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.

  • Staring into the abyss

    Staring into the abyss

    My daughters currently go to different schools and because the French speaking schools in Belgium changed their holiday timetable but the Flemish and International schools didn’t, they have very different holiday schedules. From mid February to the end of May I had one or the other daughter home on ‘holiday’ or one or the other… Read more

  • THE FEAR

    THE FEAR

    It is hard to express just how terrifying it is to hear your child cry through the baby monitor after you have spent hours going through their bedtime routine trying to get them to sleep. Read more

  • Cartoons of my younger daughter

    Cartoons of my younger daughter

    Finally I’ve had a bit more time to do some drawing after what has seemed like a never ending series of ‘holidays’ (my daughters are in different schools at the moment and their holiday dates don’t match up) . These are some cartoons I had the idea for ages ago but have only just gotten… Read more

  • Top tantrums of 2022

    Top tantrums of 2022

    Here they are, the top three most ridiculous tantrums of 2022: Read more

  • Cartoon Diary

    Cartoon Diary

    Last year I once again drew a little sketch cartoon everyday in my diary. Looking over them all today tantrums from the girls seem to feature most often.. Read more

  • Walk of shame

    Walk of shame

    The married-with-kids version of the walk of shame where you desperately try to get your child to nap by pushing her in the pram round the neighbourhood and all she does is scream “TV!!!” at the top of her lungs for a good twenty-five minutes before finally conking out. 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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If you’re interested in collaborating with me on an environmental cartoon: lescapeartiste@gmail.com