Yes, I did say New Year’s Revolution.  It’s a term my daughter coined and it stuck. It stuck because it’s appropriate. How often do we set realistic, easy-to-achieve goals for ourselves?  To the contrary, we set goals to break or to form habits and they are not always so easily achieved. That said, I’ve been [...]

Popcorn is one of our family’s favourite snacks and although we own a popcorn maker, I usually make it the old-fashioned way: in a pot. It’s easy and the result is popcorn that is fabulous in both taste & texture. All you do is: Place 3 Tbsp canola oil into a 6-quart, heavy bottomed pot [...]

My son made me a present- it was so cute that I told him I would share it on the blog Combining his love of hockey, the Habs and the kangaroo from the montrealmom.com logo…this is what he came up with:                 And then…he made penguins for Daddy…Habs [...]

I just got the best news.  Someone I care about deeply has been waiting for some test results which came after a long waiting period to actually conduct the tests.  Thank G-d, the news was good.  I am literally crying. For those of you who know me personally, I trust that you will respect my [...]

Two years ago today was the day I launched montrealmom.com.  I had launched through Facebook and I still remember the site going live, and a few minutes when nothing happened.  I turned to my husband, fearful-what if nobody went on???   It took about 10 or 15 minutes and then the phones all started ringing, the [...]

As per yesterday’s blog post, this winter break was fraught with misadventure.  That said, I maintain that it was fabulous to get away and the unplugging, for me, was essential.  I definitely want to share some of my experiences with you so that maybe they can help you to avoid similar misadventures, but rather than [...]

So it’s been a while… I had intended to unplug with my family for 2 weeks during the holidays, which I am proud to say that I did.  Working online and in social media can make it difficult to disconnect completely, but I succeeded in my mission It was great to be able to focus [...]