Recently I had lunch with a friend I met on Twitter. And yes, we really are friends. We happen to have met on Twitter but we are now friends in real life. We connected through Twitter, met a few times at events and became friends. It doesn't happen often for me but it does happen.Mostly I … [Read more...]
The Company of Women
I can't believe that it's exam time again. I'm about to complete my second semester of teaching at the College, and it's flown by so quickly. It's been a whole academic year that I've been here. The first semester was a whirlwind; doing everything for the first time was … [Read more...]
Best TV Episodes of 2010
Wow, you guys. When I decided I was going to rate the best EPISODES of TV that I watched this year instead of the best SHOWS, I thought it was going to be an easy task. Sure, if by easy you actually mean near-impossible. It was really hard to remember, and, well, certain episodes stick out in my … [Read more...]
My Village
The timing of this is ironic as Amanda just blogged about this very topic."It takes a village to raise a child"It takes a special kind of village to raise a special needs child. And I've got one. Tuesday proved it.At pick up Tuesday after school, Cuyler had what I can only describe as "a … [Read more...]
Feeling the Love
Tuesday night I decided to register our family for the 2010 Walk Now For Autism. I created our family's webpage. Set it up with our team name - Cuyler's Crew - and sent out an email to several family and friends to let them know that we are participating this year.The generosity so far … [Read more...]
New TV Season
So, the new TV season is upon us. And I for one watched a ridiculous amount of TV last week to check out most of the new & returning shows. I mean, it was a silly amount of TV. At one point I contemplated watching TV in my room so that I could PVR 2 shows & watch a … [Read more...]
Neigbourhood Fiesta
This past weekend, our wonderful nanny, Maria, hosted an amazing street party for the kids on our street. I feel very lucky to live on this street: There are 19 kids on our street alone, and all the families are warm, loving and very family-oriented. As a result, since we all moved … [Read more...]
I get by with a little help from my friends.
Thank you. Thank you each and every one of you who commented, called, or emailed after I posted about the death of my dear old pal. I felt so much better knowing that others had gone through this and I wasn't really evil despite my eldest child's claims. We are reminded of her often when we see a … [Read more...]
Social Networking. Not just a virtual thing.
Marketers often spend a lot of time analyzing and strategizing about online social media - the power of social networking, the trend of online communities. I, of course, support this fully and completely. However, put aside the often present self-important navel gazing for a moment and at the core … [Read more...]
urbanmoms.ca – Community Snapshot and Insight
Recently we put out our semi-annual member survey asking for feedback, ideas, and information from the urbanmoms.ca community. I always find it incredibly interesting to hear from members on what their impression of the community is and how they would like to improve it. We also learn a … [Read more...]