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London mum, writer and amateur illustrator. Hopes to navigate through motherhood without losing herself.
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Too sick to think
…let alone blog. The only good thing about the constant desire to throw up is that it takes my mind off the bleeding. I am taking some time off until further notice. Lots of love, D
Posted in Mummy stuff, Pregnancy
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The 3mm baby
I just came back from a scan at the Early Pregnancy Assessment Unit. And it’s all good! There’s a tiny little embryo (three millimetre, to be exact) with an even tinier little heart, happily pumping away. It’s where it supposed … Continue reading
Posted in Mummy stuff, Pregnancy
Tagged early pregnancy bleeding, early pregnancy pain, NHS
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Bottom al fresco
There is something unmistakably humiliating about NHS nighties – even worse so when you find yourself alone at A&E, trying to tie up the strings across the back, only to discover that half of them are missing. In a desperate … Continue reading
Stripped Bare
Admittedly, the interior was ghastly, and I have been pretty convinced that it couldn’t look worse, but apparently it can. Let me give you a tour: Tweet
Nauseous
There are two possible explanations for my recent feeling of queasiness. A) That fish and chips really was a bit dodgy. B) I am pregnant. Yah, yah, you’ve read that right. She-of-the-lacking-broodiness is trying for a baby. Although the term … Continue reading
Three
Two weeks without broadband* may leave you feeling a little unsettled – especially as a blogger – but it also gives you a bit of a break from constantly being online. In fact, I found my evenings to be much … Continue reading
Posted in Interior Design, work
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New beginnings
Remember that I said I wanted to take it slow? Well, to tell it in twitter speak: #massivefail. I am not complaining, no, it’s all good. Life is happening at a fast pace and I am filling my plate with … Continue reading
A good year
It’s almost done. A mere 60 minutes and 2011 will be history. It’s been a good year. We sold the house that belonged to a neighbourhood I never really felt at home at. I finished the first draft of my novel. … Continue reading
Countdown to Christmas – Advent Calendar Day 24
They say all good things must come to an end, and this time, “they” are right. This is the last day of Metropolitan Mum’s 2011 Advent Calendar. It’s been enormous fun – apart from making other people happy, I loved … Continue reading
Countdown to Christmas – Advent Calendar Day 23
Just as much as I had vowed not to convert into a tea drinker (HA!) or to ever drive on the left side of the street (HAHA!), I once declared to my pasty, continental European self never ever in my … Continue reading
