Yes, of course everything on your list is done. You’re a savvy Ottawa mom, after all. The gifts are wrapped,…

Yes, of course everything on your list is done. You’re a Vancouver savvy mom, after all. The gifts are wrapped,…

Yes, of course everything on your list is done. You’re a savvy Calgary mom, after all. The gifts are wrapped,…

Yes, of course everything on your list is done. The gifts are wrapped, no doubt. Your party outfits are all…

Baby, it’s cold outside! And you know something else…Baby’s bound to get a cold this winter (Mom, Dad, Little Sis and ‘Tweenager too). This ‘common’ reality for moms is hard to avoid (although handwashing definitely helps) but a few handy tricks in your mom arsenal can help make life a lot less stuffy when the dreaded cold hits, especially now that we can’t depend on any children’s cold medicine.

We all know where to get the best mom advice (and it’s not from Dr. Spock). It’s from our fellow moms, of course (and we try to deliver on that mission every day here at SavvyMom). So, today as a little respite from the ever-present holiday stuff (is it just us or are our kids the only ones a little over-excited by the prospect of presents?), we gathered up some fun yet practical advice from some of our friends and people we admire just for you, advice that’s sure to be useful to every mom: