*****Edited to add: i've been listening to all your music submissions. and will be picking a winner on Friday. BUT, it's not too late to give me some music to listen to. please send more!!! first things first: they are actually much, much cuter in person. and on her little chubby feet. and second … [Read more...]

Ever heard of a meme? If you're a blogger, you've probably caught a meme once or twice. They're easy to catch. You can even catch memes through e-mail. And if you've ever caught one, you've almost certainly passed it on to someone else. And you probably did it on purpose. The word 'meme' was coined … [Read more...]

i could confess that i ate my weight in peanut butter squares over this holiday. but i won't. I'll save that for another day and get my butt to the gym after work. instead, I'll make another little itty bitty confession. I'm a little wee bit of a competi-mommy. The term came to me via Her Bad … [Read more...]

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So tired. Just got home from Montreal. 6-hour drive. Monkey slept for only one of em. Can barely open eyes. Am trying to watch The Amazing Race, but nothing's registering (except for the "do horses smell fear?" line -- okayyyy?!). So so exhausted. But. Must. Write. GOSSIP! Check it!: KATE … [Read more...]

Welcome to the urbanmoms.ca media centre.  Our goal is to help you with your articles and features about the most influential social and economic demographic – moms.  From the issues on moms’ minds to their passions, peeves and pastimes, we can provide insight and perspective. Please do … [Read more...]

Wow. I went shopping yesterday (totally, desperately needed to get new pants) and had an epiphany. There is a club of attractive, appropriately-sized people out there, and I've just been admitted into its ranks. You know, I used to hear a lot about "fat discrimination", and I was sure it … [Read more...]

It's Call to Action Week over at Her Bad Mother: I asked bloggers to write posts about ways and means of making the world a better place. These posts took a variety of forms, and Canadian bloggers stepped up large: some wrote about a variety of charitable causes or about raising awareness of certain … [Read more...]

This evening begins the two-day-long eating-fest of Rosh Hashanah. yes, yes, i realize it's one of the high holidays and there's supposed to be a whole heck of a lot of praying and begging for forgiveness and atonement and what-not, but, for me, it's all about the food. and the family. i am, by … [Read more...]

Hi All! I'm still out here in Quebec City. We spent the entire day walking the cobble-stone roads, touring the Musée des Beaux Artes (which used to be prison -- so cool), walking along the St. Lawrence River. It was a little too windy out for the monkey's liking, but we managed. Josh-O and I just … [Read more...]