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.

  • Doom scrolling

    Doom scrolling

    There is a lot of weird downtime with parenting a two and a half year old when you don’t know when you are next going to be needed but it is probably going to be in the next five to ten minutes and so actually scrolling through Twitter is just about the only thing you Read more

  • Blood pressure

    Blood pressure

    Don’t get me wrong, I am very VERY happy the girls are finally sharing a room and our study/spare room is no longer a study/spare room/nursery, but the nightly bedtime routine is taking its toll.. Read more

  • Favourite things

    Favourite things

    What the hell do people who have big houses do? I feel like half my time with my daughter is spent looking for the specific thing she wants at that moment! Read more

  • First joke

    First joke

    She has comic timing! Read more

  • Seasonal worries..

    Seasonal worries..

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  • Learning French

    Learning French

    My daughter has been going to a local French speaking creche since she was 9 months old. We only speak English at home to her so all the French she knows is from the creche and it is hilarious to hear her laying into her dollies at home. Don’t get me wrong she loves the 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