London mum and wannabe illustrator. On a mission to find a decent way into motherhood without losing herself. 
After merely 12 hours drive, we arrived on Ile de Re. Ah, Fance, finally France! The food, the weather, the language and: the misunderstandings. I love it!
Archive for July, 2009
French for beginners
Tuesday, Jul 28th, 2009 by Met Mum | 15 Comments
Filed under: Travelling | Tags: big M, family, France, French, Ile de Re, little L, vacation
Filed under: Travelling | Tags: big M, family, France, French, Ile de Re, little L, vacation
Wednesday Weigh-In Vol. 8. Or: The swine flu diet and exercise plan
Wednesday, Jul 15th, 2009 by Met Mum | 13 Comments
Filed under: Getting fit, Mummy stuff | Tags: baby, blog to fit, breastfeeding, diet, fitness, health, little L, swine flu, weight, yoga
Filed under: Getting fit, Mummy stuff | Tags: baby, blog to fit, breastfeeding, diet, fitness, health, little L, swine flu, weight, yoga
Don’t worry. It hasn’t hit us. I am just trying to come up with a sensible plan to keep it as far away from us as possible. And if that means I am going to sit on my 5 extra pounds for a little longer, so it shall be.
Once again – it’s award time!
Tuesday, Jul 14th, 2009 by Met Mum | 14 Comments
Filed under: Blogging | Tags: blog award, Blogging, rolemodels
Filed under: Blogging | Tags: blog award, Blogging, rolemodels
Amy from And 1 More Means Four gave me the Meme Award. Thanks, Amy, and if it wasn’t you who had given it to me, I would have loved to award you straight back. This fabulous lady tackles life with four little ones plus job, whereas I tear my hair out about runny poo and babysick caused by only one. I think she’s doing amazing – having met her in the flesh, I can assure you she still has a full head of hair.
An unexpected birthday present
Monday, Jul 13th, 2009 by Met Mum | 19 Comments
Filed under: London, Mummy stuff | Tags: baby, big M, hormones, infertility, London, PCOS, pregnancy
Filed under: London, Mummy stuff | Tags: baby, big M, hormones, infertility, London, PCOS, pregnancy
July is my favourite month. Not only are the market stalls laden with juicy strawberries and sweet melons, it is also the month of summer holidays, ice cream and BBQs. Oh, and it is my birthday in July, too.
While thinking of what to do this year, I was remembering last year’s birthday celebrations. All very well planned in secret by Big M to surprise me, the celebrations turned out to be a lot calmer than arranged for – the champagne remained unopened and the sushi untouched, as we were hit by an even bigger surprise just the day before.
What’s the (blog world) news?
Saturday, Jul 11th, 2009 by Met Mum | 10 Comments
Filed under: Mummy stuff | Tags: Blogging, motherhood, mum, pregnancy, yummy daddies, yummy mummies
Filed under: Mummy stuff | Tags: Blogging, motherhood, mum, pregnancy, yummy daddies, yummy mummies
I am grinning like a Cheshire cat. Gurgle.co.uk has published their list of Top 20 Mummy Blogs. And Metropolitan Mum is part of it. How could I not be smug? Especially as I am in such good company.
Wednesday Weigh-In Vol.7. Or: I’m losing it
Wednesday, Jul 8th, 2009 by Met Mum | 15 Comments
Filed under: Getting fit, Mummy stuff | Tags: big brother, blog to fit, breastfeeding, diet, fitness, pregnancy, weight, yoga
Filed under: Getting fit, Mummy stuff | Tags: big brother, blog to fit, breastfeeding, diet, fitness, pregnancy, weight, yoga
Another week, another visitor, another BBQ. My beloved brother stayed with us over the weekend. Of course, being the doted hostess, I scrapped my diet plans and feasted along. To be honest, I am not on a diet anyway.
Three months and counting
Tuesday, Jul 7th, 2009 by Met Mum | 17 Comments
Filed under: Mummy stuff | Tags: baby, big M, birth, breastfeeding, family, formula, labour, little L, midwife, parenting, pregnancy
Filed under: Mummy stuff | Tags: baby, big M, birth, breastfeeding, family, formula, labour, little L, midwife, parenting, pregnancy
Little L has been three months today. Striking a balance under the past three months seems to be almost impossible, as life without her is close to unimaginable. Again, I am surprised by how true it is what everybody says: once your baby entered your life, life without her seems like a distant memory. And: it does get easier with time.
A new breed of yummy daddies
Sunday, Jul 5th, 2009 by Met Mum | 19 Comments
Filed under: London, Mummy stuff | Tags: emancipation, family, little L, parenting, yummy daddies, yummy mummies
Filed under: London, Mummy stuff | Tags: emancipation, family, little L, parenting, yummy daddies, yummy mummies
A completely average Wednesday morning, around 9:30AM. Rushing around my local Sainsbury’s with little L screaming, juggling piles of grocery shopping on the pushchair. Queuing at one of the few tills that hasn’t been turned into a ‘self-checkout’, I dare to look up and count annoyed co-shopper’s looks against encouraging fellow mummy-smiles.
Result: one cashier who looks like wanting to kill me, a drunken dosser who just about manages a smile, two annoyed grannies disapproving my parenting abilities, four silently smiling mums and six dads. SIX DADS? Now, what is going on here?
Wednesday Weigh-In Vol.6. Or: Have your cake, don’t keep it!
Thursday, Jul 2nd, 2009 by Met Mum | 8 Comments
Filed under: Getting fit, Mummy stuff | Tags: baby, blog to fit, diet, family, little L, weight
Filed under: Getting fit, Mummy stuff | Tags: baby, blog to fit, diet, family, little L, weight
My sister has been over to visit for a few days. Not the time for calorie counting; rather for barbeques with buttered corn on the cob, juicy sirloin steaks and fresh baguette. Also, being an older sibling and thus a role model, I didn’t want to obsess about food and had the best excuse not [...]