I don’t cook. I have somehow cruised through life without bothering to learn and it’s still not interesting or fun for me. Considering how much I care about proper nutrition and how healthy my lifestyle generally is, it’s almost odd that I just can’t face preparing my own meals. My husband married me knowing I Read More
Category: Mum life
I lost my nanny for a week and this is what happened
Thanks to the pandemic of coronavirus (COVID-19), last week my mum skills were truly tested. Our nanny started feeling poorly and to be on the safe side she was self isolating for seven days. This meant that all of a sudden I was left to my own devices with my 2-month old baby boy and Read More
Birthday party – Maia 2-years old!
I thought I would cry but I didn’t. My little girl turning two feels like a huge milestone for all of us! I wanted to throw a little party for Maia’s second birthday because I am so proud of this journey we’ve been on together and I’m so proud of the beautiful little person she’s Read More
The nightmare of trying to navigate the UK school system: why private schools are called public and other incomprehensible concepts
Despite having lived in London for six years, I am still a foreigner in this country and having received my primary school education in Finland, the UK school system is completely alien to me. I had expected children’s education to be, as so many things in London, highly competitive and expensive, and I was not Read More
Diary of a career mum – a week of my (crazy) life
I often refer to my life as being a bit crazy right now, trying to combine a full time investment banking job, being a mum to my 22-month old daughter while being 6-months pregnant with my son. So to shed some light on how my life actually looks like on a daily basis, I kept Read More
My toddler Maia
When I feel like I’m struggling (see my previous post), I try to focus on all things positive in my life, the best thing being, of course, my little girl Maia. I stopped writing the monthly baby updates when Maia turned one and was no longer a baby, but I really wanted to write one Read More
Is it crazy to go on holiday abroad with a toddler?
We keep the chaos at bay and our mental health intact by following a trusted and familiar routine with our 20-month old toddler girl. Apart from the occasional meltdowns and tantrums, I think we are doing ok and enjoying our family life. 👍 Then, what madness would make us board a flight and leave the Read More
The most inspiring pep talk I’ve received as a career mum
I recently attended a training course called “How to make an impact in meetings” which I had thought would be very relevant to me since I’m in a client facing role in investment banking. The intensive, one-day course was lead by Esther Stanhope who, in my opinion, is a brilliant public speaker and an influencer Read More
First child-free holiday in almost two years!
We did it – eek!! We went away just the two of us (plus about twenty of our friends) to Ibiza for four days to celebrate our friends marriage. Maia is 18-months old now and we have never left her before to go away, one of us has always stayed with her if the other Read More
How to get pregnant fast? (Find a discount code for the Ava bracelet)
You’d think that since I already have one child I would be wiser than to Google “how to get pregnant fast?” in the middle of the night… But nope! That’s me, again. It’s no secret I’ve been hoping for another baby ever since our wedding last summer but I was also one of those women Read More