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Posts Tagged ‘yummy mummies’


Passing on my love for shoes

Tuesday, Jun 1st, 2010 by Met Mum | 20 Comments
Filed under: London, Shoes | Tags: ,

I should have known better. If I had done my homework, I could have easily found out that the co-founder of gorgeous children’s shoes shop Papillon is Anya Hindmarch’s sister. I could have known what kind of crowd to expect at the opening party of Papillon’s new flagship store in Marelybone. London socialites, handbag empire [...]

Rule, Bavaria!

Thursday, May 27th, 2010 by Met Mum | 22 Comments
Filed under: Style, Travelling | Tags: , , , ,

The guy next to me on seat 11B kept on pushing my elbow off the armrest. Well, at least he tried. I was tempted to ask him if he knew how lucky he was. If it weren’t for my very generous husband, he’d be kicked off the armrest by a screaming 13-months-old. It was only [...]

Malnourished Monday – clothes that make you look thin

Monday, May 17th, 2010 by Met Mum | 24 Comments
Filed under: Beauty, Fashion, Malnourished Monday, Style | Tags: , , ,

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 flatter like no other’? Really? And who exactly are these shapes ought to be flattering? [...]

Slummy mummy and the well-dressed baby

Friday, Oct 2nd, 2009 by Met Mum | 26 Comments
Filed under: Fashion, Mummy stuff, Shoes, Style | Tags: , , , , , ,

In a recent comment-conversation, the lovely Rose said: ‘Oh I envy little L, I imagine she has a great wardrobe of clothes!’ I had to think about this, because a) yes, she does (thanks to her generous grandma, little L is sporting Ugg Boots, pink Ralph Lauren corduroys and a white Petit Bateau hooded jacket in the picture above) and b) I envy her myself, because she’s better dressed than me. Realising this kind of hurt, but it’s the truth and it’s time to face it: I am a slummy mummy.

Hotsling baby carrier to give away. Attention: only for the seasoned user

Sunday, Aug 30th, 2009 by Met Mum | 19 Comments
Filed under: Mummy stuff, Nonsense | Tags: , ,

Hotsling baby carrier to give away. Attention: only for the seasoned user
When I was pregnant with little L, I envisioned myself as one of those boho style mummies: long hair floating in the wind, wrapped in a poncho, baby L snugly propped into her baby pouch carrier.

What’s the (blog world) news?

Saturday, Jul 11th, 2009 by Met Mum | 10 Comments
Filed under: Mummy stuff | Tags: , , , , ,

I am grinning like a Cheshire cat. Gurgle.co.uk has published their list of Top 20 Mummy Blogs. And Metropolitan Mum is part of it. How could I not be smug? Especially as I am in such good company.

A new breed of yummy daddies

Sunday, Jul 5th, 2009 by Met Mum | 19 Comments
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A completely average Wednesday morning, around 9:30AM. Rushing around my local Sainsbury’s with little L screaming, juggling piles of grocery shopping on the pushchair. Queuing at one of the few tills that hasn’t been turned into a ‘self-checkout’, I dare to look up and count annoyed co-shopper’s looks against encouraging fellow mummy-smiles.

Result: one cashier who looks like wanting to kill me, a drunken dosser who just about manages a smile, two annoyed grannies disapproving my parenting abilities, four silently smiling mums and six dads. SIX DADS? Now, what is going on here?