The Worldly Web

It’s wild and wonderful out there on the World Wide Web but like Dorothy said, ‘there’s no place like home’.

So it’s no wonder that three new sites we discovered recently while hanging ten on the web grabbed our attention. They all bring expert services from far off places into the comfort of our own homes (which comes in handy at naptime, nighttime or any other time we have a few minutes to ourselves).

Since our gig as a mom began, we haven’t been getting in as many downward dogs as we might like. But with our new membership at Yogaglo.com, we’re asana-ing every day. Yogaglo.com streams a wide variety of yoga classes in HD video from a studio on Santa Monica, providing the experience of taking a studio-based yoga class right in your home. With a wide variety of yoga practices available, great teachers and classes from 5 to 120 minutes long, you can take an unlimited number of classes at your convenience (or perhaps we should say at your children’s convenience) for $18 a month (that’s per month, not per class). The site also offers several yoga education resources such as video demonstrations of poses.

But it’s not just our core that we moms obsess about; it’s also about getting dinner on the table. We found another great resource to try out for that too. The mission of Notakeout.com is to provide a complete family dinner, an express-checkout-friendly (i.e. short) shopping list and a step-by-step game plan to get that entire delicious, seasonal meal on the table for your family in no time while maintaining your sanity. We’ve got no more excuses for ordering takeout when we have a virtual personal chef advising us about what to serve for dinner (including recos for dessert and accompanying wine) every morning in our inbox. (Guest chefs on the site have even included notables such as Alice Waters from Chez Panisse.) With notakeout.com, we’re saving time, saving money and eating better. Yum!

How about your knickers, mom? Bet you haven’t invested in a new pair for a while. Well, to be ‘brief’ on this one, we found an alternative to dragging your crew into a lingerie store (and worse, trying on a thong in front of them). Pantybypost.com can help. The monthly French lingerie subscription service (based in Vancouver) will ensure your underwear drawer gets a little more stylin’. Sign up, select your size and style, and then once a month for the duration of the subscription, you’ll find a surprise panty waiting in your mailbox in an elegantly packaged box. There’s lots of choice and simple sizing, and you can choose a 1, 2, 3, 6 or 12 month package (about $18 a month). You’ll be feeling sassier, even if you are wearing them under your mom jeans or yoga pants. Makes a great gift too.

Get fit, get dinner and get something frilly. Who doesn’t need help in each one of those departments?

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