last night i went to dinner with one of my besties from high school. i haven't seen her in 5 years. Naomi was one of my first friends in high school. on the first day of school we realized we had the exact same schedule, except that she was taking 10th grade math in 9th grade...but how freakin' … [Read more...]

Hi Gorgeouses! It sounds like I have a roller-coaster in my house -- the monkey is SHRIEKING in the bath....poor thing HATES it again. Any-HOOT, on tap today: CAPTAIN JACK IS BACK (YUM!); Lindsay Lohan checks into Promises Rehab; Apple and her granny CUTENESS; Celeb playdate alert!; John and Jess = … [Read more...]

Have you been to the mall lately?  Wow, the stores are packed with new looks.  It's so refreshing to see so many great pieces that can really enhance a mom's closet.  However, buyer beware!  Some of this season's hottest trends just do not work in a mom's world. I've identified … [Read more...]

A humourous tale from urbanmoms.ca member Connie... I suspected it during my pregnancies and it was confirmed when I became a stay-at-home mom.  I’ve definitely lost some brainpower since I became a parent.  We’ve all heard of “pregnancy brains” but my experience showed it evolved into a … [Read more...]

Our regular weekly feature urbanmoms.ca Marketplace is an open forum for mom-run businesses to share their amazing stories. This week, Candace's story... I am the Creator/Executive Producer of Name Your Tune, personalized CDs for children.  Name Your Tune was born as my maternity leave was … [Read more...]

When I was preparing to write this week's post, I set myself the task of thinking about the kitchen in a different way. What are the other things we do in the kitchen? Other than cooking, that is. Here's my top five list of fave things to do in the kitchen: 5. HOMEWORK (I always hated being isolated … [Read more...]

Okay, believe it or not...it snowed again here...BIG TIME! Here's the view off my back deck on the morning of May 24th: And here's the tree in our front lawn...completely bowed-over by heavy snow. In fact, lots of people lost branches or entire trees in this storm. I just hate when innocent trees … [Read more...]

We are thrilled to launch our brand new 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 from fitness … [Read more...]

remember this bag? the one i wore in THE fashion show? the one i was in LOVE with but it was the only thing i wasn't allowed to keep? the one i never could justify spending the money on? well...guess what i got for my birthday??? that's right. THE bag. it's the last one in Toronto, they said at … [Read more...]

Hi Gorgeouses! I'm watching Britain's Next Top Model right now, and it SUCKS compared to America's -- which goes to show how much the show NEEDS Tyra, etc., etc.. Boooooring. On to gossip: Lindsay Lohan is SCREWED; Paris finds reason to smile; Sheryl Crow shows off the new babe; Rosie quit The View; … [Read more...]