So this past weekend I went away on a scrapbooking retreat. Yeah, yeah, say what you want you non-crafty peeps out there, but I happen to LOVE scrapbooking, and nothing was going to keep me from my paper trimmer, ribbons, papers and adhesives! I drove about 3.5 hours to get there (btw, listening to … [Read more...]

Hi! I’m very excited to be joining this dynamic community of moms who share my quest to balance motherhood and all the other things that make us who we are. I’m also honoured to share the space of such other seasoned bloggers whose writing I enjoy and admire. I settled on “The Balancing Act” as a … [Read more...]

Well. It's here. The hardest day of the year for dieters. V-Day. Valentine's Day. The day on which your lover is supposed to lavish you with affection at least partly in the form of fancy dinners, chocolate, champagne or edible aphrodisiacs...help! What's a dieter to do, then, when faced with this … [Read more...]

I don't know about all of you, but in my house, the whole stretch of time from after-school until dinner is a total write-off. My friends and I call it "the witching hour", which I'm sure has been used by moms around the world since time immemorial. There is no soporific that will calm my … [Read more...]

Welcome to the urbanmoms.ca Style File! Our goal is to focus on fashion and shopping tips that work for real moms and real budgets. We’re not going to focus on fashion fads (seriously, leggings?) or high-priced designer duds (spend $30 or $300 on a shirt and the baby will spit up on it just the … [Read more...]

Week: 34Pounds Lost: 50.8 Well, first things first -- YAHOO! I lost 5.6 of the 5.8 pounds I gained on vacation! YES! I didn't think I'd be able to do it, but I'm happy I did. Not as happy, of course, as I would have been had I not gained nearly 6 pounds in one week in the first place. All I could … [Read more...]

My hubby and I have been together a long time.  I met him when I was 19 (yikes!) and although we were just friends for a few years before we started dating I have known him for all of my adult life.  We've been married now for over 10 years and the crazy (but very fortunate) thing is, I … [Read more...]

Who wouldn’t love a beautiful new set of stainless steel cookware? It’s one of those kitchen items that makes you feel like you’ve truly “arrived”. Even those of us who don’t like to cook still have to do it – we’ve got kids to feed and the more “real” food we can prepare for those growing bodies, … [Read more...]

We sent copies of Margaret Atwood's newest collection of personal short stories, Moral Disorder (published by Random House Canada) to three urbanmoms.ca members and book review panelists. Here are their reflections and opinions on Atwood's triumphant new collection. Publisher Random House … [Read more...]

We sent copies of Margaret Atwood's newest collection of personal short stories, Moral Disorder (published by Random House Canada) to three urbanmoms.ca members and book review panelists. Here are their reflections and opinions on Atwood's triumphant new collection. Publisher Random House bills … [Read more...]