London mum and wannabe illustrator. On a mission to find a decent way into motherhood without losing herself. 
The cold morning air is streaming through the sunroof as you drive down Highbury Grove. You switch the iPod from The Night Garden to Diana Krall and turn the volume up. There is a parking spot about a mile from your house, but you don’t mind and take a detour to pop in the newsagent. [...]
Posts Tagged ‘baby’
Small steps
Thursday, Mar 4th, 2010 by Met Mum | 32 Comments
Filed under: Mummy stuff | Tags: baby, growing up, motherhood, mum
Filed under: Mummy stuff | Tags: baby, growing up, motherhood, mum
One of those days
Wednesday, Feb 10th, 2010 by Met Mum | 34 Comments
Filed under: London | Tags: baby, London, motherhood, shopping
Filed under: London | Tags: baby, London, motherhood, shopping
It’s been one of those days. Your friend cancels the longingly anticipated lunch date at the last minute, and as nobody else is available on short notice (and because you don’t really have that many friends anymore), you grab the baby and venture out on your own. After all, this was the day you were [...]
The love is in the shoes
Tuesday, Feb 2nd, 2010 by Met Mum | 27 Comments
Filed under: Fashion, London, Shoes, Style | Tags: baby, Fashion, Islington, London, shopping
Filed under: Fashion, London, Shoes, Style | Tags: baby, Fashion, Islington, London, shopping
When it comes to handing down hang-ups and obsessions, my love for beautiful but slightly impractical shoes is the one I worry the least about. A girl’s got to love her shoes, no?
The love is in the shoes
A bit of mummy wisdom – part I
Friday, Jan 15th, 2010 by Met Mum | 25 Comments
Filed under: Mummy stuff | Tags: baby, big M, breastfeeding, diet, hormones, little L, motherhood, mum, parenting, weight
Filed under: Mummy stuff | Tags: baby, big M, breastfeeding, diet, hormones, little L, motherhood, mum, parenting, weight
I recently came across the blog of Alice, a 24 year old London mum-to-be. Reading through her entire blog, I was taken back to my own pregnancy. Her worries about the baby not being there any more (stop testing, Alice!), her battle with tiredness and the effect a great dose of hormones can have on [...]
So how do you choose the right school for your child?
Tuesday, Jan 12th, 2010 by Met Mum | 40 Comments
Filed under: London, Mummy stuff | Tags: baby, education, little L, London, school
Filed under: London, Mummy stuff | Tags: baby, education, little L, London, school
I am exhausted. We started looking at schools in our area. Apparently you have to think of a) which church to attend, in case you want to send your kid to a church-run school, b) which nursery to send your child to, if you are keen on getting her into the primary school at the [...]
Favourite Photo Meme
Wednesday, Jan 6th, 2010 by Met Mum | 15 Comments
Filed under: Blogging | Tags: baby, big M, little L, vacation
Filed under: Blogging | Tags: baby, big M, little L, vacation
If you were to choose one perfect picture, which one would you choose? Forty Not Out invited me to join the Favourite Photo Meme. I have lots of favourite pictures. Pictures of friends, of myself, of food and of places. But my most favourite would need to include my two favourite people, Big M and [...]
2009 – the highlights
Tuesday, Jan 5th, 2010 by Met Mum | 17 Comments
Filed under: Blogging, Mummy stuff | Tags: baby, little L, motherhood, mum
Filed under: Blogging, Mummy stuff | Tags: baby, little L, motherhood, mum
The ever so fabulous Mothership asked me for my highlights of 2009. I was pondering a few days about what 2009 had in store for me, and I came up with just one highlight.
I BECAME A MUM!
Becoming a mother has been such a life-changing event; ‘highlight’ does not quite cover the ups (or the lows) [...]
In between the years. Or: becoming a grumpy old woman
Wednesday, Dec 30th, 2009 by Met Mum | 27 Comments
Filed under: London | Tags: baby, family, motherhood
Filed under: London | Tags: baby, family, motherhood
‘Between the years’ is a German expression for the days in between Christmas and the New Year. It nicely describes the feeling of where I am at the moment. We are not completely over and done with Christmas, but neither are we in the midst of it. The same counts for the New Year. Time to sit back and reflect
Merry Christmas!
Wednesday, Dec 23rd, 2009 by Met Mum | 20 Comments
Filed under: Christmas | Tags: baby, Christmas, dancing, little L, singing
Filed under: Christmas | Tags: baby, Christmas, dancing, little L, singing
Thank you Anetta, for the lovely singing teddy bear!
Merry Christmas!
Where to live?
Friday, Dec 4th, 2009 by Met Mum | 31 Comments
Filed under: London | Tags: baby, family, little L, London, parenting
Filed under: London | Tags: baby, family, little L, London, parenting
When we bought our current home, we have been DINKOS – double income no kids. We were looking for a property t in walking distance of the tube, with plenty of shops and bars and restaurants to choose from. The cab trip home from a night out in West London shouldn’t be more than £ 15, and the communal garden at the back seemed to be inviting and lively, with the neighbours having garden parties and kids running around during long summer nights.