of the island changed 14 times in between them), this beautiful place was called “Where the Iguana lives”. And if the lizards don’t stop drowning themselves in our pool, they might need to rename it to “Where the Iguana dies”. Read the rest of this entry »
Where the Iguana livesWhat’s in your bag?
Friday, Feb 19th, 2010 by Met Mum | 27 Comments
Filed under: Blogging | Tags: baby food, big M, little L, St Lucia, vacation
Filed under: Blogging | Tags: baby food, big M, little L, St Lucia, vacation
Have you ever wondered how often the girls working at the airports’ security scanners really need to check the contents of your bag? And how often they are just curious to know what’s inside? If I were one of them, I’d know how to shamelessly exploit my position of power.
Emily O over at Babyrambles challenged me to empty my bag and put my life out in front of you. So here it goes: Read the rest of this entry »
What’s in your bag?It’s a tough life
Lots of empathy has been poured into the comment box below my last post. Identification. Compassion. I am not quite so sure this one will create emotions along the same lines.
Although the journey to Saint Lucia was a little tough with half a day delay spent at Gatwick airport thanks to a volcano eruption on the island, and although I am covered in little bites (apparently there has been a flee in our bed that took a bite of me every other inch from head to toe), this vacation could easily make it into the top 3 of all vacations ever embarked on. Read the rest of this entry »
It’s a tough lifeOne of those days
Wednesday, Feb 10th, 2010 by Met Mum | 34 Comments
Filed under: London | Tags: baby, London, motherhood, shopping
Filed under: London | Tags: baby, London, motherhood, shopping
It’s been one of those days. Your friend cancels the longingly anticipated lunch date at the last minute, and as nobody else is available on short notice (and because you don’t really have that many friends anymore), you grab the baby and venture out on your own. After all, this was the day you were going to treat yourself to a new summer dress.
After about 100 laps around the block, you finally find a parking spot and unfold the buggy, not without severely pinching your skin in one of the ‘3-steps-easy-peasy-unfolding-spots’ of the damn thing. You breathe in. You breathe out. Read the rest of this entry »
One of those daysMalnourished Monday #12
Monday, Feb 8th, 2010 by Met Mum | 22 Comments
Filed under: Malnourished Monday | Tags: rolemodels, size zero, weight
Filed under: Malnourished Monday | Tags: rolemodels, size zero, weight
Can you smell spring in the air? No? Maybe I am so tired of boots and cardigans, I am hallucinating tulips and hyacinths pushing their way out of the ground and popping up on my way to the supermarket. Anyway, spring IS around the corner (believing is knowing!), and it’s time to have a look at 2010’s fashion trends.
The tricky bit with trends is, it’s not only WHAT you wear, but also HOW you were it. Let me share my findings with you on the latter. Read the rest of this entry »
Malnourished Monday #12