The Modish Mama

That Wouldn't Have Happened in a Minivan (so my husband says)

2010-04-08T21:05:00.000-07:00

Today was my little guy's first birthday. It was a special day but the chaos that is my life still ensued because when you have two little boys that is just how it goes. It was a preschool morning so we were in the throes of the morning rush when something happened that literally almost gave me a heart attack and left me totally wiped for the rest of the day because it was so overwhelming. We

WTF Wednesday: I'd Eat Sand For You Anytime

2010-03-31T06:30:00.000-07:00

As a mother I find that I am always walking a fine line. I am trying to be everything and anything my boys and husband need while desperately trying to retain some sense of self. I am trying not to sink into the abyss that can be motherhood because I am more than just a mother and for me, in the interest of my personal sanity, it is important that I remember that. There was a time when I thought

A Good Day for Retail Therapy

2010-03-29T17:17:00.000-07:00

I was so proud of myself. Yesterday I went shopping with my girlfriend and I did not buy one single thing. I contemplated, I put a few things on hold but I did not swipe that card once. I will admit I coveted the Olivia Bag in Pebble Grey from Roots but I did not buy it. I may drop a few hints because I think that baby should arrive on my arm for Mother's Day. I mean, I know it's a lame card

WTF Wednesday Update... Am I losing my Edge?

2010-03-24T22:13:00.000-07:00

I let you all down... I don't have a WTF today. I tried I really did. But, after last weeks hospital stay I have been feeling pretty grateful and (shock I know) I don't feel I have much to complain about. Honestly, I have been feeling a little emotionally exhausted and I just could not go to that place today. Lame I know but valid all the same. Instead of a new WTF I thought I would give an

Welcome to My Personal Hell

2010-03-22T20:26:00.000-07:00

It's an antique table made of apple and pear wood. When we found it at the local antique consignment store we were so pleased because it is long and thin and fits perfectly into our smallish dining room. I love my dining room table which is why I lament the fact that it has recently become my personal hell. If you are a parent you probably already know why this is the case. I suppose I should

You're Just a Crazy Mommy

2010-03-17T09:42:00.000-07:00

It was Sunday afternoon and my 11 -Month-Old was not doing so well. His breathing was shallow, he was lethargic and he was way too sleepy. So, I scooped him up and hauled him off to the Walk-In-Clinic at our Doctor's office. We got in right away and he saw a clinic doctor who quickly looked him over and decided he was fine and just needed to let it "run its course". I asked about his breathing

It's a Weighty Issue

2010-03-15T19:40:00.000-07:00

I’m going to go to that place that makes a lot of people very uncomfortable. You know the one I mean. It’s the place where people start to squirm a little in their seats and look around the table in a desperate attempt to social reference before they open their own mouths. It’s the place where people speak half-truths because they don’t want to offend anyone but then go home to their husbands and

Confession Time

2010-03-13T10:14:00.000-08:00

Ok ok I admit it... I have a thing for Robert Pattinson. I should probably be ashamed of myself to be admitting it (it's not like I haven't tweeted it enough) but I'm not. You see, before Mr. Pattinson I was a celebrity crush virgin. I know what you are thinking: Yeah right Kimberley, you love pop-culture you must have had a celebrity crush before!?! But seriously, I have never had a true

You Want to do the Right Thing... That Will Cost You!

2010-03-10T10:32:00.000-08:00

We try to be an environmentally conscious family. I am not going to pretend that we are single-handedly saving the world because we are not but, we do try to make the more eco-centric choices whenever it is financially feasible. This is why we use cloth diapers (and for some more shallow reasons I have already admitted to) and why we use naturally derived cleaning products and why we are a one

Just Some Random WTFage

2010-03-03T21:06:00.000-08:00

This week instead of writing about one thing, I am going to do a few random WTFs. Enjoy! 1. People, seriously GET OVER IT! So the kid wants to have short hair and wear boys clothing, who freakin cares. Not all little girls want to run around in heals like Suri Cruise. And for all the people speculating about the kids sexuality. Give your heads a shake. She's a tiny kid... sexuality is not a

I've Never Been More Proud!

2010-02-28T21:13:00.000-08:00

Today was a big day for this Canadian Mommy. Like most Canadians, my family was gathered around our TV watching the Canadian Men's Hockey Team win gold. It was a nail biting game and I nearly had a heart attack when the USA tied it up with 24.4 seconds left but, it all worked out when our boy Crosby scored the winning goal in overtime! All of Canada breathed a deep sign of relief. I screamed and

Marking the Moments

2010-02-27T09:00:00.000-08:00

I haven't been so glued to my TV in a long time; the Olympics have officially sucked me in and my nails have been paying for it. I'm not normally a nail biter but, once I start... I cannot stop. The Canada vs. Slovakia game left both my thumbs and my ring fingers completely ravaged and I now have to endure finger shame for the next few weeks. Damn, what I do in the name of hockey! It hasn't been

WTF Wednesday: Nightmare on my Street

2010-02-24T07:45:00.000-08:00

The problem started about three years ago. We were expecting our first baby and, like most new parents, we had bought copious amounts of baby swag in preparation for the arrival of our new little life form. There was a good deal of gear: Car seats, strollers, a crib, a swing, a bathtub, carriers, etc. The list went on and on and everything came in big, huge, cardboard boxes and the warranties for

Guest Post: An Olympic Inspired WTF Wednesday

2010-02-24T07:30:00.000-08:00

A old friend and steady blog supporter had a WTF he HAD TO GET OUT today. His blog is not up and running yet so, I thought I would give him an outlet. He's not a Mama (I don't think so at least but who freakin knows these days) but I would say he is a Modish Man and hey... he has something to say so... Hi, my name is Viktor, I originally hail from The Motherland and this is my guest post on The

A Mish Mash and Prep for a Bash

2010-02-19T17:26:00.000-08:00

I have been busy all week getting ready for my Husband's big 30th Birthday Party. It's not a surprise party, he gave me specific instructions no surprises were allowed and I, for once, listened to him and obliged. I love planning parties and tend to go a little over board so, I tried very hard not to go too out of control this time. I kept the guest list reasonably small, we have a compact home

WTF Wednesday: Anonymity Does Not Give You The Right

2010-02-17T14:47:00.000-08:00

Being home with two little kids all day everyday can be hard so, having my blog as an outlet to constructively vent my frustrations is very cathartic; my husband can tell you first hand that regular WTF posts make for a less bitchy happier wife. Last weeks WTF post about Pelvic Exams being performed in hospitals without proper consent was a hot topic. I see that as a positive; I strongly

WTF No Consent Means No Can Do in My Eyes!

2010-02-10T08:00:00.000-08:00

I was out for lunch with a Girlfriend yesterday and she was talking to me about this article she saw in the paper last week about Pelvic Exams (aka Pap Tests) being done on unaware and unconscious woman in Canadian Teaching Hospitals as part of routine medical training. I was shocked and so, when I got home I looked it up online and was totally blown away to find out that it was 100% true. I

Harassing Ellen for the Sake of Babies Everywhere!

2010-02-03T16:11:00.000-08:00

Have I told you I freakin love Twitter! Sorry to be repetitive but I do. For Moms especially, Twitter is a very good thing. If you haven't joined yet, get on it! Did you know there is a huge cloth diapering community on Twitter full of way cool Mommies? Well there is and one of the coolest Moms out there (other than myself of course) is @KimRosas writer of the blog Dirty Diaper Laundry. She had

WTF It's Been Three Years of this Crap!

2010-02-03T10:05:00.000-08:00

Ok, so last week, a Facebook friend accused me of not being spirited enough on the last few WTF posts. At first I laughed it off; I mean come on, I can't be spitting mad all the time... right? But then I had a little internal reflection and I realized I may have been phoning in the WTF posts just a little bit. Why you ask? Well, I am a mother and I don't want people to think I am some raging

I Have the House to Myself...

2010-01-31T15:52:00.000-08:00

It's Sunday afternoon, the end of a long and exhausting week, and the boys have just left for a birthday party. I have the house to myself for a few hours and it is glorious! I feel like a greedy little child on Christmas morning, the ideas of what I could do with this time alone are swirling through my mind; I want to do them all but alas, there is only time for a few. So, the question is, what

WTF Please Call Me Out!

2010-01-26T21:22:00.000-08:00

I am taking my mega phone and I am climbing to the highest building around and I am shouting: A little conflict is ok people! Disagreements aren't always a bad thing! Criticism can be good! Please call me out when I stick my foot in my mouth! I promise I won't beat you down! Does anyone hear me? Does anybody believe me? Damn, I hope you do. I know I can be an opinionated bitch but, that

Use Your Words Wisely

2010-01-24T17:54:00.000-08:00

A post I did on Kids In Victoria about some anti Breast Feeding Tweets on Twitter. Use Your Words Wisely

WTF Did She Do to Her Face?

2010-01-19T20:58:00.000-08:00

Today I was browsing some gossip sites and I came across the frightening, sad, shameful, sick new face of Heidi Montag and it got my crazy mind thinking. WTF has this girl done to herself?!? WTF was she thinking?!? What would compel her to do such a thing? Look at her old photos (#6 in the slide show specifically). This girl was attractive, she had no reason to disfigure herself this way. I

Market to Me With (Good) Music Any Day

2010-01-17T11:07:00.000-08:00

I am a Mother which means, that my life is not synonymous with glamour... not at all. I wish I could tell you that I spend my evenings clinking glasses and dancing well into the night but alas, I don't. The truth is, every evening until 7:30pm, I am on duty and answer to the name slave Mommy. Like most parents, Hubby and I run around fulfilling every need of our two small children and then, once

Where Was I Mommy?

2010-01-16T12:55:00.000-08:00

Newest blog post on Kids in Victoria: Where Was I Mommy? Click the link above.

WTF Did I Seriously Just Break My Tooth?

2010-01-13T07:00:00.000-08:00

Tuesday night is a special night. Hubby has class which means, that once the boys are in bed, I get much coveted alone time! It is glorious, two hours of time that I can do whatever I want with, no interruptions from anyone. This Tuesday had been especially taxing; apparently someone forgot to educate my nine-month-old on the United Nations Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or

WTF Happened to my Friendly Neighbourhood Vet Office?

2010-01-06T19:52:00.000-08:00

Did I worry you all? Were you thinking: Wednesday is ticking away and no WTF post yet!?! Were you thinking I lost my edge or maybe was in too good a mood? Nahhhh, I am always annoyed enough for WTF... so don't fret. This week I am a little peeved at my local Vet office. I am attaching the letter I have written to them for you to have a peek at. I am not putting their name in the letter as I

Kids In Victoria Guest Posts

2010-01-05T18:40:00.000-08:00

I have 2 newer guests post on Kids in Victoria. Enjoy! #1finds me having a little digression and some Twining tea disappointment: http://www.kidsinvictoria.com/blog/2010/01/a-digressing-new-year-wish/ #2 has me realizing I may have inadvertently given my son a porn star name: http://www.kidsinvictoria.com/blog/2009/12/you-may-hate-me-when-you-are-older-but/

Happy New Year!

2009-12-31T19:51:00.000-08:00

I am sitting here with a glass of Pinot Grigio, hoping I can stay awake until midnight and slightly floored that we are saying goodbye to the 00s. It has been a great year so, I am sad to see it go. Here's to hoping that 2010 is even better. Thank you to my loyal readers. I really appreciate you stopping by each week to read my little blog. Wishing you all a very happy and healthy New Year!

WTF... I Don't Feel Bad For You!

2009-12-30T08:00:00.000-08:00

It was Boxing Day and I was curled up on the couch reading an E-Novel, rather enjoying myself. Hubby was complaining that there was nothing to watch on TV; he wanted to rent a movie for us to watch. I was having none of it as I was into my little story, I had no desire to stop reading to watch a movie. So, I grabbed the remote to find something for him to watch so he would shut the hell up and

Top 25 Things I Did This Decade

2009-12-27T16:38:00.000-08:00

In case you have been living in a cave and did not notice, it is almost the end of the year and the end of the decade. To memorialize this momentous occasion and, because I am slightly egocentric and just shallow enough to assume that anyone gives a crap, I am going to do a list of the top 25 things I did this decade. BTW, these are not in order of importance. Enjoy! 25. I went University and

WTF: Do Not Throw Stuff At My Car!

2009-12-23T13:54:00.000-08:00

I was driving down the street on Monday alone, rocking out to my music, it was a rare occasion when I did not have the boys and I was running a few pre-Christmas errands. Out of the corner of my eye, on my side of the street, I saw a group of four young teenagers. One of them wound his arm back and chucked something right at my car. It splattered all over the left side with a deafening thwack

You Could Not Have Paid Me to Stay

2009-12-21T23:25:00.000-08:00

We just got back from the big Jingle Rock concert at the Save on Foods Memorial Centre here in Victoria. I love Tegan and Sara and have recently become a fan of Jets Overhead so, it seemed natural that we would attend this show. AFI was headlining and though I am not a fan of theirs, I thought we would give them a chance and see what they had to offer live. I was disappointed that Jets Overhead

Guest Posts on Kids in Victoria

2009-12-14T21:53:00.000-08:00

You can read two new posts by clicking the links below. Little Pink Sweaters Imagination My Friend

WTF, You're 8 Months Old, You Can't Have Preferences!!

2009-12-09T21:34:00.000-08:00

My first son, Oskar, was a dream when it came to eating. He had a great appetite and he ate anything and everything I placed in front of him. He was even a tidy eater; to him food was precious and not one little bit could be wasted or dropped on the floor. My second little boy, Angus, is 8 months old now and is already well into the world of solid foods. Like his older brother, he has a

Tuesday is the Big Day!!

2009-12-06T11:52:00.000-08:00

You may or may not already know this but on Tuesday, Kids in Victoria will be launching the new Mommy Bloggers section of the site. This is very exciting for me because I am one of the Mommies who will be guest blogging for them. Being able to reach a wider audience is an opportunity that every blogger wishes for. After all, our work means nothing if we are unable to share it with others. One of

WTF Kind of Question is That?

2009-12-02T08:00:00.000-08:00

My evenings are basically always the same. Hubby comes home from work, I race to the gym and work out, I race back home, make dinner, eat dinner, hubby baths the boys while I clean the kitchen, I nurse the baby, the boys go to bed, we take a deep breath and enjoy a few hours of kid free time. Exhilarating right? It's life with kids, there is little time to breath, think or reflect. It is always

An Electrifying Week

2009-11-29T08:00:00.000-08:00

Ok, so I took an unannounced week and a half vacation from my blog. I am sure that none of you even noticed but, I have been feeling pretty guilty about it all week. I have a good excuse for missing last Sunday's post. It was Oskar's 3rd birthday last weekend and any parent out there knows how all consuming a child's birthday party can be. Needless to say, there was no time to blog. I have an

WTF: Yes to Pole Dancing No to Reading

2009-11-17T21:12:00.000-08:00

Ok, Ok, I admit it. I have, on occasion, rocked out to Party In The USA by Miley Cyrus. I know it is wrong. So very, very wrong. My excuse... my 3-year-old son loves it. He even asks for it by name and I can't refuse his cute face. He especially likes the part about the taxicab. You know the part: Get to the club in my taxicab and everybody's looking at me now Ooops, I should not have written

OMG OMG OMG

2009-11-15T20:38:00.000-08:00

Ok so, I am really excited and happy and proud of myself today. I went shopping this morning and I tried on and actually fit into a Size 8. Whoot Whoot! You know what that means... it means I have officially lost all my baby weight and I am back to the size I was on my wedding day (I even put my wedding dress on to be sure and it fit). Hell ya!!! I feel soooo good about it. Since the birth of

WTF Haven't I Earned the Right to a Dream or Two?

2009-11-11T17:53:00.000-08:00

I have always been a realist, perhaps too much so. I have rarely allowed myself to indulge in frivolity; much of my adolescent and adult life has been ruled by logic and practicality. I have been the model of steadfastness and sacrifice. I learned it from the best; my mother was a single parent who, at one point in her life was a dreamer, but pushed that aside for the reality of raising two

I Feel the Hate Coming On

2009-11-08T14:33:00.000-08:00

This could be a short and/or disjointed blog post. I am a little over extended at the moment. In case you have not heard, I had this crazy idea to try and write a novel in the month of November for National Novel Writing Month. The initial excitement is officially wearing off; I am not dreading the task yet but, I feel the hate coming on. 10773 words so far. I could see the hate really setting

WTF, I Must Be Crazy?

2009-11-04T15:31:00.000-08:00

I have embarked on a very strange journey this month; it is not something I planned, it was a spur of the moment decision made with little to no thought. If you know me well, you know this is an odd thing. I am a bit of a control freak (yes, I said it). I like to think things through... thoroughly. Control freak like, wake up at three in the morning and mull over something for hours while the

This Ain't No Spelling Bee

2009-11-01T08:00:00.000-08:00