Detoxing gossip? No chance. Gossip is my food right now. Am hungry for it. So hungry. Weak. I'm on Day 7 of my detox. This is the most challenging of the 10 days....No kidding. Sooo tired. I can eat. like. nothing. So forgive me this one time if i'm a little lax in this post. Like if i don't … [Read more...]

A Color of His Own by Leo Lionni is the charming story of a chameleon searching for his own color, who ends up finding a true friend. Re-published this year by Random House, we sent this beautifully illustrated book off to our research panel for review, thinking it a good choice for fall - with the … [Read more...]

Congratulations to Sun-Rype contest winners Carina from BC, and Ellie from Ontario! Both women have won an exclusive community party courtesy of Sun-Rype. The votes were just too close to choose only one winner! Thanks to everyone who participated and to Sun-Rype for generously offering a … [Read more...]

Hi.  I’m Joanne and I’m a single mom with three kids.  I recently discovered urbanmoms.ca and fell in love with the sense of community I’ve found here.  Only, I noticed there was no content about being a single “urbanmom”.  So, when Jen asked me to, I decided to contribute. I’ve … [Read more...]

Now that Thanksgiving dinner is over, you probably have a fridge full of turkey and other leftovers. We know that it's never wise to keep leftover food in the fridge for longer than a week, so what to do with it all? I mean, a turkey sandwich on Monday (or Tuesday) is delish, but really...how many … [Read more...]

A Color of His Own by Leo Lionni is the charming story of a chameleon searching for his own color, who ends up finding a true friend. Re-published this year by Random House, we sent this beautifully illustrated book off to our research panel for review, thinking it a good choice for fall - with the … [Read more...]

Week: 20Pounds Lost: 38.5 Welcome back, dear reader, to the adventures of Kath, the erstwhile weight-loss-wonder. Unfortunately for her, our heroine finds herself stalled in her steady journey of weight loss. Why, you ask, has her steady progress to date slowed to a near standstill? Ah...read on and … [Read more...]

We've been pretty lucky with WonderBaby - in addition to being the very embodiment of love, she is a sweet-tempered, easy-going baby. Sure, she has an indomitable will, and the strength of a dozen toddlers, and refuses to nap during the day, but any challenges that we have faced with her in her … [Read more...]

Having the mayor as your Zaydie (grandfather) certainly has its privileges. We arrived at my mom's house, and we weren't there for ten minutes before the mayor whisked up the two kids and took them down to the North Shore fire station, where my kids are now honorary firefighters. they even came home … [Read more...]

Still a bitch. Because still detoxing. Go to my damn blog dammit for details. Actually, I'm feeling wonderful. Bitchy and hungry for something other than apples (yuck), pears and greens....But, light, and strong and cleansed. It's a good thing. A challenge -- HUGE -- but so worth it. I'm also … [Read more...]