One of my best friends is expecting her first child in April – SO exciting! She’s been going through the registry process lately, so I thought I’d share snippets of our conservations in case you are also a new mom looking for some general guidance…
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5 things – Baby Books
I still remember, I was about 8 and a half months pregnant and feeling pretty good about myself as I’d read every pregnancy book I could think of. Then I realized…wait a minute, what about when the baby actually ARRIVES? What do I do? Strangely,…
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Beauty Basics at Sephora, Feb 19th
It’s our Beauty Basics at Sephora event Vancouver! We love this event, and we’re ecstatic to be bringing it to Vancouver! (we’ve been offering this event in Edmonton for the past four years!) The experts at Sephora are trained professionals, they’re not kidding around at the…
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Weekly Meal Planning: Jan 16-20
As an avid cook, planning a menu of food and groceries for the week is great fun, so I thought I’d share my plan for the week plus a feature recipe. Please do share your own tips and tricks for your weekly meal planning too…
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5 things Friday: Fitness options around the city
This week’s 5 things Friday is a guest post from fellow mama Isa Szeto. I first met Isa and her adorable son at a mommy/toddler group at the Pacific Spirit Health Office. Like many of us, she’s a working mama trying to fit everything in….
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4 Upcoming January/February Modern Mama Events
Happy New Year everyone! We’ve been busy planning a diverse range of events for all you modern mamas. Here are details on our January and early February upcoming events. We also have spa, beauty, and additional essential series events in the works – stay tuned…
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5 things – Resources for baby friendly feeding
When my baby turned 6-months old I became obsessed with making sure he enjoyed eating all types of food. While we’ve had our ups and downs (we just went through the “throwing food when I don’t want it” stage), little Tommy is a pretty good…
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5 things Friday – more easy Christmas shopping ideas
As a follow-up to last week’s Christmas Shopping post, here are some more great & easy ideas to get your Christmas Shopping done in a snap! Get most of your shopping done earlier so you can get everything shipped to you, thereby skipping the need…
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Modern Bump Brunch: Portraits by Anita
Time to meet our Modern Bump Brunch sponsor and photographer, Anita Alberto from Portraits by Anita. Anita will have a photo booth set-up at the event to snap some excellent maternity photos for all you mamas-to-be. A great memory to have of this special time…
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Essential Series: Sleep – this is must attend event
On December 7th, we’re hosting the first of many “Essential” seminars for mamas, with childcare available – see event details. I feel really strongly about this event and here’s why: Sleep is SO important for babies but it can be so difficult for parents to…
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