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London mum, writer and amateur illustrator. Hopes to navigate through motherhood without losing herself.
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Monthly Archives: March 2010
Beauty on a budget: London’s best manicures (and pedicures, too!)
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 … Continue reading
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? Tweet
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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: Tweet
What I am currently working on
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 … Continue reading
Complaining against a midwife
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 … Continue reading
Malnourished Monday #15: Fad Diet, anybody?
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 … Continue reading
Beauty on a budget: London’s best facials
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 … Continue reading
Malnourished Monday #14
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 … Continue reading
Happy Mothering Sunday!
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 … Continue reading
Zou gotta work for zour monnez – or: what I have been up to
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 … Continue reading
