For the last year I've been traveling with my husband and two sons. Non-stop. Every morning they were there when I woke up, every meal we ate together and every evening theirs were the last voices I heard before I fell asleep. Depending on the day people either hear this and think : That woman is … [Read more...]
2011 Chevrolet Cruze: Let’s Cruze, baby!
Model Tested: Chevrolet Cruze LT Turbo Competition in its class: Honda Civic • Toyota Corolla • Mazda 3 • Nissan Sentra • Ford Focus • Volkswagen Jetta MSRP for the model tested: $19, 495 for the LT Turbo (Cruze LS starts at $14,995) with an additional $1,570 in optional upgrades. Even before … [Read more...]
Life Lessons: The Kids Are Alright Edition
The last few weeks have been extremely stressful. I am not going to go into the gory details but any competitive hockey or sports mom can relate. It is that time of year. The politicking has begun and it is time to select next year's team. Sit back and watch common sense and compassion become a … [Read more...]
When Losers Win
No, this is not a post about weight loss and the benefits of "losing". This is, in fact, a post about the great things experienced when playing for a losing team. And yes, I'm serious. Shocking, right? I mean, we all want to win. Winning is fun and motivating and it feels good. And if this is true … [Read more...]
When It’s Time to Quit
One of the things we worry about as parents is that our kids will give up on something too soon. That they won't give it a fair chance. Sometimes we worry that our child will be a quitter. But what happens when it might actually be time to quit?My son started playing competitive soccer kind of by … [Read more...]
When Companies Give Back
Here at UrbanMoms we work with a lot of companies and a lot of brands. Most of them are forward thinking, creative, and working hard to give consumers, us, what we want. Many of them support programs locally and globally that truly give back to the communities that support them. McDonald's, for one, … [Read more...]
Role Models: Miley Cyrus or Cassie Campbell?
I often shake my head in bewilderment at the people presented as role models to our children, specifically our girls. We see these tweens and teens carefully created, glammed-up and packaged for presentation to our easily influenced youngins as people they should strive to be. However, these girls … [Read more...]
You Can Take the Kid Out of the…
Playing competitive sports, ANY competitive sport, is a huge commitment of time and money. Sometimes I find it is hard to keep things in perspective and get some balance in life. This is especially difficult when your child plays two competitive sports. Like my son - hockey in the winter and soccer … [Read more...]
The Shift
My son had a soccer game the other day. They lost. Oh well, these things happen. No biggie. Most of the kids had smiles on their faces within minutes of the whistle blowing. My son ran over to tell me, yet again, that he was "STARVING". Dinner #2 here we come.As we got into the car I noticed that he … [Read more...]