Here at urbanmoms.ca we're very supportive of the recent trend towards WAHMs (work-at-home-moms, for the uninitiated). After all, it's what we are! We even have an entire section of the site devoted to sharing stories from fellow mom entrepreneurs (work at home or otherwise) and to helping them … [Read more...]
The Sequel is – GASP – Better Than the Original?
This review is written by Kath, urbanmoms.ca staffer and blogger at Losing It. On Saturday afternoon I joined my daughters (and several hundred other hungry Sparks and Brownies and Girl Guides) at the theatre to watch Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa. I did not have high hopes. Why? Well, I've seen … [Read more...]
And We Wait
We have come so far in the last 200 years when it comes to modern medicine. But what I have learned this week is that we still have a really long way to go. There is no cure for cancer. There is no totally effective treatment for melanoma. What works for some doesn't always work for others and the … [Read more...]
Lumpy
My Mom: Jen. Come here. Does my scar look lumpy? It has been feeling a bit lumpy. Me: Let me see. (Lifts shirt to see scar on shoulder) My Dad: How long has it felt lumpy?! Why didn't you say it was lumpy?! You need to tell someone if the scar feels lumpy! Jen, does it look lumpy?! Me: Oh my. Well. … [Read more...]
The Final Stretch or The First Step
This is the final week of the intensive Interferon treatment for my mom. It has been a wild ride and I know we will all be happy when it is over. But, this is by no means "it". She has 11 more months of Interferon self injected 3 times per week and we are waiting to hear whether she will … [Read more...]
Tell Me About Your Failure
Take those things out of your ears and tell me your biggest failure right this minute young lady!" That's me, parent extraordinaire, attempting a deep bonding moment with my pre-teen daughter. I was just following the advice of Stanford University professor Carol Dweck in her book, Mindset: The New … [Read more...]
Featured Mom Business: Z’fina Slings
With the combined help of baby experts and fashion designers, Z’fina’s pouch-style baby slings have been created for fashion and function, perfect for today’s professional parent. Only recently, parents have been revisiting baby slings as an alternative to bulky child carriers. Nicola Wolters of … [Read more...]
Uncertainty
Lately I've been thinking a lot about how much we, as humans, know about our bodies. It's amazing, really. I mean, think about it: we have decoded the human freakin' genome, people. It doesn't get more detailed than that. And then again, we know so little about how it all works together. At the … [Read more...]
An Exciting New Endeavour
There are very few brands I really respect. And even fewer brands I admire. However, as many of you know, the Dove brand is one of them. Having worked in marketing for many years I know how hard it is to lead the way to change. It takes an exceptional brand and some brave marketers to challenge the … [Read more...]
Oasis 100% Pure Fruit Juice Blends with Nutrients
Our Go2Girlz product testing panel have been at it again, this time testing Oasis 100% Juice Blend Wild Berries Pomegranate Antioxia and Oasis 100% Juice Blend Cranberry with fibre pure fruit juices. The lucky testers received samples of both juices, which they were asked to try out themselves and … [Read more...]
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