Here we are at the end of another year. How is it possible? I often see myself in the mirror or catch myself singing to a song and realize how fast time has gone by. I am sometimes taken off guard when I realize that I am no longer that risk taking teen with my whole life a blank page ahead of me. I am now a mother to two "big kids" and have been a wife for nearly 12 years. I have a career, a successful business, and a fully formed life. Not that I don't have plenty to... More »

Sorry for my recent absence but I've been "busy" relaxing on the beach. My husband finally managed to convince this obsessive workaholic that it was time to take a break. No blackberry. No internet. No urbanmoms.ca. What's a girl to do?! Believe it or not, I managed just fine. After all, it was only a week and I have my faithful Kath and Agathe to keep everything running. So, want the scoop? We spent an AMAZING week at the Occidental Grand in Cozumel, Mexico. Beautiful beach, clear water, and the second largest reef in the world. Although we are not... More »

I always hear about celebrity sightings and have had a few of my own but I've never really hobknobbed with anyone famous...until recently. I was waiting to be interviewed at a local morning show sitting in the Green Room (anyone know why it is called The Green Room?). That's when I spotted him. He's all over the TV. He travels around the world jetsetting and living the high life. At first I was really nervous to approach him but I got up my nerve and asked for a picture. The quality isn't great because it was on a cell phone... More »

Not familiar with the term "foot beard"? Neither was I until I had a conversation with my nearly 5 year old daughter yesterday. Let me just frame this one for you. My daughter sees my husband shave his beard every morning. Her only experience with shaving really is daddy shaving his beard. 'Kay...got it? Then yesterday I decided to have a late afternoon tub to warm up from my freezing walk to and from the school yard...plus, I desperately needed to shave my legs. After all, I have a Holiday Party this weekend! Anyhoo, my daughter decided to come... More »