London Mums Blog is a parenting blog for local mums, by local mums.
It is made up of a network of mums who live in, work in or just plain love London.
It is full of practical parenting information, from healthy suggestions for packed lunches to what to do with the children on term breaks. There lots of unpratical stuff there too. And rants. Oh, and did we mention opinions? We are never short of those.
Dads – we’re not trying to leave you out. If you want some insight as to what the heck the mother of your child gets up to during the day and why she hurls the baby at you as soon as you walk in the door and then blurts something about getting your own damn dinner, continue on.
And if you're a stay-at-home dad, come on in, you'll get a sympathetic ear...
About the founding contributors: Susanna Scott
Susanna has three girls -- all born within a three-year time span. When people hear this their eyes usually widen and say something like “you must be busy!" She has been a working mum and a stay-at-home mum, with some variations in between. After a career in journalism and marketing, she took three years off to reflect on how the heck she went from charging around Europe to charging around the play park. She recently re-entered the workforce, and is pleased that she hasn’t lost as many brain cells as she feared.
Charlene
Charlene has four school-age children. She is a chauffer, a critic and short order cook. She is in constant amazement about why, even with a fulltime nanny, she doesn’t have time to answer her email. In a previous life she was a tax accountant with one of the Big Four, at least she thinks that was why she took the train into London each day. The sheer logistics of getting the kids to school and 16 activities per week keeps her on her toes.
Other contributors
lives in West London with two children, Jude 8 and Belle 5 and her husband, Luke, a photographer. She has published one novel and her second, The Seven Year Itch, is just out. She is currently working on her third novel.
MoaningMum blogs about the daily frustrations of being mother to two little male monsters ('Egg' 4 years...'Ollie Dumpie' 2 years) who in equal measures destroy her sanity and yet make her life worthwhile. She is trying to forge a career in music whilst being trapped in domestic servitude and being the sole employee of two adorable yet relentless taskmasters makes for a constant struggle...the details of which are contained in her blog, Egg and Ollie.
Charlotte Moerman started writing The Buggy Blog for Raising Kids back in 2007, on the perils and pleasures of bringing up three boys under the age of six. She's now morphed from blogger to published author with the publication of Instructions not Included. Happily, she still finds time in between rearranging displays in Borders and feverishly checking her status on Amazon to write the occasional blog post.
Fab Brunette is a fabulous mom living in Toronto, Canada. Her 3 year old terror is nicknamed Princess and she is living with her lovely boyfriend, J. Fab enjoys writing, reading, shopping and shoes! Fab is packing up and moving to London, UK, within the year!
Nappy Valley Girl is a journalist and mother of two small boys who lives on the rather more downmarket fringes of the so-called 'Nappy Valley' area of South West London. She's torn between despising yummy mummies, and secretly wanting to be one...
Potty Mummy blogs at The Potty Diaries, where she chronicles the trials of potty training her boys and tries to keep from becoming potty. She is still coming to terms with being a stay-at-home mum and not a career woman. You'd think she'd be over it by now; it's been three years since she last worked - and went to the loo with the door shut ...
Dulwich Divorcee is a fortysomething mother of two blundering through the legal system, Dulwich Park and life, in search of True Love. She's just like you - but maybe a bit sadder and trying to get wiser. Her first novel, Hot Chocolate, is due out in Autumn 2009. You can also read her column, Diary of a Divorce, in The Times.
Bush Mummy blogs at The Bush Babies. She is 37, bonde, and very happily married to the most wonderful man in the world...
Just a Plane Ride Away is artist from Texas living in London with her husband (Mr. DJ), their 13-year-old daughter (Roxi), and dog Trudy (the Texas Star).
Nixdminx is a single mum in London trying to find a work during these credit crunched times. It’s a tough world out there but she's still having fun and having lots of adventures with online shopping, endless quirky events, up and down days and self inflicted injuries with new gadgets (Wii Fit and Nintendo), and of course a lot more...
A new mum based in London, Metropolitan Mum is on a mission to find a decent way into motherhood without losing herself.
Writeonmum is a busy London mum of three with a workaholic husband in the construction industry (credit crunch and construction industry? Hmmm not exactly a partnership made in heaven. Still, as an ex women’s mag journo recently back in the market, she's exercising her typing fingers in the hope that she can drum up more feature commissions to keep things ticking over and just pray that her three kids are now big enough to understand that mum isn’t now at their beck and call 24/7, but trying to get some work in. Didn’t go down too well when they discovered the mum taxi isn’t on standby anytime, anyplace, anymore.
Noble Savage is a fusion of commentary on leaving the motherland, parenthood, culture, world news and feminism, written by a freelance journalist, expatriate and mother of two.
Laura Vogel is a former primary school teacher and full-time mother of two who is enjoying every minute of her life in London discovering the city with her children on her extended maternity leave.
Mini-et-Moi is a team of London mums and babies who trawl – and sometimes crawl - the streets of London, bugaboos in tow, checking out what’s available in for mums and babies and toddlers (under 2s).
Solnuska spent a lot of the last ten years living and working in Russia. Moscow, to be specific. She is married to a Russian. No, he doesn’t own any football teams. Or drink vodka for breakfast. She has one small boy. You can read more at her blog Verbosity.
Mummy Zen is a London-based mum whose blog is a sharing of ideas, tips and things to ponder.
Suburbanmummy is a 32-year-old British/Australian that loves to travel and see new things and take photographs. She is a professional portrait photographer but mostly a SAHM.
Not So Yummy Mummy’s life turned upside down in the space of a few months when she got married, quit her job in LA and Moved to London. She’s now adjusting to life as a full-time, first-time mum.
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