London mum, aspiring writer and amateur illustrator. Hopes to navigate through motherhood without losing herself. 
The unthinkable happened. I have been asked to write something. And I have been paid for it. My first piece of paid writing in almost ten years. And my first ever piece of paid writing in English. Of course I am proud. Proud enough to have spent the cheque three times, to be exact. An [...]
Posts Tagged ‘work’
Occupation: Mum
Friday, Apr 23rd, 2010 by Met Mum | 23 Comments
Filed under: Blogging, Mummy stuff | Tags: motherhood, mum, rolemodels, work
Filed under: Blogging, Mummy stuff | Tags: motherhood, mum, rolemodels, work
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 matter from which angle I looked at the black little line behind the trigger, the [...]
Back to school
Thursday, Apr 8th, 2010 by Met Mum | 21 Comments
Filed under: Illustrations, London, Mummy stuff | Tags: work
Filed under: Illustrations, London, Mummy stuff | Tags: work
So what do you do when you feel stuck in your routine, a million ideas buzzing around your head but you are unable to channel your creativity into something productive? Exactly, you grab a batch of clay, form an innocent rabbit and prong it onto a chopstick. Under professional supervision, of course. Back to school
What I am currently working on
Thursday, Mar 25th, 2010 by Met Mum | 40 Comments
Filed under: Illustrations | Tags: children's book, work
Filed under: Illustrations | Tags: children's book, work
You might have read what it says in the little about box to the right. ‘London mum and wannabe illustrator’. It’s a dream, but nothing that should be left untried. And now that little L spends some time at the nursery, the excuses for me not to pick up my pen and draw are running [...]