Hi Gorgeouses! Happy Canada Day!!! As my gift to you, and to CANADA, I offer you THIS: Cam and her man, Britney and her chapstick, Rebecca Gayheart and her ciggy, Jessica and her GLAM, Beyonce and her METALLICS, the princes and their concert, Isaiah and his excuses, AND MORE!check it!!! MORE … [Read more...]

Living in New Brunswick, it was a challenge for my mum to find all the requisite ingredients for our favourite Indian dishes.  We would make an annual pilgrimage to Toronto (Kohinoor on Gerrard Street - it's still there!) and stock up on basmati rice, vibrant orange and yellow lentils, aromatic … [Read more...]

Hi Gorgeouses! Got cold. Bad cold. And, preggers am. Cold + preggers = TERRIBLY-HORRIBLE combo. But, gossip makes it better. You make it better. LOVE! Today we got daddy-daughter-day-out! Alanis and...WHO? Paris MANIA...of course.... And, MORE! Must eat a freezy. Hold on.... 'Kay back. Will eat … [Read more...]

Celebrities are notorious for choosing unique names for their children...Pilot Inspektor, Audio Science, and Moxie Crimefighter all make little Apple look mainstream. (the name has actually started to grow on me of late. i swear) Nowadays, it's not just the celebs who try to come up with the most … [Read more...]

Now that we're well and truly into summer, I thought it would be great to focus on some of the amazing cuisine we look forward to all year long. Of course the first thing that comes to mind when you think of summer cuisine is the old stand-by barbecue (and I have plans for our friend the barbie … [Read more...]

So, I'm sitting here eating an apple as I type. Why? Major, major case of guilt and self-deprecation, that's why! You see, last week I hosted a party for one of those home-based direct sales businesses - you remember the old Tupperware party, right? Well, it's in the same vein, but mine was all … [Read more...]

Hi Gorgeouses! Okay, so A FEW OF YOU tried to get me in trouble with THE BOSS (Jen)! She told me ALL about it when we went out on the town with my fellow Urbanmoms writers and Agathe tonight. You APPARENTLY think I should be covering the REBECCA ECKLER story. Personally, I don't think it's my … [Read more...]

...and always be prepared. I always have the camera, so i get to reap the rewards of having the only pictures from an incredibly awesome (and giggly) girls night out at Grazie. The lovely Jen took us out for an equally lovely dinner. and Haley, the horndog (seriously...guys, she is like a man, … [Read more...]

My name is  Cheryl Atkinson and I am a busy mom of 3 children  The newest addition is only 8 1/2 months old. I am also the owner of my Bump Maternity situated in The Beach (in Toronto)! While pregnant with my second daughter I was amazed that fashionable yet affordable maternity clothes … [Read more...]

Arrrgh. I'm having one of those days. Probably not the best day to blog. But, then again, probably THE best day to blog because blogging makes me giddy...(hee). My eyebrows are stuck in that same curled-up worried posture. Not sure why -- they're just stuck there. Maybe because I'm trying to keep my … [Read more...]