We asked our amazing YMC writers to share their favourite blogs written by their favourite Canadian moms. When our writers are not busy producing fabulous content, they are reading blogs that make them think, blogs that make them laugh, and blogs that capture what this whole motherhood business is about.
Tanis at The Redneck Mommy is a true trifecta—she's funny, she's an excellent writer, and she truly captures what motherhood is really about. Also, she wears really cool glasses.
We think you'll love this post: Spread the Word to End the Word
It's not secret that Karen loves food. Over at Chasing Tomatoes, you can find her doing even more of what she does best—mixing her two passions of writing and food together.
We think you'll love this post: Chicken Corn Chowder with Bacon and Cheddar
Our editor's other home—where she can't write SEO-friendly content to save her life—is called Cheaper Than Therapy. Because it is. It really, really is. Her three unintentionally hilarious children call her a DOF (destroyer of fun) and give her endless amounts of blog fodder.
We think you'll really like this post: Ten Is
Don't let the name fool you into thinking that Crib Chronicles is a regular old mommy blog. Oh no! Bon's blog is so much more than just a mom blog—she doesn't just write stories, she writes poetry.
We think you'll love this post: Not Naked Pictures
Dinner With Julie really is a delicious find. According to this mama, the site is a "sort of kitchen diary, addressing all the factors that govern what we eat—seasons, events, locales, participants, politics, kids, marketing." Warning: You may not want to read this site while hungry!
We think you'll love this post: Peanut Butter Cup Crème Brulée
Lisa is Forever in Mom Genes. (Not mom jeans, for the record.) She is funny as hell, but don't let that fool you. Her blog—about raising her two children—one who has an unbalanced chromosomal translocation—is just as heartfelt and moving as it is hilarious.
We think you'll love this post: Her Voice
This mama of boys is seriously outnumbered, but there's really nothing serious about her hilarious blog, Girl in a Boyhouse, where she dishes about her boys, pyjama day, yoga, pop culture and everything in between.
We think you'll love this post: "Wow, You're Way Cooler Than My Mom!"
Heather Greenwood Davis really is the Globetrotting Mama. She is spending this year (with her two boys and her husband too!) on a once-in-a-lifetime trip around the world. Follow her journey as her family makes its way across this fantastic and colorful world.
We think you'll love this post: The Last 100 Days
We are big fans of Alexandria's I Don't Blog..But if I Did blog. She is fun and funny and is not afraid to tell it like it is. Her honesty is really refreshing as is her beautiful writing.
We think you'll love this post: My Son's Wings
Jack Straw Lane is one of those mom blogs that has everything, and you just know that you and Kat would be coffee date friends in real life (but only good coffee, of course). Warning: you may laugh so hard that you snort your drink.
We think you'll love this post: Hair—Not the Musical
Louise Gleeson writes beautifully over at Late Night Plays. Her site is one of those rare gems—it really just captures motherhood.
We think you'll love this post: You Surprised Me
When our very own Candace is not writing at See Mummy Juggle, she is over at Life in Pleasantville sharing her stories and recipes. She really seems to be a renaissance woman—travelling, baking, mommying. She kind of makes the rest of us look bad!
We think you'll love this post: The Pleasantville Parenting Manifesto
At Life in the Hutch, this Ottawa mom and her family, including two wee ones, writes about her move to India. It's touching, it's funny, it's wonderful.
We think you'll love this post: I Will Spoil Your Fun Too
We love that Life Cache is a he said/she said blog. According to them, Us is the culmination of He and She. The We. We are Us. Clear enough right? He is G and she is M and together they make up this unique reading experience.
We think you'll love this post: At This Time 25 Years Ago
Little Miss Mocha is one of our favourite mom blogs. Her description is perfect—in her world the language might get a little salty, but the cravings are always sweet, sweet, sweet!
We think you'll love this post: Tiny Mirrors
Loukia of Lou Lou's Views is one of the most adorable moms in the blogosphere—she's funny, she's ridiculously sweet, her so firecely loves her two boys, and her hair always looks amazing. And she's definitely the mom you'd most likely like to shop with!
We think you'll love this post: Before I Became a Mom
In a blog world that's full of posts about diapers and wipes and breastfeeding, it's such a pleasure to stumble upon a site like Mom Faze that deals with another difficult time in a mom's life—the teenage years.
We think you'll love this post: Sweet Dreams, Now Get the Hell Up
Fiona and Lyranda, the Mommy team behind Reasons Mommy Drinks, have us laughing so hard and have us nodding our heads in solidarity on a daily basis. And we really, really appreciate the drink options at the end of each post.
We think you'll love this post: #57 The Weather
Sarah Remmer is our kind of nutritionist—the real kind. She believes that healthy eating doesn’t have to be perfect. In fact, she believes that healthy eating is imperfect! She speaks to new and expecting Moms about good nutrition, in a realistic way, for themselves and their babies and toddlers.
We think you'll love this post: Do You Have Skinny-Stress?
Almost every single one of our bloggers chose Sharon's Speed Skating Mom as one of their favourite blogs. Sharon makes us laugh, she makes us cry, and she makes us think—and usually all in one single blog post. If you aren't reading her, you should be, even though she may make you do push ups and situps.
We think you'll love this post: Strength is My New Skinny
Sweet Salty's Kate Inglis is truly a jack of all trades—she's a published children's book author, a fabulous photographer, a beautiful storyteller. She seamlessly weaves her heartbreaking story of loss with the story of raising her two boys, and we are thankful to be along for the ride.
We think you'll love this post: The Mess
We love a mom who follows her dreams. And this mama of two followed her dreams for her family from the city of Toronto all the way to small town, Ontario. She writes about her life at The Kids are Alright.
We think you'll love this post: Too Much Happiness
We think the self-proclaimed non-supermom over at The Little King kind of, well, IS one. She is mama to three, including her youngest, Kingsley, who was born with Spina Bifida.
We think you'll love this post: It's Not That Bad
If you haven't read Heather's blog, Telling My Story—TJZMommy, be prepared to give up your entire day to read through the archives of this inspiring mom's journey through love and loss.
We think you will love this post: If I Close My Eyes
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