My kid eats kafta. Yup, that's right, in a Lebanese restaurant: kafta kebabs served in a pita with lettuce, onion, tomato and raita (the sauce). And she wolfed it down. My six year old white-bread, Canadian kid sat down in Aida's Mediterranean Bistro in the trendy Mission district of Calgary, and … [Read more...]

It's a beautiful morning in Calgary. From the living room window of my in-laws' condo, I'm looking out at a beautiful vista of lush greenery, a rippling, winding river and in the background, the magnificent mountains that give the city its majestic frame. I've been coming to Calgary for seven years … [Read more...]

We're excited to bring you the next installment in our video series, "Women's Intuition", on urbanmoms.ca.  This insightful and entertaining series is inspired by you, Canadian moms, and hosted by the incredibly creative team at Schick Intuition Plus. In this series we'll cover tons of topics … [Read more...]

A great big smoochy thank you to all you wonderful urbanmoms.ca readers for your heart-warming response to my last post. You know, it's at times like these that I marvel at the support and encouragement we women/moms can offer each other. Just when I was down low in the deepest of doldrums, you came … [Read more...]

We're experiencing hot summer temperatures here in Alberta, and can I tell you how sick I am of cooking?  The thought of using even the microwave makes me break out in a sweat. You see, when the mercury hits the 30s and only 2% of homes have air conditioning (no, I'm not one of the lucky ones) … [Read more...]

Once again, the urbanmoms.ca team is thrilled to be able to bring you the story of a mom-turned-entrepreneur. As with so many of these amazing stories, this one started with a mom making something for her own child in order fill a void she found in the marketplace. This week, Taira's … [Read more...]

Great Wolf Lodge.  Four days ago, all I knew about this place was that it had water slides and that it was in Niagara Falls. Here's what I didn't know:  When you walk in to the cavernous lobby, decorated in log-cabin style with elaborate animal-themed decorations, you are greeted to the … [Read more...]

My workouts for the past 13 years have been quite similar: 40-60 minutes of cardio followed by some sit-ups.  Of course, there have been long hiatuses where there has been no exercise - having two kids within 18 months and then the aftermath of that took a toll on my fitness.  This past … [Read more...]

As a Personal Trainer, one of my biggest challenges is keeping clients interested in their exercise routines. It has to be enjoyable because if it’s not fun, you won’t do it.  So it makes sense that the most successful clients are those who actually like doing their workouts.  How do we … [Read more...]

Once again, we at urbanmoms.ca are thrilled to be able to bring you the amazing story of another mom entrepreneur with a unique and innovative business. This week in the urbanmoms.ca Marketplace, we feature Karen's story: My name is Karen Hazan and I am the owner of Kozy & Co. Inc.. I … [Read more...]