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Bim Adewunmi

Bim Adewunmi

The Guardian

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Who needs sleep when you can scroll through home makeover videos instead

Who needs sleep when you can scroll through home makeover videos instead

I have been doing more than my fair share of revenge bedtime procrastination. Night-time is when I get to have complete silence, but nature abhors a...

22.10.2026 10

The Guardian

Bim Adewunmi

I’ve booked my first proper holiday – and it’s pulled me out of winter grimness like a magic spell

Reader, it’s important to tell you that I’ve never been to Greece in my life. Not once. But I might be going, for the very first time, in the...

21.10.2026 20

The Guardian

Bim Adewunmi

I was enjoying growing vegetables. Then the climate crisis raised its ugly head

For the first time in my life, I live in a home that has real outdoor space. What a concept! There are no downsides to a garden. Back in spring, I...

12.08.2026 20

The Guardian

Bim Adewunmi

I thought having a second baby would be easier – but, from food to teeth to poos, I’ve forgotten so much

I gave birth to a second child a few months ago. I don’t think I will ever get over the fact that this is the way people come into the world. It’s...

11.08.2026 30

The Guardian

Bim Adewunmi

Life’s unbearable without silly little snacks. Where would we be without Trader Joe’s or M&S?

You know how you break up with someone, and then everywhere you go, there they are? I’ve been experiencing something like that these last few...

06.04.2026 50

The Guardian

Bim adewunmi

I’m back in London after a decade in the US – and I miss those friendly New Yorkers

I don’t know how accurate it is that the children of immigrants are themselves well suited to leaving home. But I do know my own experience – I...

05.04.2026 40

The Guardian

Bim adewunmi