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Angella Dykstra is the wife of one and the mother of three. She’s an accountant by trade but would prefer if we could keep that our little secret. She is also a writer and photographer, and often ties the two together. She's been blogging at her site Dutch Blitz for eight years now and writes less about diaper blowouts and epic tantrums and more about fitness and health and living life out in the country in BC. In addition to her two sons and one daughter, she has two dogs, two cats, and fifty chickens.The Wild West is the space where Angella will write about the challenges, victories, and hilarious moments of parenting kids who are no longer preschoolers and not quite teenagers. It's all-new territory for her and she's doing the best to navigate herself and her kids through it with minimal damage.You can find Angella on twitter: @AngellaDVisit her at: Dutch Blitz
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Candace Derickx is a wife, mother, stepmother, volunteer, entrepreneur and recovering housewife. After years of judging mothers who worked outside the home and wondering how on earth they could send their kids to school with lunchables (gasp!), Candace’s June Cleaver ways recently got an ass kicking when this stay at home mother started her own business, Best Tools for Schools, and went back to work.Now she’s trying to raise two little girls in a Bratz world, be a good stepmother to a teenage boy and keep her marriage strong while juggling work, home and life. Candace now believes popcorn is not a snack, it’s an entrée, clean clothes are a privilege, not a necessity and Martha Stewart will be dropping by at any moment to slap a condemned sign on her house Join Candace each week as she blogs about the mayhem of returning to work and sometimes dropping the balls.You can also find her blogging in her own little happy place, Life in Pleasantville. Follow Candace on Twitter: @Candace_Dx
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Caroline is the in-house "Activity Mummy" to 3 busy kids (aged big kid to baby). Field trip volunteer, play date host, cooking with kids supervisor, arts & crafts creator and owner of the funnest yard on the block - Caroline is always coming up with something for kids to do (with or without parental involvement). Just in the Nick of Time.A popular freelance writer, Caroline's parenting and lifetstyle features can be read in-print and on-line (just google her).Follow Caroline on Twitter: @parentclub (Confession: She tweets during field trips...doesn't everyone?)Visit her at: www.parentclub.ca
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EarnestGirl wears her opinions and her heart on her sleeve in Vancouver, B.C. She writes about the stuff we don’t always say out loud, the questions we don’t ask often enough, the ugly bits and the awe inspiring moments of life and motherhood.In her alternate life, Catherine Jackson is a mother and writer with a background in theatre and TV. EarnestGirl Chronicles are an opportunity to finish all those interrupted conversations we begin with one another when we are supposed to be doing everything else.Follow EarnestGirl on Twitter: @earnestgirl
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Erica Ehm has gone from rock'n roll to rocking the cradle. She is committed to exposing the secrets of the Yummy Mummy Club. She is the creator/publisher of YummyMummyClub.ca which speaks to the woman in every mom struggling with the reality of being a modern parent. With a distinctly sexy, playful and cheeky tone, Yummy Mummy club.ca is all about empowering mothers who long to be spoken to as someone who is more than "just somebody's mom".Erica's son Josh, daughter Jessie and hubby Terry give her the freedom to have a life that includes being a mom and wife, but also an entrepreneur, girlfriend, avid reader, part-time runner, and full time multi-tasker.Follow Erica on Twitter: @yummymummyclub
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Evelyn Hannon is lucky enough to be Erica and Leslie Ehm's mom and the grandmom of four juicy grandchildren. As a feisty seventy-something woman aging disgracefully, she blogs about her attitudes, crazy adventures and lopsided inner musings. Evelyn is a freelance journalist, a speaker, a social media expert and the editor of a free travel tip newsletter that connects 65,000 women worldwide. In her spare time she is the CEO of Journeywoman.com, the largest online travel resource for women. Evelyn just might be the only grandmother who can't bake a decent apple pie.Follow her on Twitter: @journeywoman
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Gurpreet fell in love, got married, had a darling baby girl, and is now rocking another pregnant belly. She’s more brown than blonde with blue eyes but can still appreciate hockey (kind of) and beer (not really).She is self-employed, self-motivated, self-declared neurotic, and thankfully, self-aware. Her cooking skills are subpar at best but her cleaning skills would win gold at the Olympics if that were a sport. Which it really sorta should be considering how hard some stains can be (grape juice, I’m looking at you) to get out of a pristine white chair. Gurpreet once received a Citizen of Distinction medal from the Queen of England and she likes to casually throw that into any conversation quite randomly. She's working on somehow getting a royal title next. She is Indo-Canadian, which really means nothing to most Canadians and usually means Mexican to most Americans.She is basically just trying to manage her life as best she can, one catastrophe at a time. She plans to one day conquer the world but for right now, she’d settle for winning the war against diapers and morning sickness. Bollywood Babies promises to take you along for the ride and maybe we can all figure it out together. Follow Gurpreet on Twitter: @BabiesBaublesVisit her at: Babies and Baubles
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With all the bad things that happen in the world being flashed across our t.v. screens, in our newspapers and on the internet, we felt it was time to create a place where we could spread good news.Hailey Eisen is the founder of Pink Pen Communications and a Toronto-based writer and editor. She's committed to living up to the title of "eternal optimist" by sharing good news stories and spreading HAPPINESS! She will help you see the world through rose coloured glasses....even if she has to duct tape them on your face to do it.So whenever you need a break from the bad and are in need of a smile, come on over to Our Happy Place and say hi to Hailey.
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Jen loves to laugh, write, create, and as of recently: pro-create. Jen works as a writer/producer in the television world, and always seems to have some sort of "side gig" as well. She's crazy like that. When Jen isn’t writing, producing, or doing comedy, she can be found making babies. (Okay, “baby”—singular)This is her first adventure into motherhood and she couldn’t be more thrilled or scared shitless. Stay tuned as Jen blogs about her adventures along the way: from peeing on a stick to actually birthing and raising a real life human.Follow Jen on Twitter: @JenWarman
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By day, Joe Boughner is a digital communications and marketing consultant with a penchant for hand talking and an over-reliance on caffeinated beverages. He has, at various points in his life, been a touring musician, acted as a celebrity guest judge at an amateur drag pageant, served as ballast and distributed delicious soft serve treats with a perfect cone-topping curl. He even got cursed by a gypsy once. True story. Joe also happens to be a loving husband and father of one human and one schnauzer. He builds a mean blanket fort, sings a bad-ass lullaby and has yet to find any embarrassing activity he won't do if it can make his daughter laugh. He shows no remorse for making his daughter a hockey fan. Follow Joe on Twitter: @joeboughnerVisit him at his largely-dormant communications blog
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Veteran mother, Julie Cole has six very young children in her charge and is the co-founder of Mabel’s Labels Inc. She has encountered more than her share of fellow moms looking for advice, primarily about how she manages to juggle life with such a large brood.With humour, she provides an upfront view of life in a busy family, including honesty about cereal for dinner, monstrous carpool schedules, and advocating for her child with autism.Julie has become a well-known personality amidst Canadian moms. Her charismatic, dynamic personality has led to various speaking engagements, from morning TV shows to university level business classes. Read Julie's blog for a motherload of practical advice on babies, balance, bedlam and beyond...Follow Julie on Twitter: @juliecoleEmail her at: julie@mabel.ca
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It all started when Julie was a runner-up in our Voices of Motherhood contest for her comic tale about a "little dancing machine." In a past life (before her son was born) she used to linger over the weekend papers, coffee in one hand, pain au chocolat in the other. These days it's more like diaper in one hand, Ativan in the other...As Mummy Buzz, she covers the latest, red-hottest, need-to-know news, so you don't have to. Other Side of the Coin goes right to the heart of the most controversial topics as they affect you. From cyber bullying, to public breastfeeding, and genderless kids, Julie isn't afraid to get her fingertips dirty. A writer of all trades, Julie frequently contributes to magazines like Today's Parent and Parents Canada. Her first novel is currently sitting on the desks of publishing bigwigs, (hopefully) coming soon to a bookstore near you! Follow Julie on Twitter @juliemgreen Visit her at: www.juliemgreen.ca
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Karen Green recently moved from Canada’s biggest city to Canada’s biggest cornfield. Freed from her full-time job as a writer and editor, Karen now spends her time…writing and editing.Karen has two lovely little girls, two dumb cats and a husband who supports her desire to live simply among nature and never once warned her that nature would be so full of bugs. She is the author of two books for early readers and, like everyone else, is working on a novel. You can find Karen on twitter: @karengreenersVisit her at: The Kids Are Alright
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Kat Inokai is a creative director, producer, and mom. Sometimes she pretends she has her own reality show. Balancing a business, a split marriage, a preschooler and potty training will do that to you.Trying Times is all about her most private life: hardships with loss and miscarriage, fertility clinics, the separation from her husband, adventures in co-parenting, and being single all over again. It's about staying real and raw, while grappling with personal ambition and passion projects through the lens of mummyhood. You never know what you're going to get with Trying Times. If it puts Kat outside of her comfort zone, and in touch with staying vulnerable, learning, self-discovery and connecting with others — it's fair game. Some people think Kat is nuts to put all this out in the public domain, and maybe she is. Lucky for you.Follow Kat on Twitter: @bumpandhustle as she tweets from the hip about business, motherhood, and the art of the whole shebang, and search #TryingTimes to stay on top of her latest videos and posts.
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Multi-tasking mummies are busy juggling the mayhem of motherhood, we don’t always have time to search for fascinating and noteworthy news.Now you don’t have to search….we’re bringing the relevant news straight to you.Mummy Buzz—written by the lovely Julie Green— is our daily take on current events, news, recalls and all the stuff you find interesting but don’t have the time to search for!Whether it’s issues on parenting, the latest celebrity gossip or news that affects our kids, find out what has mummies buzzing.Follow Julie on Twitter: @juliemgreen
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Robin Farr is a woman, a writer, a wife, a runner, and a mom — chronologically, at least. She got mixed up philosophically during her struggle with postpartum depression but wrote her way out of it on her blog Farewell, Stranger. The perspective she gained from that experience led her to a new motto: “Live the life you’re meant to.” She's now working on doing just that in Calgary, Alberta. You can also find Robin on Twitter @FarewellStrangr or on Facebook.
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Sharon has been with YMC since the very beginning and is now the Senior Writer where she maintains the YMC voice which sounds very similar to the voice in her head. It seems being crazy has finally paid off.She can't teach you how to keep your house clean while balancing a job and motherhood but if you're a mom who's struggling to figure it out, you will probably relate, so welcome.You can follow Sharon on Twitter: @SharonDV No seriously do it. She's funny on Twitter. Sometimes.You can also visit her at: Speed Skating Mom: On The Slow Track To Becoming Fast
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Don't let the teeny tiny picture fool you, this little power house is the girl who handles the big job of giving out prizes. Susie is our resident Prize Queen. We give out hundreds and hundreds of prizes each year and Susie is the one who keeps it all organized. If you've ever won a prize, Susie is the awesome woman who's contacted you and she always does it with a smile on her face!Can you imagine a job where you give out prizes all day long and never get to win one? And yet look how happy she is!So if you see susie@yummymummyclub.ca in your inbox, open that email immediately! She loves to give good news.
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After spending years pulling her hair out writing for national newspapers, magazines and online publications, journalist Tanya Enberg is now pulling her hair for an entirely different reason — trying to learn the rather chaotic rhythms of parenting.When Tanya and her hubby were planning to start a family, she had no idea just how difficult the parenthood job would be, or how deliriously in love she would fall with their newborn squish. The intensity of joy that arrived with motherhood is incredible, mind boggling and, yes, unexpected.Fact: Until her son’s birth, Tanya had only ever changed one diaper, and that was on a plastic doll in pre-natal class and still she found it very, very challenging. Now, she can almost change diapers in her sleep and sometimes has.Oh, and she’s since learned all about onesies (and secretly wishes she could get away with wearing one), been peed on many, many times and has expertly mastered the art of the afternoon nap.As a lifelong travel junkie, Tanya is the co-founder of the website ChicSavvyTravels.com who hopes their little guy will also be bitten by the jet setting bug.Follow Tanya on Twitter: @TanyaEnbergVisit her at: ChicSavvyTravels.com
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