As a mom-of-4-illustrator, I kept a daily diary of drawings of these unique and strange quarantine-days. I guess many will recognize scenes from their own life with toddlers and kids… By popular demand, I translated my drawings in English.
It started all in March when our country went to lockdown. I totally freaked out by the thought that schools would be closed for a long time. For 8 weeks, I have 4 toddlers (Bob, Morris, and twins Pepa and Colette) with a full agenda of deadlines as a writer and illustrator of children’s books. But I’m still alive, my hair looks wild, I took some pounds and must admit I had more then a few goods laughs with my bunch.
From day one of this quarantine, I made a daily drawing at the breakfast table. A lot of it really happened (like the FaceTime incident with the teacher!), some of it was just thoughts that crossed my mind. I posted them on my Instagram and got like tons of messages of working moms and dads who recognized themselves in the drawings. So I kept going. I hope you enjoy it too!
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#1 Facetime

#2 Personal Development

#3 Look Look Look Look Look, Mommy

#4 Mom Mom Mom

#5 Princess

#6 Clean House

#7 Gardening

#8 Steve

#9 School

#10 Mommy

#11 Any Gossip?

#12 Big Bum

#13 Shopping

#14 Best Day Ever

#15 Shopping

#16 Stinky

#17 Board Games

#18 Hiding

#19 Chocolate

#20 Actually, Mom

#21 Names

#22 Ambulance

#23 Variety

#24 Facetime With Granny

#25 Regularity

#26 Look, Mommy

#27 Holiday Budget

#28 Houseparty

#29 Homework

#30 I Want A Cookie

#31 Mommy Can’t Handle It

#32 Cookie

#33 Homework

#34 Cleaning

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