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.

  • Fussy eater

    Fussy eater

    My 7-year-olds daughter’s eating habits are driving me crazy. Add in a 3-year-old who won’t eat pasta or white potatoes and you have a recipe for disaster at every mealtime. Read more

  • PLEAAAAASE!!

    PLEAAAAASE!!

    Trying to teach the 3-year-old to say please and thank you is backfiring… Read more

  • Peach

    Peach

    I recently put together all the cartoons I’ve done featuring my second child (her nickname is Peach) and had them printed out as a book on smartphotos.be. I tried reading it to her, but she doesn’t yet seem to like it! Read more

  • Covid with kids

    Covid with kids

    Covid finally got us, two and a half years into this bloody pandemic. 2 days after returning from England for our summer holiday I started feeling more tired than usual (hard to judge when you have two small children and feel constantly tired anyway) and had a slight sore throat. I’m not sure whether I Read more

  • First day of school

    First day of school

    My baby is growing up! I don’t know which of us cried more at her first drop off, Isabel or me. (In Belgium they start school at age 2 and half which just seems impossibly young) Read more

  • Alarm clock

    Alarm clock

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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