Well, here it is the morning of December 26th and I can't find a centimetre of counter space to even butter my toast on! I won't disgust you with photos, but let it just be said that there are stacks of dirty dishes from prep (mixing bowls, pots, pans, etc.) and eating (plates, forks, glasses, … [Read more...]

Ahh...the sweet smell of success! both the Hubster and I are within 10 pounds of our Weight Watchers goal ranges. We can see the finish line, which we know by now is really the starting line. There's some kind of synchronicity in this, since we find ourselves evaluating our weight loss progress to … [Read more...]

Curious as to the identity of the two lovebirds enjoying the hot tub in the accompanying pic?  Well, that would be my mom and dad.  They are living a life of luxury (at least on and off) at their place, lovingly nicknamed “The Mountain”, up at the very top of a road next to a ski … [Read more...]

I got an early Christmas present last week: a Cuisinart Griddler. (See here for the urbanmoms.ca Research Panel's review of the Griddler) There was a time when I would have looked at the Griddler and thought "why would anyone want that?" But then a friend of mine got one and raved about … [Read more...]

Week: 30Pounds Lost: 47.4 Okay, time for those of you who took psych in university to dust off your freudian theory. Because I'm going to talk about my ass again today! Yes, it was only two weeks ago that I was looking for advice on how to handle the newly found problem of butt cleavage, and here I … [Read more...]

Back when I first got married, my mother-in-law gave me a bunch of family recipes. At the time, I was a bit miffed: as IF I couldn't cook well enough to keep my husband happy. And anyway, what's with this outdated 1950s notion that the way to a man's heart is through his stomach? (I later found out … [Read more...]

THIS CONTEST IS CLOSED - Congratulations to Samantha from Dawson Creek, B.C. urbanmoms.ca is proud to offer members another exciting contest opportunity! In our Outfit My Family Contest from Hot Chillys, one lucky member will win Hot Chillys apparel for the entire family - a prize valued at … [Read more...]

Week: 29 Pounds Lost: 47.4 I'm inventing a new weight-loss strategy (that's right, you heard it on urbanmoms.ca first!). I call it: THE START-OVER EFFECT(Hereinafter referred to as the SOE) It's very simple. You join a weight loss program (Weight Watchers, in my case). You lose some weight. Then … [Read more...]

Last Wednesday, at about 1:00 a.m. in the morning our family had a wake-up call.  Literally!!  Our main-floor carbon monoxide detector’s alarm set off while we were all fast asleep. While we had never planned what to do if this should happen,  my quick-thinking husband turned off the … [Read more...]

First of all I just want to say THANK YOU so much for all of your advice on what I should wear to my partay this weekend!  Your comments and emails and votes were very helpful.   So…as Haley-O says on Cheaty’s Celebrity Gossip…CHECK IT!     The party was great fun!  … [Read more...]