There is a saying in Spanish which roughly translated means "Show me your friends and I will tell you who you are". This is an enduring rule which hits you hard as you age and your friendships are tested. Of everything we teach our children, this may be one of the most important things. If your … [Read more...]
blow and suck
I have a reconditioned vacuum cleaner. It needs servicing a couple times a year. I take it to a wonderful little family run shop in my neighbourhood. The three brothers are eastern european with heavy accents and none of them is taller than my belly button.When you walk in they call you … [Read more...]
no more small talk
Ever since I launched my personal blog and then this, my Urbanmoms blog, there seems to be no more small talk. It's like no matter the weather I just can't get anyone to talk about it with me anymore. I went public and deep and now everyone is that way with me too. Just this week, my first … [Read more...]
boredom is the new luxury
The first time I took my two children, then 3 and 5 years old, to the cottage on my own for the whole summer-I got a tidal wave of reaction from other mothers- " without help? on your own? by the water? are you nuts?" The reaction was so strong I wondered if maybe I was crazy to do this.I got … [Read more...]
slapbooking
Scrap booking became a very big creative passion for so many a few years ago. Suddenly people poured over papers and embellishments they way they used to pour over fabrics. The finished products were something to behold-each page a painstaking three dimensional collage of memories, quotes, all in … [Read more...]
foreplay
There is much discussion about the importance of foreplay in relationships. There is also much confusion as the textbooks leave out the larger more important list as well as attempting to re establish several well worn myths. Here it is boys, a partial list- -You cannot say "I love you" too … [Read more...]
coming home
'we should come home from adventures and perils and discoveries every day with new experience and character' Henri David ThoreauTwo weeks ago my children left for 2 weeks of camp-one for the seventh year and one for the fifth year. This is a spectacular experience for them- as they get to live … [Read more...]
me and cait plus 8 (plus one)
How was your week at the office? Off site meetings? Strategic plans? Dinners with clients? My week was intense too. In a different way.I have spent this week with 9 eight year old girls at my Art Camp (www.artstudioforchildren.com). We have painted, sculpted and sketched. We have danced, swum, … [Read more...]
life is like a cupcake
My very favourite neighbour-honestly, you can't choose them and yet this one is perfect- came up to the cottage from the city yesterday with her daughter for lunch and a swim. They were a beautiful sight coming down the path on this hot summer day-both in little dresses and carrying a … [Read more...]
How to be Alone
This video by the same name has had almost a million views and it is very new. Globe and Mail's Russel Smith squashed it saying that it was anti feminist in its 'whining' about how to enjoy being alone as though it were the default mode to our normal and correct setting of being with someone. … [Read more...]
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