To most moms, every day is coffee day—because, y'know, we need it to live. But today is officially National Coffee Day! What's the difference, we hear you cry? Well, instead of handing over your hard earned cash in exchange for mommy fuel, our favourite Canadian institution is caffeinating us … [Read more...]
Tim Hortons Allegedly Refuses To Hire Woman…Because She’s A MOM
A mother from Montreal is fighting back against coffee giant Tim Hortons after they allegedly refused to hire her after they found out she had children. According to Global News, the incident happened back in August 2012 when Jennifer Byrnes applied for night shifts at a Tim Hortons in Parc … [Read more...]
Gifts for Teacher
If, like me, you're spending a lot of time making your list and checking it twice, please don't forget the teachers. Our children's teachers; the unsung heroes who we entrust to instruct, develop and shape our children during most of the hours that they're not with us. Isn't that worth more than the … [Read more...]
New at Timmy’s
I was prepared to dislike the new Beef Lasagna Casserole at Tim Horton's. First of all, have you seen that commercial? The guy moaning about his mom while eating his lunch...yuck.Second, Beef Lasagna was one of my favourite meals growing up, so there's a significant nostalgia factor which makes me … [Read more...]
Breakfast On-the-Go
When it comes to the most important meal of the day, I'm a much better preacher than practicer. I would never let my kids leave for school without a well-balanced breakfast with protein, fruits and healthy carbs. However, I often find myself an hour into my morning at the office and realizing all … [Read more...]
Real Fruit Smoothies at Tim’s
Like most UrbanMoms, mornings are a crazy blur in my little part of the world. I find myself in a whirl of packing lunches, signing agendas, finding library books, checking homework, and by the time I get the kids out the door and stumble out myself, it's not unusual for me to realize that I haven't … [Read more...]
Witching Hour
I always remember when the kids were babies and toddlers that the 2 hours surrounding dinnertime were witching hour. Screaming, tantrums. Nobody was happy.Poor Sean would come home to me frazzled and frustrated. I'd hand a baby over to him so I go stir the beans we would have with … [Read more...]
FotoFriday – What About Everything Else?
This sits in my kitchen Do good mothers also have baskets of laundry not put away, a sink full of dishes, driddle on the toilet seat (and on the floor), shoes strewn about the front door, unmade beds, a pile of fliers beside the couch and empty Tims Hortons coffee cups on every level of the … [Read more...]
Favourite Things – Holiday edition
As you probably gathered from my previous post - I love Christmas.I love everything about it. Everything. I have especially loved watching Oprah's favourites things - for TWO days!! I think I was most impressed by how beautifully her studio was decorated because really - the … [Read more...]
News Headlines for Friday, May 15, 2009
In National News: GM, CAW negotiations face midnight deadline (CBC)In our opinion: This is the human side of the economic downturn. Our hearts go out to the folks in Canada's automobile sector. Relationship with Schreiber 'peripheral': Mulroney (Globe and Mail) Tim Hortons accuses B.C. teen of roll … [Read more...]