I've been back at work now for two weeks and I am bursting with joy.  After having been at home for the past 2.5 years, I can't tell you how great it is to be engaged in something outside of my home.  I've done some freelance writing over the past couple of years, which provided some … [Read more...]

Bring on the nostalgia…. did you celebrate The Cat in the Hat’s 50th  birthday by pulling out all of the great Dr. Seuss masterpieces from your kids library? Horton Hears a Who? The Lorax? Oh the Places you will go?  Whatever you read with your kids on Friday for Read Aloud! Day, I’m … [Read more...]

Bring on the nostalgia…. did you celebrate The Cat in the Hat’s 50th  birthday by pulling out all of the great Dr. Seuss masterpieces from your kids library? Horton Hears a Who? The Lorax? Oh the Places you will go?  Whatever you read with your kids on Friday for Read Aloud! Day, I’m sure … [Read more...]

Part 1 March 2006 my husband comes home from work and tells me we are going on vacation… to South Africa!... (with his parents!?!) After the shock wears off I freak: how can we afford it on his income? He assures me we can afford it; he just played every wedding he could get his hands on. And the … [Read more...]

Hi Gorgeouses! How are you?! Good stuff today: Naomi Campbell to carry out NARSTY sentence, Katie out by herself, Nicole Kidman swims for some lovin', Joel Madden assaults female photographer, More Garner-Affleck cuteness, Tobey Maguire and Baby Ruby, Suri pix, and more! check it!!!!! KATIE OUT AND … [Read more...]

We're back! Thanks to everyone for the feedback and comments on our first ever urbanmoms.ca StyleFile. We promised to focus on the topics that interest you, and as there were lots of questions about accessories, that's what we're going to review here. Well, of course there is no such thing as … [Read more...]

Rebecca Eckler is one of those writers. One of those. You either love her or you hate her. and as far as i can see, the love and the hate come from the same place. Rebecca gets paid to do what many of us can only dream of. she gets paid to sit on her ass in her pajamas and write about herself. … [Read more...]

The night may have been cold, but the party was hot! On Thursday, March 1, the urbanmoms.ca and Cuisinart team descended on the Calgary home of member Candace Leung for the second Kitchen Party event. And what a night it was! The preparations started mid-day with shopping at Calgary's Sunterra … [Read more...]

Strangely, I would never have seen myself here.  The idea of owning and running my own business simply never occurred to me.  I was quite happy working for someone else and focusing on “me” when the days came to a close.  I was always antsy though.  Never quite satisfied.  … [Read more...]

I've discovered how to motivate myself: GO SHOPPING! My sister was in town last week, and we skived off on a meeting and went shopping instead! My goal was to find something nice to wear to the Mom's Night Out event next month. Well, what I found blew my mind and has the added bonus of boosting my … [Read more...]