Mom 101

Ice, Ice Baby

The only way to get through the winter in Canada is to embrace it. Get out there and have fun.…

The Places We Go: Our Current Fave Sites

It’s not that you’re unfaithful, you just like to travel occassionally. We know, and we’re OK with that.
It’s a great big world out there—of websites that is. We actually have a roster of our own savvy favourites that come to our aid all the time. They’re nice to have in our lives (variety being the spice of life and all that).

If when we say ‘online’, you say ‘shopping’, check out etsy.com. It’s a fantastic online marketplace of handmade things to buy

The Mom Stash III

They say a man’s home is his castle.
We moms command a different palace—the family car. And since we spend so much time there, we might as well fortify it with all things we need to do battle. Here’s the latest in our irregular Mom Stash series—tried and tested ideas to equipping your car for any encounter. (We keep a plastic dollar-store basket stocked up and handy for a variety of battles.)

Check It Out

“Read it again Mom.”
We know you’d like to but you’re facing a sinkful of dishes, the Everest of all laundry piles and, on top of that, you’ve already read “Chicka Chicka Boom Boom” 17 times in the last 24 hours. Kids may love constant repetition but you don’t.

Jack’s in the Box

Big gift arrives. Child screams with glee.

You Know the Type

There’s just no easy way to put a label on the complex modern day mom. Still, some people just can’t help themselves (Don’t they know labels are for hats and mitts?).

You Know the Type

There’s just no easy way to put a label on the complex modern day mom. Still, some people just can’t help themselves (Don’t they know labels are for hats and mitts?).

You Know the Type

There’s just no easy way to put a label on the complex modern day mom. Still, some people just can’t help themselves (Don’t they know labels are for hats and mitts?).

Please Send Elves

Dear Santa,
Thanks for your help this holiday season with the gifts and all. Now that the stuff is bought and under the tree (ahem), we hoped you might be able to help with a few things for our SavvyMoms.