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London mum, writer and amateur illustrator. Hopes to navigate through motherhood without losing herself.
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Malnourished Monday – Viva Italia!
For the first time in its history, the Italian Vogue has chosen to put three curvier ladies on the cover. It’s slow progress, but it makes me happy to see a bit of diversity in the fashion world. I am … Continue reading
Malnourished Monday – clothes that make you look skinny
First things first: Happy Valentine’s Day! Looking forward to tuck into that box of red ribboned chocolates? Well, now you can. Because the secret of looking thin has nothing to do with those calorie heavy treats. It all comes down … Continue reading
Malnourished Monday – It’s THAT time of year again
Comes January, the word diet seems to be in everybody’s mouth. Lose those pounds, get in shape, drop the flab – diet, diet, diet! No matter where you look, and no matter how you look, the well-meaning (and often unwanted) … Continue reading
Posted in Food, Malnourished Monday
Tagged Danone Activia TLC Plan, fad diets, size zero, weight
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Malnourished Monday – A sad end to a sad story
Do you remember this face? French model Isabelle Caro bared her skeletal body for the controversial No Anorexia campaign in 2007. She died in November last year. Tweet
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Tagged anorexia, isabelle caro, marie caro, size zero, weight
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Malnourished Monday – clothes that make you look thin
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 … Continue reading
Posted in Beauty, Fashion, Malnourished Monday, Style
Tagged Grazia, size zero, weight, yummy mummies
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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
The one where I am turning into the Blobb
I have been feeling a little sluggish of late. Ok, whom am I kidding? I am feeling A LOT sluggish. Blobbish. I am the Blobb. Poke me in the stomach and see the wobbles reaching a 6 on the Richter … Continue reading
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



