What is IN Cheez Whiz that makes it SO deelicious right now? I haven't eaten Cheez Whiz in, like, 25 YEARS. I'm an ORGANIC, WHOLE FOODS FREAK! I mean, I eat LENTILS and KAMUT and SPELT. But, today, I just HAD to have CHEEZ WHIZ. What's THAT all about? And, wanna know what's more? After I ate it? I … [Read more...]

I hate myself. Officially. I have issued myself a certificate of self-loathing. Why? Well, it's a bit of a painful story. Kinda convoluted and complicated and tangent-y. Still wanna hear it? Ya sure? Okay. Well, you know how my scale switches between pounds and kilos, right? So I stepped on it … [Read more...]

First, a disclaimer; parts of this entry may be more judgmental than necessary and even than I actually feel but I'm getting a bit beat up on the whole baby business. I am a not so closet tabloid junkie.  I became one when the Gaffer spent her first three months in hospitals.  They were … [Read more...]

what do you do when you are in a crowd of people and your 4-year-old says, "i'm Dixie. Dixie Normous." is there anything to do other than laugh? … [Read more...]

Hi Gorgeouses, If you own a TV or a radio, and you turned one of the two on this weekend, you couldn't NOT have missed the inspiring and, frankly, AWESOME "Live Earth" concert -- anyone who's ANYONE participated. Today we got some more celeb tips in the spirit of the concert, PLUS, pics of … [Read more...]

It's everywhere in my home:  piles of crap. In my room, it's piles of clothes. On our dining room table, piles of papers - bills, fliers, my son's artwork from school - you name it.  In our kitchen, it's cookbooks, jars of change, dishes filled with my daughter's hair clips, and books, … [Read more...]

i'm a hand washer. i'm a purell user. i use my feet to flush public toilets. i avoid salad bars. i don't drink out of plastic cups. i use lysol wipes like they are going out of style. some might label me a germophobe. some might think me completely normal and not a germophobe at all (because i'm not … [Read more...]

Hi Gorgeouses! First it was Britney, then the Spice Girls, and NOW.... They're BACK! The girls are BACK! Our FAVE NYC GORGEOUSES are BACK!! Well, they're coming back. In movie form. Don't you LOVE IT!!!??? This has been in the works for a long time, but the project originally fell through when … [Read more...]

i'd been feeling disenchanted with the gym lately. i've been going, pretty consistently, since january. we are now in July. so, that's, 6 months, yes? well...the only thing i really have to show for it is a really nice back. i'm serious. i weigh EXACTLY the same thing i weighed on January 1st. my … [Read more...]

THESE CONTESTS ARE NOW CLOSED! urbanmoms.ca is thrilled to announce three great new contests for members! It's so easy to enter...simply login, then go to your membership preferences, and select one, two or all three contests to enter! If you're not yet an urbanmoms.ca member, simply select the … [Read more...]