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Slouching Towards Bethnal Green
Style, life, culture, beauty & motherhood. From east London-based, award-winning journalist Gillian Orr.
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A packing list for the south of France
Everything I'm taking with me for a fortnight
“You only get 18 summers with your child”
Can we please stop?
Where is the cute England merch, please?
Plus: The Invite, two great books, and is this the wedding guest dress of the summer?
Is life really "better" with siblings?
Another day, another order to have more children
If you want to make God laugh, tell Substack about your plans
Style, culture and lifestyle recs after an exhausting week
Getting myself out of an early motherhood work slump
Was my 'power pause' really just giving up my power?
Surviving the heatwave
Everything I’ve been using/doing to get through 34 degrees in London
What I'm wearing, what I'm watching
A lazy headline, yes, but there's some good stuff here!
My morning routine
Join me for the first three hours of my day...