When you were growing up did you ever have that conversation with your parents about sex? I certainly didn't. It may be because my parents weren't comfortable and probably didn't know how to approach the topic. But times have changed since we were in university... or have they? Certainly access to … [Read more...]
Thinking about starting a business? Advice from a mompreneur!
Have you ever thought about starting your own business? I've thought about it many times. After all, I like to have the flexibility of doing something from home so I can still be with the kids. Blogging here on Urbanmoms, as well as running my own site and contributing to other sites (yes, I'm … [Read more...]
She’s Got the Beet
Borscht. It's kind of an intimidating food. I picture a thick, Russian grandmother hunched over a kettle in the fireplace, ladling up steamy bowls of purple soup to a houseful of hungry souls, her recipe perfected after years of cooking it. I dug up a few old beets from our garden, looked online … [Read more...]
What is a DIGITAL FOOTPRINT and why you should know this.
I had a quick conversation the other day with a friend. I had mentioned something about DIGITAL FOOTPRINT to her. She stopped walking and said "I don't even know what that means!" So, let's discuss...your digital footprint. Put it this way, anything you post, tweet, or text leaves a trail. It … [Read more...]
Starting Over!
Sounds dramatic right? It's not really. But it's necessary. I have to hit reset. Reset on my health and on my fitness. Let's go back a year and a half or so ago. Middle of April, 2012. I'd had it. My health was crapping out. I was tired all the time. I felt like ass. I was so sick of it. So I … [Read more...]
What’s Haute for the Holidays
Ladies, I wish I could have taken you to this very fun event this morning. It was a scavenger hunt in heels at the beautiful Bayview Village Shops in Toronto. Style media and bloggers were invited to partake in what's "haute" for the holidays hosted by the super stylish, Melissa Evans-Lee, … [Read more...]
Experiencing Beautiful Holiday Scents of Grasse, France
We celebrated our 20th wedding anniversary in the South of France this year. A trip of a lifetime. When hubby mentioned that he had something special planned he included stops along the Cote d'Azur with us visiting Nice, Cannes, Monaco and Grasse. We had contemplated visiting Menton as well but we … [Read more...]
Stone Soup
I am sure that most of you are familiar with the story of Stone Soup, an old folk tale in which hungry soldiers persuade local people of a town to give them food by promising to make soup from nothing but a single stone and water. Intrigued, the villagers watch the men cook the "soup" and eventually … [Read more...]
The Importance of Mommy Get-Togethers
After having baby I had that desire to spend time with other new moms. I had met a few moms at the hospital pre-natal classes and we became friends. We would meet at the local coffee shop or each other's homes on a weekly basis. They were my sanity savers! There are great mommy networking groups, … [Read more...]
The Last Day of October
It's no secret that I'd been ready for October end, but I do enjoy the Halloweening... might as well go out with a loud noise, right? BAM. The other day I talked about getting my costume together, which was fairly easy since I owned nearly all the components already, but the hard part was … [Read more...]
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