London mum, aspiring writer and amateur illustrator. Hopes to navigate through motherhood without losing herself. 
Picture credit: easyart.com Due to popular demand: another episode on how to improve your look without breaking the bank. Getting my nails done works a real treat for me. Sleepless nights? Crying baby? Crap job and general energy low? It all feels so much better with a mani-pedi. Even in the deepest of winters, my [...]
Archive for March, 2010
Beauty on a budget: London’s best manicures (and pedicures, too!)
Wednesday, Mar 31st, 2010 by Met Mum | 20 Comments
Filed under: Beauty | Tags: London, manicure, nails, pedicure
Filed under: Beauty | Tags: London, manicure, nails, pedicure
Internet opening hours
It’s about time they have introduced internet opening hours. I might introduce them on my blog soon. It just makes an awful lot more sense. Should I just take lunch off or should I close shop all afternoon? Internet opening hours
The worst political campaign ever?
Despite the little bras sign on our front door, saying ‘No Junk Mail’, I found this oeuvre cramped into our letter box: The worst political campaign ever?
What I am currently working on
Thursday, Mar 25th, 2010 by Met Mum | 40 Comments
Filed under: Illustrations | Tags: children's book, work
Filed under: Illustrations | Tags: children's book, work
You might have read what it says in the little about box to the right. ‘London mum and wannabe illustrator’. It’s a dream, but nothing that should be left untried. And now that little L spends some time at the nursery, the excuses for me not to pick up my pen and draw are running [...]
Complaining against a midwife
Wednesday, Mar 24th, 2010 by Met Mum | 27 Comments
Filed under: Mummy stuff, Pregnancy | Tags: birth, Caesarean, complaint, induction, midwife, NHS, post term, UCLH
Filed under: Mummy stuff, Pregnancy | Tags: birth, Caesarean, complaint, induction, midwife, NHS, post term, UCLH
Those of you who started reading my blog from the very beginning about a year ago might remember the awful birth experience I had at UCLH. To be precise, the majority of the staff was amazing; there was just one person that acted a bit, well, ‘off’. Complaining against a midwife
Malnourished Monday #15: Fad Diet, anybody?
Monday, Mar 22nd, 2010 by Met Mum | 29 Comments
Filed under: Malnourished Monday | Tags: diet, fad diets, size zero
Filed under: Malnourished Monday | Tags: diet, fad diets, size zero
The most annoying side effect of spring: every other magazine shouting at you “Loose a stone!” or “Get rid of that tummy!” and “Shift those pounds!”. Not only do they urge you to distinctively decrease your alleged corpulence, they also advise you to do so quicker than you can say “Dunkin Donut”. Malnourished Monday #15: [...]
Beauty on a budget: London’s best facials
Friday, Mar 19th, 2010 by Met Mum | 22 Comments
Filed under: Beauty, London | Tags: facial, Islington, Knightsbridge, London, yummy mummy
Filed under: Beauty, London | Tags: facial, Islington, Knightsbridge, London, yummy mummy
Sometimes I just don’t want to look as crap as I feel. And, oh Lord, do I feel crap at times. Sleep deprivation, a poor diet and just a little bit too much sun worshipping in my early twenties have taken its toll on the skin I am in. Time to show this face some [...]
Malnourished Monday #14
Monday, Mar 15th, 2010 by Met Mum | 23 Comments
Filed under: Malnourished Monday | Tags: diet, rolemodels, size zero, weight
Filed under: Malnourished Monday | Tags: diet, rolemodels, size zero, weight
I was pleasantly surprised by the number of healthy looking models on last Fashion Week’s catwalks. Could the unimaginable have happened? Is this the comeback of healthy, strong women in fashion? And when will celebrities follow the trend? I don’t know where the old wives tale of ‘Skinny and Successful’ as the perfect marriage stems [...]
Happy Mothering Sunday!
Sunday, Mar 14th, 2010 by Met Mum | 23 Comments
Filed under: Mummy stuff, Pregnancy | Tags: big M, little L, motherhood, mum, pregnancy
Filed under: Mummy stuff, Pregnancy | Tags: big M, little L, motherhood, mum, pregnancy
Sunday lie-in, breakfast with prosecco, a lovely card and a white azalea. Don’t you love Mothering Sunday? I remember how disappointed I was last year that I just about didn’t make it. Little L was scheduled to pop out any second around this date. If someone had told me that I had to continue waiting [...]
Zou gotta work for zour monnez – or: what I have been up to
Friday, Mar 12th, 2010 by Met Mum | 22 Comments
Filed under: Fashion, Food | Tags: motherhood, shopping
Filed under: Fashion, Food | Tags: motherhood, shopping
Mz husband asked me to do him a favour and spell-check ‘a few’ German texts. Sure. I switched my keyboard from English to German and happilz tapped along. Look at all the Äs and Ös and Üs! Exciting stuff! Now that little L has settled happily into her two-day routine at the nursery, I am [...]