When I started writing for The Kitchen Party, I was pretty confident in the kitchen and fairly sure that I didn't have that much more to learn. It's been startling to realize how much I didn't know - pressure cookers are all kinds of amazing, I cannot make a good pie crust, people will send you … [Read more...]
It’s that fat time of year again.
You think I'd learn. You think that I would maybe, at some point, figure out that I get fat in the winter. And you think that I'd actually do something about it. You think after all these years I might even have the willpower to prevent it so that I don't have to go through this yet again.Especially … [Read more...]
You deserve to be cherished.
What a powerful statement. But really, what else is there? I had coffee with a friend who is going through a time of...well...transition. Life dealt some unexpected challenges forcing my friend to question life's purpose and step back and take a good hard look. At first she thought her life was … [Read more...]
We did it! Welcome to the new urbanmoms.ca
We did it! After months of gathering feedback from you, our members, exploring new technology, and chatting with some of Canada's top brands, we have finally launched the exciting new www.urbanmoms.ca! With a new design and amazing new community functionality the new urbanmoms.ca offers you cool new … [Read more...]
Women, Know Your Limits. Know Your Place.
The dangers of educating women and encouraging free thought. Frightening but very, very funny from a BBC comedy series with Harry Enfield. … [Read more...]
Guess Who I’m Hangin’ With Tonight?
Yum. This guy: Jealous? I lurve Nico. He is just so hott and so French and so cute and so hott. Yup, I'm taking my 9-year-old to the So You Think You Can Dance Canada Tour. We were both totally into the show so we are pumped. We're hoping to see a few of our favourite dances, like the Nico … [Read more...]
Featured Mom Business: Bugalug
Canadian Designer Takes the Frustration out of the Morning “do” dilemma.The hair gods can be cruel to parents. Each morning as they struggle to push back bangs or finagle a finicky fly away strand into a barrette, the inevitable transpires – that stubborn piece of hair slips out of the clip! … [Read more...]
We Generation
I often find reason to reflect on how incredibly different my daughters' childhood will be than mine was. And it's not just cell phones and google or our relationship with technology that makes childhood different today; it's our relationship with childhood itself. Author Michael Ungar, … [Read more...]
His Current Obsession
Of course I love my children. And, like most moms, I think they are totally the bomb. But part of this is that there are things I truly admire about them. Things that are quirky and unique and represent something that sets them apart. These things, for the most part, are qualities that I didn't … [Read more...]
A Spoonful of Sugar
We collect Turn Of The Last Century children’s activity books, and some of the activities – taxidermy, anyone? – are a bit questionable now, while some of them – making candy and kites, “nutting parties” – are sadly rather lost. And that’s the way time goes, I guess, sweetness getting left behind … [Read more...]
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