...ask James Frey" okay...okay...it's not my line. i can't take credit for it. thanks, JJ Philbin. my god...have a mentioned how much i love the OC and how upset i am that the network asses are taking it off the air?? anyway, the point is that it's friday....and you know what that means...a … [Read more...]

Hi Gorgeouses! I just got back from a meeting with the fabulous Ali and the also-fab Jen (yes, that one). We were talking about all the exciting stuff that's to come for Urbanmoms. Oh, you just wait, Gorgeouses! You. Just. Wait. So, I actually had a GNO! And, I needed it. I've been going a little … [Read more...]

Congratulations to our lucky winner, Joni from British Columbia! This contest is now closed; thank you to everyone who took part. One lucky urbanmoms.ca member will win a years' supply of Dove Nourishing Hand Wash and a $100 gift certificate to the spa of their choice. To enter, follow the … [Read more...]

Now that the holidays have come to an end unfortunately, so has our contest to win a Baileys Latte set.  Thanks to all of you who entered!  Hope you had a wonderful holiday.  And, congratulations to our winners listed below. Christine from Charlottetown Lori from Hamilton Kim from … [Read more...]

Hi Gorgeouses, I'm sitting here watching the People's Choice Awards. I should have some good pics from it for you in my next post. For now I'm going to tell you that, no matter what the Intergossips are saying, Halle Berry does NOT look pregnant. They saw her in this: Photo, with thanks, c/o … [Read more...]

Phew! Back to the blessed routine again! Now, don't get me wrong...I do enjoy the winter holidays: having my kids around all the time, having my husband around most of the time, not hearing the alarm every morning...and I look forward to school/work holidays every time. But I'm always ready to go … [Read more...]

I am a good wife. This is pretty undeniable. You see, i like sports. i like sports a lot. possibly more than my husband. (well, he likes hockey more than i, but i've got football and basketball covered). i drink beer. i drink scotch. I eat ribs with my hands and don't care if i get dirty. I can eat … [Read more...]

Thank you to those of you who contributed to our winter boot drive.  Your generosity and efforts helped us collect over 120 pairs of new and gently used boots which were distributed to several shelters via an organization called Windfall.  Your kindness will go along way in helping those … [Read more...]

Dove Nourishing Hand Washurbanmoms.ca Tested and Approved! As you know, we never endorse a product on urbanmoms.ca unless it has been tested and approved by our Research and Testing Panel. Well, we sent samples of the new Dove Nourishing Hand Wash out to our panel and it came through the test with … [Read more...]

Week: 30 Pounds Lost: 49.2 Just before the holidays, my Weight Watchers leader challenged our group to set weight loss, maintenance or gain goals for the two weeks that covered the holiday season. She handed out little boxes with ribbons in them: you were to choose a green ribbon if you wanted to … [Read more...]