Hi Gorgeouses! GUESS WHAT??!! Today, we've got BRITNEY IN HER UNDIES! Isn't that, like, AMAZING!? I mean? Can you, like, BELIEVE? Like, omigosh, like! We ALSO have some Emmy Award nominations, FASHION RUNDOWN, the PEREZ HILTON & VICTORIA BECKHAM  interview from Coming to America, and … [Read more...]

you never forget your first kiss. (you're thinking about it. i know. go on, remember your first kiss. and smile. and wonder where that boy (or girl) is right now) mine was the summer before 7th grade. Benji was an older man - an 8th grader...ooh. and i really liked him. and he kissed me. in my … [Read more...]

We're excited to bring you the next installment in our video series, "Women's Intuition", on urbanmoms.ca.  This insightful and entertaining series is inspired by you, Canadian moms, and hosted by the incredibly creative team at Schick Intuition Plus. In this series we'll cover tons of topics … [Read more...]

A great big smoochy thank you to all you wonderful urbanmoms.ca readers for your heart-warming response to my last post. You know, it's at times like these that I marvel at the support and encouragement we women/moms can offer each other. Just when I was down low in the deepest of doldrums, you came … [Read more...]

We're experiencing hot summer temperatures here in Alberta, and can I tell you how sick I am of cooking?  The thought of using even the microwave makes me break out in a sweat. You see, when the mercury hits the 30s and only 2% of homes have air conditioning (no, I'm not one of the lucky ones) … [Read more...]

Hi Gorgeouses, Today's post is brief but no less HOTT! See, the humid summer heat got me today. I'm couch/bed-ridden. I sit up and I feel faint. SWOON. But, I gotta tide you over with some good gossip, so.... check it!!! THE VICTORIA WE'VE NEVER SEEN BEFORE -- SHE SMILES.... Did you SEE Victoria … [Read more...]

Once again, the urbanmoms.ca team is thrilled to be able to bring you the story of a mom-turned-entrepreneur. As with so many of these amazing stories, this one started with a mom making something for her own child in order fill a void she found in the marketplace. This week, Taira's … [Read more...]

Great Wolf Lodge.  Four days ago, all I knew about this place was that it had water slides and that it was in Niagara Falls. Here's what I didn't know:  When you walk in to the cavernous lobby, decorated in log-cabin style with elaborate animal-themed decorations, you are greeted to the … [Read more...]

Must. Have. Smartfood Popcorn. NOW!!!!!!!! No, seriously, I MUST HAVE IT. Hold on a sec, 'kay. Going to go call Josh -- he'll be coming home from swimming with the monkey now. Better catch him on his way home.... 'kay back. He's going to get me some. He better not dilly-dally, though. I need it … [Read more...]

I can't believe  I have been blogging for urbanmoms for 6 months! 6 months and I still haven't run out of things to say. People who know me well will not be surprised and neither will my mother!  The urbanmoms readers haven't run out of things to say either and I have amassed a wealth of … [Read more...]