By Heather our Globetrotting Mama   The best trip in the world loses luster if you can't bore your friends with photos when you get home. In the old film days, they would've had to nod and smile as I took them through a compilation of fuzzy, over exposed shots of people they couldn't … [Read more...]

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I assumed that I'd start my blog on UrbanMoms by giving you the lowdown on me, my son Will and our somewhat crazy existence together up to now.  But you should know - when something gets to me, I like to take to my blog and vent about it.  So you may as well get to know me like that … [Read more...]

I guess I am a hockey mom. My son plays competitive hockey and now my 7 year-old daughter is hockey obsessed. All they ever want to do is play mini-sticks or shinny and every morning they get on the computer and give us the lowdown on the previous night's NHL games. But me? I don't really watch … [Read more...]

What is it about being pregnant that draws rude, shocking and infuriating comments from people? Strangers see a woman with a baby bump and suddenly feel free to make a snide joke about how big she is, or chuckle lecherously about whether or not she knows what made it happen. I suppose a … [Read more...]

She's THAT Mom is a blog series that will highlight one mother who embraces an alternative parenting philosophy, in hopes that we as mothers can learn from and grow with each other.  New moms will be featured monthly.  Leave a comment discussing your ideals, thoughts, questions, or … [Read more...]

I don't know about you, but *I* was watching yesterday while the Oscar nominations were announced. I always do. Because even though there's always buzz about who will and who won't be nominated, especially after both the SAG awards and the Golden Globes are over with, there are always … [Read more...]

Ray Kroc believed in what he called the three-legged stool. The success of the company is based on the three legs of the organization: owner/operators, employees, and suppliers. All three legs need to be happy and they need to work together. Firstly, the simple fact that so many major McDonald's … [Read more...]

Harumika. What is it? That was the question on the minds of most of the Go2Girlz who took part in our recent product testing program. We asked 100 Go2Girlz and their daughters to test out this new fashion-design toy in their homes and tell us what they thought. Most of our testing panel members were … [Read more...]

With Valentine's Day coming up, I like to be prepared to get a bunch of baking, crafts and sweets on the go. One of my favourite treats to indulge myself and my loved ones with is chocolate covered strawberries. They are so impressive and yet so easy to prepare. The list of ingredients is … [Read more...]