We are very busy so I need a kitchen that works for our family. When planning our renovation I have had a tendency to get off track and a bit starry eyed looking at some of the beautiful design options, especially for the kitchen. Custom built cabinets, restaurant grade appliances and wine cellars … [Read more...]
The Kitchen Backsplash: My Toughest Reno Decision Yet
The kitchen backsplash was turning out to be the toughest decision yet. I have come to realize that the kitchen is the most complex and time consuming room in the house to redesign. There are so many details and decisions to make it is mind boggling. And one of those decisions has had me virtually … [Read more...]
Tips for Life: Teach Kids to Get Organized
Okay, before you start rolling on the floor and spitting the coffee out of your mouth from laughing hysterically at the thought of your kids being organized, let's see if it's actually do-able. Is that a word? I mean, I'm in the same boat as most of you ...don't go there, right? Is this you? Do … [Read more...]
…While You Work…
I love watching little kids learn a new trick. Winking. Snapping. They're often so very proud of a new skill mastered, and chances are, it'll never be un-learned. Ava Scarlett has been DESPERATE to learn how to whistle for some time now. And it's both hilarious and heart-breaking to watch her try … [Read more...]
Every Lunch Hour I Go On A Guilt Trip
I'm the kind of guy that eats a lot of the same thing day in and day out. A few years ago when I was trying to lose weight I ate a quarter chicken with salad (balsamic vinaigrette on the side) for 4 straights months. Turned out it worked. I lost around 18 pounds. I credit my OCD and bland palate to … [Read more...]
A Sunday Drive
One of my favourite things to do with the family is go for a drive. We are totally kitted out too: we have the van, the dvd player, the snacks, the toys, the crackers that end up all over the floor, and the juice that ends up everywhere but in their mouths. In fact we love driving so much that … [Read more...]
Top 10 Tips for Making a Temporary Space Your Own
During our renovation project we are lucky to have a designer helping us and even more fortunate that she will be contributing regular posts to UrbanMoms. We asked Silvia how to make our temporary space in my sister's basement more our own for the months we will be living here. She gave us some … [Read more...]
Pain’t that a shame
My wife and I moved to our house in Acton last summer, so as you can imagine, we have spent the last 10 months chipping away at making a 9 year old home new to us. Personally, I wanted to keep it simple, such as, making a coffee table out of beer empties. You know from the 'Frat House Collection' … [Read more...]
Can Making Your Bed Change Your Life?
How many of us dreaded that common refrain from our childhood of "Go make your bed!"? Did we not hate hearing it, and then go pull up the covers and flatten down the lumps as fast as we could,so we could get on with the fun part of our day? I know that was me as a child. However, I started making my … [Read more...]
Locked Out
As many of you know when you have kids, colds are contagious. Your kid gets a cold, then you get it, then your spouse, and so on and so on - the house is infested with germs. There is not a germ that doesn't latch itself to my little guys. I'm seriously thinking about making my own antibiotics in … [Read more...]