Cup of tea, Your Royal Highness?
To a foreigner, the whole royal thing can at times seem a tad bit… erm… uhm.. outdated. Why would anyone, especially in times of the Arab…
Read articlePretty like a flower: pregnancy beauty essentials
In time with the golden trimester, my sciatica pain has come back (read: shooting pains up my right bum cheek), my sinuses are so dry, I…
Read article21 weeks pregnant: dressing the bump
I am having a few ‘hit by a truck’ days. Nothing that a 30-minute afternoon nap couldn’t fix, but still hugely annoying. Especially now that I’ve…
Read articleSo close, yet so far
We are still living on a bloody building site. People keep asking me what the timeframe was on our project. Cue hysterical crying fit. Our builders…
Read article19 weeks pregnant: my cup runneth over
It’s not really visible in the above picture (and no, I am not going to pose in my underwear), but I am bursting out of my…
Read articleOn wanting to be a Yummy Mummy
One thing that hasn’t ceased to fascinate me since my first pregnancy is the whole controversy around the term Yummy Mummy. Yah, yah, I know. Chelsea…
Read articleNow, look what you’ve done!
Mes amis, I don’t know whom I have to thank – but thank you! You nominated Metropolitan Mum for the Brilliance in Blogging Award in the…
Read articleAn interest in Pinterest
For someone who has blogged for more than three years now, I am positively unexcited by anything new in social media. Of course, I love the…
Read articleIce cream and pixie dust
Because there has been a bit too much drama on this blog lately, now for some lighter entertainment: fashion. And because all my pocket money goes…
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