Diary of a Housewife

I began my Diary of a Housewife cartoon series in 2015 when I was pregnant with our first child. We now have two daughters and these are all the blog posts and cartoons I’ve done about parenting and being pregnant in reverse chronological order.

  • SURPRISE!!!

    SURPRISE!!!

    This happens less now I’ve passed the 30 week mark, but I’m surprised how often I used to forget I was pregnant . Read more

  • Pregnancy Cravings

    Pregnancy Cravings

    I haven’t had many cravings during my pregnancy. There was a time at about 3 months that I was eating A LOT of cereal (an 8 Weetabix a day +normal meals kind of habit), and I’ve gone off cauliflower and fizzy water but apart from that until recently I was eating as I normally do Read more

  • Unforeseen pleasures and downsides of being pregnant

    Unforeseen pleasures and downsides of being pregnant

    I didn’t really think that much about what being pregnant would be like before I got pregnant but I suppose I had a general idea in my head that it must be amazing to be carrying a new life inside of you and to feel the baby kick and also somewhat of an ordeal given Read more

  • Working from home vs The office

    Working from home vs The office

    I am more productive in my pyjamas. Read more

  • Kegels B*@tch!!!

    Kegels B*@tch!!!

    I have a pregnant friend in Aus and she is also terrible at remembering to do her kegel exercises so we are Whatsapping motivational (abusive) reminders to each other . Read more

  • Pregnancy Apps

    Pregnancy Apps

    I think my pregnancy app updates have taught me more about relative fruit and vegetable sizes than anything else. Read more

British cartoonist/artist living in Brussels with self diagnosed eco-anxiety.

I’m a former sustainability consultant with an engineering background, now rat race escapee who likes to draw cartoons about environmental issues and family life. I also dabble in painting cityscapes.

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