Lori’s kids Zoë & Luke decorating dad's birthday cake. Lori’s take on baking birthday cakes with the kids: “My favourite part of birthdays at our house is letting the kids decorate the birthday cake. They pick the cake mix and the icing flavour and then we get a bunch of different colourful … [Read more...]

"You look so skinny! Do you feel great? Because you look great!" That's how one of my friends greeted me this morning at the schoolyard. It was a wonderful affimration of my hard work and success losing weight. It's been 11 months now since I joined Weight Watchers, and I've got 55 pounds … [Read more...]

Hello urban moms!  My name is Susan and I am a mom of 3 boys.  I am a Can-Fit-Pro Certified Personal Trainer and run my own personal training business in Toronto called Pursuit Personal Training which specializes in customized training programs for busy moms. I have always loved sports and … [Read more...]

Looking for tips and advice for your own small business (or maybe even how to start one?). Then be sure to visit the QuickBooks Women in Business Forum and don't forget to check out this great offer from QuickBooks as well! Featured Mom Business: LVS Consulting - Leadership Coaching, Team … [Read more...]

I remember grocery shopping with my mom but, even more clearly, I remember NOT grocery shopping with my mom. Every week, my mother and father, younger brother and I would pile into the family car for a trip to the grocery store.  I loved going to the store.  I loved the buggy and the … [Read more...]

Wow! The Marvellous Meals Contest is really cooking (pun most definitely and unapologetically intended)! We had a great response to week one: Beautiful Breakfasts, and three winners emerged as clear favourites from the voting. The winning recipes are... Monika's Dutch Pancakes Lori's Oatmeal … [Read more...]

Random choices often shape our lives in very large ways. In June 2004, my husband and I were looking for a house - a home in which we could raise our growing family and give them the security and comfort that we had experienced during our respective childhoods in Calgary and New Brunswick. Finding … [Read more...]

Urbanmoms.ca Book Review: Breaking the Good Mom Myth, Every Modern Mom’s Guide to Getting Past Perfection, Regaining Sanity, and Raising Great Kids--By Alyson Schafer Psychotherapist and Parenting Expert, Alyson Schafer offers a brilliant and hilariously revealing exploration of today’s misguided … [Read more...]

Last Chance urban moms…… Enter to Win the Duncan Hines Cupcake Challenge Grand Prize Package! How did you spend your Easter weekend? Baking lots of yummy holiday treats with the kids I’m sure. So send in your pics, we’re looking for fun pictures of you and your creative little bakers, and send us … [Read more...]

Congratulations to our first three winners in the Marvellous Meals contest sponsored by Cuisinart! This week's challenge was "Beautiful Breakfasts" and we had some delicious and creative entries. Click here and here to view all the entries, and vote below on your favourite! The votes will … [Read more...]