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London mum, writer and amateur illustrator. Hopes to navigate through motherhood without losing herself.
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Manuscript completed at 75,000 words. Currently being re-edited to become the best book I have ever written. Also the first book I have ever written.
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Malnourished Monday #18 – Fake your way to self esteem
Take: A campaign to raise self esteem in young people. A well-known brand that possesses the funds and the means to support the campaign. A (the) leading youth charity to add credibility and host the campaign. What’s not to like? … Continue reading
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Tagged fake tan, rolemodels, self esteem, size zero
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Occupation: Mum
Surname, first name, address. Post code, telephone, occupation. Occupation? The worst bit of my recent and otherwise lovely course at St Martins was filling in an A4 form. Or this one little box, to be precise. Occupation. Occupation. Occupation. No … Continue reading
Malnourished Monday #16: French women don’t get fat
Imagine a special on ‘Big is beautiful’ in a high-class fashion magazine. Now imagine the special to be in the French Elle. Impossible? That’s what I thought, too. So when I read about it on Tish’s blog A femme d’un … 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
Malnourished Monday #13
Oops, he did it again. Chose a few healthy looking girls. Put them into too tight knitwear. Sent them down the catwalk. And made them look like sausages on the run. Tweet
Malnourished Monday #12
Can you smell spring in the air? No? Maybe I am so tired of boots and cardigans, I am hallucinating tulips and hyacinths pushing their way out of the ground and popping up on my way to the supermarket. Anyway, … Continue reading
Malnourished Monday #11
Don’t you just love this spot? Tweet
Malnourished Monday #10
I have been on a little break. In a land far, far away from my beloved MacBook, where snow covered mountains seam glistering lakes, where chocolates and cheese fondues warm hearts and souls after a day out in the cold, … Continue reading
Malnourished Monday #9
Well, it was too good to be true: last year, Alexandra Shulman, the editor of Vogue, launched her war against size zero with a letter to some of the world’s leading designers, accusing them of pushing for increasingly thinner models. … Continue reading
Malnourished Monday #7
New year, new you? What about being more feminine this year; loving your body more and trying to get over your body dismorphic disorder? Continue reading



