London mum, aspiring writer and amateur illustrator. Hopes to navigate through motherhood without losing herself. 
Bank holiday weekend is lying ahead of us, and I already know what will be cooking in our pots on Sunday: succulent Indian lamb chops accompanied by a lemon-zesty couscous, followed by heavenly chocolate cupcakes. I tried it on my in-laws the other weekend and the recipes weren’t only easy peasy, the in-laws are still [...]
Archive for May, 2010
Bring out the cook in you: Tana Ramsay’s kitchen secrets
Friday, May 28th, 2010 by Met Mum | 30 Comments
Filed under: Cupcakes, Food | Tags: cooking, giveaway, Tana Ramsay
Filed under: Cupcakes, Food | Tags: cooking, giveaway, Tana Ramsay
Under my umbrella ella ella
Friday, May 21st, 2010 by Met Mum | 12 Comments
Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: big M, family, little L, music
Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: big M, family, little L, music
Bouncing to the sounds of Rihanna through the kitchen this morning with little L on my arm, I realised that this was ‘our’ song. We had only started dating when I boarded a plane to go to Stockholm to see the man who should become the love of my life. Big M picked me up [...]
On moving house
So. Where are we? Three months after accepting an offer on our house, we are still in Islington. We still have not exchanged. We have pulled a lot of hair – very much to the dismay of Big M who didn’t have a lot of hair to begin with. We got in a few silly [...]
Seven Shoes – the ‘Hello Lover’ award
Originally, this award was called ‘The beautiful blogger award’, but our shoebsessed frashionista (= a shoe obsessed friend and fashionista) 40 Not Out decided to unravel the award’s rules, lay out its components neatly and nicely and put them together as something completely new. She even made her Manolo’s star in the award’s trophy: That [...]
Liz Earle Naturally Active Skincare – Summer body pamper pack
Tuesday, May 18th, 2010 by Met Mum | 3 Comments
Filed under: Beauty, Blogging | Tags: giveaway, Liz Earle
Filed under: Beauty, Blogging | Tags: giveaway, Liz Earle
We have a winner! It’s Tish @ A femme d’un certain age. Dear Tish, I hope you will have lots of fun scrubbing and buffing and creaming and pampering yourself. Prends soin de toi! And don’t forget to email me your mailing address.
Malnourished Monday – clothes that make you look thin
Monday, May 17th, 2010 by Met Mum | 24 Comments
Filed under: Beauty, Fashion, Malnourished Monday, Style | Tags: Grazia, size zero, weight, yummy mummies
Filed under: Beauty, Fashion, Malnourished Monday, Style | Tags: Grazia, size zero, weight, yummy mummies
Grazia, I love you. Honestly, you are my favourite glossy mag and I am feverishly looking forward to the all-Tuesday-y ‘thump’ that indicates that yet another edition has been pushed through my letterbox. But ‘new-season buys that […] slim and flatter like no other’? Really? And who exactly are these shapes ought to be flattering? [...]
Liz Earle Naturally Active Skincare review & giveaway
Wednesday, May 12th, 2010 by Met Mum | 30 Comments
Filed under: Beauty | Tags: Liz Earle, yummy mummy
Filed under: Beauty | Tags: Liz Earle, yummy mummy
Call me a fanatic. Call me an addict. Call me a victim of cleverly devised marketing plans. IT’S NOT MY FAULT, I JUST LOVE BEAUTY PRODUCTS! Sorry for crying out loud. Naturally, when a lovely PR lady from Liz Earle offered me to review a few products from their wonderful, no-nasties skin care range, I [...]
Malnourished Monday – Let’s hear it for the boys
Monday, May 10th, 2010 by Met Mum | 17 Comments
Filed under: Malnourished Monday | Tags: eating disorders, male anorexia, size zero, yummy daddies
Filed under: Malnourished Monday | Tags: eating disorders, male anorexia, size zero, yummy daddies
Last Saturday I have been on a little shopping spree with Big M. Before you get over excited and demand to be shown the prey of our hunt – it’s been shopping for him, not for me. We have been rather successful but things briefly came to a halt in the underwear department. To begin [...]