Mommy Doings

Where we drew inspiration for our Master Bedroom?!?!?!

2012-01-25T15:50:00.000-05:00

Mike and I are very similar but very different in our personal styling, I am very more out there, Mike is more clean. I like florals, he likes modern, I pinks, him concrete and white. I like classic lines, mirrored objects and Mike clean lines and casual feel. It's really hard to put into words how eclectic we are. So when deciding to renovate the master bedroom we just couldn't decide on a

My heart might be in Dixie too...

2012-01-23T00:30:00.000-05:00

So every once and a while I write a post about my TV watching... I use to be a severe addict, I don't get to watch a lot of it because of how different my nights have become after having babies. I either am on serious Mommy duty, I try and go out socially late at night when girls are sleeping to not disturb anyone with my need for an outing, or I just fall asleep in some one's bed that I

Mommy does Hollywood Pt. 2

2012-01-20T00:29:00.000-05:00

Standing on the steps of the Kodak Theater So we hung around the very wet road of Hollywood Blvd that was scarce and empty from the day of rain, and walked and walked. It really was nice to have more quiet than crazy tourist like. In our search for the Marilyn Monroe star we passed right beside El Capitane theater another single movie theather which is so ornate even on the outside, it

Mommy does Hollywood Pt. 1.

2012-01-18T02:50:00.001-05:00

I am believing that a few people are awaiting patiently for my posts about my much talked about trip to Los Angeles. And without any further ado... I will start with the most touristy of places Hollywood Blvd. The husband and I got stuck inside the hotel most of the day because the rain wouldn't let up, and rain in LA is a rarity. We were forewarned that it never lasts all day, but

Resolving to Resolute!

2012-01-14T23:50:00.001-05:00

Happy New Year 2012,... Welcome the new year with thought and emotion... I have so much on my mind and on my plate. But what a better time to think of ways to make the next 12 months a splendid experience than to have all of the social media universe discussing resolutions, affirmations and words to bring forth greatness. My friend Sameer got my ball rolling with his concept of picking a

Design me, excited!

2011-12-19T06:09:00.000-05:00

We all like to take pride in our homes, we all like to believe we have the nicest home decoration or our personal styling is impeccable. I live in my parents old home... this sometimes becomes a very difficult task for decorating. Yet my husband and I have found endless ways to renovate it to get it to look more like "our" home and less like "their" home... designing rooms that can't really be

Taking it up a notch!

2011-11-30T13:03:00.001-05:00

I have been blogging since 2007... it had started off as something to do while pregnant since I wasn't returning to the world of editorial. I had a small fashion blog about Trend Hunting because before getting pregnant that was my ultimate job goal. Then the girls came along and blogging about fashion from around the world that was a little too out there for the masses to appreciate seemed so

Do you delete?

2011-11-28T05:05:00.001-05:00

The other day I had a private conversation with someone on twitter... in Lehman's terms, we had a DM convo. But the next day when I went to retrieve the email she had provided me I realised it was completely gone. The whole message and stream of conversation, fully disappeared! And then I realised while starring at my phone today that my Whatt'sapp messages were long gone as well... And now

Vacationing sans kids!

2011-11-24T00:34:00.001-05:00

weheartit.com Once I let the guilt of being the worst mom on earth subside... I remember that I haven't been anywhere further than an hour away from my hometown of Toronto since I got married. *pleaseeee hold the gasps, I know that's a pretty dreadful reality The year I was married I went away with my best friend Cindy to Vancouver for 5 days... one of my most memorable trips and really the

A little Taboo... Pregnancy sex!

2011-11-20T00:56:00.001-05:00

I have never been one to shy away from talking about things that most well won't touch with a ten foot poll... I have found myself watching episodes of Pregnant in Heels this pregnancy. While I find Rosie Pope's voice intriguingly annoying... I can't shake the episode about the first time pregnancy that was causing a rift between a husband and wife because he didn't feel his needs were being

How I am going along on my Mom Challenge!

2011-11-06T23:12:00.000-05:00

Mom challenge is in full affect here. It was an interesting few set of days. Day 1. I asked both girls what they wanted to do this month that was special and only one thing they could pick from. I asked my youngest first... the answer was a little bewildering to me and caught me off guard. She told me she wanted to go and excercise so she could be healthy and have babies like mama. While I

The Mom Challenge!

2011-11-03T02:10:00.001-04:00

I like to read blogs when I get a chance, and because Blogging is a mini community of people who feel like sharing, in longer format than twitter... because there really is a difference ( I like to do both); I always am envious when people are doing fun group blogging activities and either I missed out on, or really it isn't something I can do with my schedule and blog. But when I saw Candace's

Are you the voice?

2011-10-26T22:01:00.003-04:00

Sometimes I get invited to events. Some of them more meaningful than others, some more fun than others but none more poignant for me than the ones about empowering girls.Every morning I wake up to a house of 2 girls, while I enjoy listening to everyone tell me how beautiful they are, I fear that I need to raise strong, independent, fierce, lovable and empowering females. Because while they are

My house in Chaos, and I like it!

2011-10-21T01:03:00.001-04:00

My husband is a handy man... this is a plus in my head. But most people walk into my home and wonder why I live in a constant state of renos. It might be odd... there's dust, there's stuff and a lot of things that get left behind because I am helping with the renos! But I love it, every moment of it! Love deciding what is being torn down next, love that after hours of thought

My week eating!

2011-10-18T02:25:00.004-04:00

Being Pregnant has really opened up my appetite, not literally I want to eat everything in sight as long as it doesn't have sugar in it... serious food turn off for my palette, yet my brains oozes and gawks at cupcakes and sundaes like I haven't had one in 10 years. This week has been an especially hungry week. And so with some outings and well some staying ins... I feasted. If you live

To pierce or Not to pierce!

2011-10-17T22:19:00.004-04:00

these are earrings I have createdI let my eldest get her ears pierced!Yeah, while many of you might be reading this as what's the big deal, it actually was HUGE to me. I didn't get mine pierced til I was 7 years old.When my first daughter was born, I was berated with questions about when I would be piercing my daughter's ears. Why I haven't done it yet? The first year went by and I began to

What have you been reading lately?

2011-10-08T02:58:00.003-04:00

I have a bit out of the loop lately, I will take the liberty to blame it on pregnancy disassociation--- when you really are in your own head space you don't care to really see what's going on with the rest of the world; at least that's how I feel.But near the end of the week I decide to get back to one of my most favorite mediums and get back on to twitter and see what was going on. (Yes that

Do you TV?

2011-09-19T21:29:00.004-04:00

I had my first baby over 4 years ago, and since she was followed by my second like some Irish Twin the one thing lacking in my life is the Television watching I use to do. I love my TV, have since I was a little girl, use to wait for the September TV guides to come through the front door, made the TV schedule for the whole household, so we could all watch what we wanted to without interfering in

How many minutes in the day do you hate your husband?

2011-09-16T18:45:00.004-04:00

A story came out this week while Sarah Jessica Parker was doing press for her new film 'I don't know how she does it' was quoted saying that she keeps things sane by letting herself hate her husband for about 20 minutes a day... people were up in arms thinking this is a sign of a failing marriage and an unhealthy one.I DISAGREE!On any day of the week you can catch me and ask me how I feel about

I am a mother to a child in school.....AAAAHHHHH!!!

2011-09-09T17:21:00.002-04:00

Where do I begin, the excitement is palatable for me!I am a secret nerd, back to school was never a big deal in my household as a child, I use to get hand me downs from my way older sister, and entered class with kids with new pens and pencils, crayons and funky pencil cases!My mother never understood the fun that was school, she wasn't the first to be in line at the library or the book store...

To vacation or not...

2011-09-01T23:32:00.003-04:00

I use to go to Greece as a child a lot, actually very much alone! While you are going to read the end of that sentence in a very bizarre manner, my parents would put me on a plane alone with supervision and send me off to see family over in Greece, doing it alone actually gave me a ton of independence. Never did I feel I needed to be in the company of others to feel safe, I felt safe with

Why I write and how to make life count....

2011-08-24T18:28:00.003-04:00

It's a very exciting time in my house lately, we are preparing to send our first to her first year of school, but before I go into the anguish of getting ready for that (keeping it for another post); I figured I would explain when I became a writer/blogger! I won't be lying to you to tell you I loved books from being a child, I won't feed you any bull about being a star pupil; on the

And Baby Makes 3 or is it 5...

2011-08-04T01:41:00.002-04:00

I always am apologising for my lost in cyberspace MIA behaviour... this time I have good news. Here at Mommydoings we are happy to report that we are expecting our 3rd baby in our household.While we are excited about where Mommydoings will be heading this year on the blog... my physical body will be growing in it's own direction as well.Our brood is fairly excited and if you catch my girls for 5

Family Time: Movies in the Park

2011-07-08T02:15:00.004-04:00

taking pics in the dark, flash too bright for little eyesSummer doesn't come soon enough for me living here in Canada... I don't excel at winter activities, so when the summer rolls around I am even more hands on momma than the rest of the year. Try to find fun things to do as a family and make moments the girls can remember for a lifetime to come.After a day filled with park visits, soccer games

Verdict Not-Guilty: Casey Anthony Trial

2011-07-06T01:56:00.005-04:00

When I became a mother, and would do 3 am breast feedings I was glued to CNN... my night was filled with Anderson Cooper, Lou Dobbs and Larry King. I was glued, a permanent fixture on my bed for hours being mesmerized by the newest American issues. As a Canadian it was interesting to learn how different judicial systems we had, how opinionated and honest the newscasters were. A lot of emotions