Do you know of any phenomenal moms blogging in Vancouver? We want to hear about them!
We’re putting together a list of the Ultimate 30 Blogs by Vancouver Moms. This list will then be put to vote to you – our dear readers – who will choose which mom is the mother of them all!
How to Qualify:
1. Site needs to be a blog. You probably know what qualifies as a blog, but just in case you don’t, we’re going with the Wikipedia definition: “a type of web site, usually maintained by an individual with regular entries of commentary, descriptions of events, or other material such as graphics or video. Entries are commonly displayed in reverse-chronological order.”
2. The blog needs to be primarily written by a mom. The blog can have several guest or regular contributors, but the main owner of the blog must be a mom.
3. The mom needs to live in Metro Vancouver. Check out the right sidebar on this page to find out what cities and municipalities qualify.
4. Topics can vary. Blogs with classic “mommy blog” material can be submitted, along with really anything else – so long as it’s not illegal, pornographic or about gambling or anything, but I’m sure you probably guessed that part.
5. The blog can be corporate. If you know of a witty mom entrepreneur blog that’s part of a larger company, feel free to submit them.
6. The blog has to be well-established (a few months old), well written and designed, as well as updated on a semi-regular basis (at least a couple times a week).
7. Both blogs with their own domain name or one hosted with WordPress, Blogger or another service (e.g. fabulousblogname.wordpress.com) are acceptable.
8. VancouverMom.ca reserves the right to decide who will and won’t be on the Ultimate 30 list. Along with some of the ones you nominate, we’ll also be adding ones that we feel should be added to the list.
How to Nominate:
1. Submit your favourite blogs by commenting below. Don’t forget the URL!
2. Be sure to say why you think the blog should be included.
3. Nominate as many as you want. There are no limitations of how many you can add.
4. Self nomination and shameless promotion are ok – and in fact invited and encouraged!
Timing:
1. Nomination period: March 4 to 28
2. Editorial period. We’ll be publishing profiles on VancouverMom.ca: March 29 to April 25
3. Voting period. You get to vote on your favourite of the Ultimate 30: April 26 to May 6
4. Winner Announced: Mother’s Day, May 9
What the Winner Gets:
A $100 gift certificate to www.luxe-design.com, where you can choose from a set design or customize your own necklace. Luxe is one of VancouverMom.ca’s 30 Essential Jewellery Designers and was featured in our segment on Breakfast Television.
A prize worth $50 from Raspberry Kids.
And of course bragging rights!!
I’d like to nominate my wife’s blog:
http://www.apartmentbaby.com/
We live in Yaletown and she is a nurse on the Labour/Delivery ward of St. Paul’s. Her blog posts range from pregnancy to newborns to toddlers with a specific focus on breastfeeding and other topical issues that moms in the city face.
I’m shamelessly nominating myself.
http://twitter.com/mom2betiquette
My name is Rukiya Bernard and you may know me from HGTV’s The Stagers or numerous Vancouver-shot TV shows – yes, I’m an actress and I’m pregnant.
I’m becoming a first time mom and have been amazed at the reactions people have had towards me – always with the best intentions but sometimes boundaries are crossed. Can anyone relate?
Anway, I’ve created the Pregnancy/Mommy Etiquette Fan Page as a way of expressing and connecting with people and allowing us preggos and moms to have a voice be it very conservative or highly liberated. I try to keep it humorous but as I near delivery (I’m 30 weeks) I’m finding my fears creeping into my posts.
So, there. I nominate me. And in the least, read my fan page!
XO
Rukiya.
I’d also like to nominate Can I Get the Recipe? (http://www.canigettherecipe.com/)It’s a great blog/site by a Vancouver Mom that gives you lots of great menu ideas for your family with an easy-to-read format.
I’d like to nominate Can I Get the Recipe? This is a great blog/site that gives you great ideas for weekly menus in an easy-to-read format!
http://www.canigettherecipe.com/
Not nominating myself…but I wanted to say..if you are looking for mom bloggers in the ‘hood..my http://www.wetcoastwomen.com and crunchy has a list that is MOSTLY Vancouver and Lower Mainland moms…and non moms..but seriously..this city ROCKS the mom bloggers
I’d like to nominate Wendy Anderson’s site: GiveLoveCreateHappiness.com. I love her combination of great recipes, mommy insights, and everyday wisdom. The blog reminds me to squeeze the joy out of everyday. It’s well written with beautiful photographs.
Sue B
I would like to nomiate my friend, Erica.
http://mommy.girlgetstrong.com/
She is so determined and motivated to be a success. Her first book comes out this month. Survivor Mommy. She also works as a mortagae broker + she has this blog. Who says you can’t do it all? She has a 5yo and 2yo. We could all learn a lesson or two from her! You go girl!!
This is her other blog for her book:
http://survival4moms.com/
I nominate http://strocel.com. Her tagline “keeping it real in the suburbs” really says it all. She is a mom of 2, balancing her inner hippie with life in the suburbs.
Her blogs are well researched, balanced and informative. Plus she is just fun.
i’m shamelessly nominating myself
though i’m a mom, i don’t write a blog about parenting or mommyhood, but rather a lifestyle/design/general blog about the things i love and some of the stuff i make. i love to highlight local businesses, makers, and designers. i’m a huge supporter of handmade and love to find new things on etsy and other indie marketplaces. my blog is where i share my inspirations and my desires!
i live in north van with my two kids, i have a small home business called smidgebox designs, specializing in gifts for the young and the young-at-heart, all handmade by me in my home! i’d love for you to take a look.
http://smidgebox.blogspot.com
I nominated Claudia Laroye of
http://www.thetravellingmom.ca
Claudia is a passionate advocate of travelling as a way to enrich and educate children, and she and her husband commit to those values in the way they are raising their own children. She’s also a great writer and a fun person, and those qualities come across in her blog.
I would love to nominate one of my fav blogs. The writer of which just happens to be one of my dearest friends, Lindsay Dianne Willet.
She writes about everything under the sun as seen from a mother’s point of view. She is passionate and thoughtful. Her blog makes me laugh and cry and say “HEY! I can relate to that!”
She IS the Urban Momtographer and she is one of the most authentic people I’ve ever met. In our fair city, that says a lot.
http://runningscared.ca/UrbanMomtographer/
I’d like to nominate Stacy of An American Girl in Canada:
http://anamericangirlincanada.blogspot.com/
Her blog details the day-to-day life she has with her husband and toddler son. She also discusses many serious topics such as her miscarriages, her faith, her extended family. She is a beautiful person and a wonderful mother. I, and many others, have enjoyed watching her belly grow and, now, her son!
I nominate Stacy Sowerby of
http://anamericangirlincanada.blogspot.com
Stacy does an amazing job with her blog. She is a wonderful friend, mother, wife, sister, teacher, mentor, etc. Once you start reading her blog you won’t want to stop. Enjoy!
I second everything that was said by Michelle Wetzel, and would also like to nominate Lindsay Dianne Willett!! http://runningscared.ca/UrbanMomtographer/?p=232
i’m shamelessly nominating myself
i write a design/lifestyle blog about the things i love and make! i post a lot about local artists, makers, and designers. i love fashion + architecture + stationery + design, and i love to highlight handmade and indie shops and designers. my blog is about anything and everything that i love and that inspires me. i am a mom of two awesome kiddos living in north van, and i started my blog around the same time i started my small home business. smidgebox designs is my creative outlet, i sew handmade gifts and goodies for babies, tots, and young-at-heart adults. i’d love for you to take a look! http://smidgebox.blogspot.com/
I would also like to nominate Stacy of An American Girl in Canada.
I proudly nominate my daughter Kerry’s site: http://www.crunchycarpets.com
She hosts a wonderful site enjoyed by many moms out there..including me!
And I vote for Naomi as a great food blog momma!
I’d like to nominate Can I Get the Recipe? This is a wonderful site that has saved me from myself in the kitchen. It gives you a wide variety ideas for Monday-Friday menus in an easy-to-read and do format!
http://www.canigettherecipe.com
I’m an Abbotsford mom who is shamelessly nominating my blog. I launched My Real Review in November of 2009 as a side project and fell in love with blogging. I’ve been amazed in the ways my blog has grown and the following it has gained! My blog consists of my thoughts on various products, ideas, and some stuff on life in general. In particular, I’m always on the lookout for eco-friendly and frugal solutions to manage the chaos of motherhood. I also try to incorporate a weekly vlog post (video post) where I can connect more personally with fellow bloggers and readers.
http://myrealreview.blogspot.com
My day isn’t complete with a dose of Cleavage, the blog by Kelly Diels.
http://www.kellydiels.com/
She takes mommy to a whole new (real) level with intelligence, humour, and more than a bit of sexy.
Why Kelly Diels of course, and her blog Cleavage at http://www.kellydiels.com/. Just read it once and you’ll know why.
http://www.canigettherecipe.com is an awesome blog site with a weekly menu and shopping list. It is full of healthy, fairly quick and easy dinner ideas that even my little kids like! Oh, and it so helps get you out of the what to make for dinner rut!
Love Love Love “Can I Get the Recipe.com”
Great tried and true recipes and a nice easy site to use. I nominate it!
There are a lot of mothers I like to read in this city. Cari Snell at “Can I Get the Recipe” is one of my favs for sure.
One of the hardest working blogging mommies I’ve ever seen.
http://www.canigettherecipe.com
If the Cari Snell (Can I Get The Recipe) bandwagon has room for another, I’m certainly jumping on! How this momma of two active boys manages to find the time to maintain such an informative and interesting recipe blog and still look gorgeous is beyond me! All I can say is … if you haven’t checked out her blog, you’d be silly not to now that you know about it!
This is great! LOVE that I get to see all the Vancouver blogging moms. I don’t mean to be a meanie but I’m visiting all the sites nominated and some (if not half) don’t have rss feeds! I want to get your updates!
In a way this is shameless self promotion (I’m not proud) as http://survival4moms.com is co-written by me… but I’d like to nominate my blogging partner Erica Wells who is a Vancouverite (whereas I sadly left Vancouver for native UK last summer.
Erica and I are aiming to help all rookie moms survive the undeniably tough first years of motherhood. We like to offer advice, encourage discussions and hope that our readers get a sense of comradeship from our blog.
More shameless self promotion – our parenting book The Survival Guide for Rookie Moms will be in stores mid April! Exciting!!
I am nominating http://www.fabbrunette.com, she is a fabulous mom who moved to Vancouver last year and writes about life, inspirational stuff, some kid and family issues and it’s always fun to go read her blog!
Shameless self nomination!!
For cloth diapering related info, tips and general support, check out http://www.newandgreen.com/blog
We are now a team of Vancouver Mom writers bringing you articles three times a week to support you in your cloth diapering adventure!
I’m going to try this self nomination thing. My blog is about my adventures in rediscovering my style after 40. Follow to see how I balance my love of fashion, my toddler, the needs of real life and gravity.
http://fashionforward40.wordpress.com
I also love http://www.newandgreen.com/blog.
As a cloth diapering parent this blog really has great tips and ideas. They help simplify the cloth diapering process.
I’m going to go ahead and throw my hat in the ring and nominate my very own blog, A Lot of Loves.
http://www.alotofloves.com
I blog about family life – both the loves and the irritations, as well as my own struggle to keep a balance in life.
I am nominating Can I Get the Recipe? (http://www.canigettherecipe.com/)
A tasty recipe blog that gives you easy to follow recipes your family is sure to love! Very easy to follow, and you get delicious results every time!
Ok my self-nomination didn’t go through. Does that disqualify me when I’m not even able to nominate myself?
My blog is about my adventures in rediscovering my style after 40. Follow to see how I balance my love of fashion, the needs of real life and gravity (oh yeah and a toddler).
And that blog is http://www.fashionforward40.wordpress.com
It’s gone through!
My vote goes to Can I get the Recipe ! http://www.canigettherecipe.com I take a look at her menu on the weekend and I am ready for a week of great meals !
Okay..seriously.too many to choose from..but here are some!
http://leftcoastmama.net/
http://mommyismoody.com/
http://motherwoman.blogspot.com/
http://torturedpotato.com/cheeseblog/
http://resolvingtimelineissues.ca/
THAT is just a few of them….there are so many amazing mom bloggers in the Lower Mainland…
I’d also like to nominate Lindsay. A dear friend, excellent mom, a gifted photographer and a passionate advocate for the things she believes in. Go Lindz!
I’m Seeking Balance
http://imseekingbalance.com/
Good mix of topics and very inspirational blog. Great layout too!
Since self-nominations are invited, I’ll nominate myself!
I am a vegan cookbook author (eat, drink & be vegan, Vive le Vegan, and The Everyday Vegan) and have been publishing my cooking blog for about 5 years, offering vegan cooking information, tips, and recipes. I also write with True/Slant in connection with my blog (http://trueslant.com/dreenaburton).
Many thanks…
Dreena
I’ll throw my own blog into the ring as well.
I write Emerging Mummy (www.emergingmummy.com) and live in Abbotsford.
A shout out to myself on this one!
I write about having a baby hitting 40… and realizing I’m not 20 anymore, about wading through motherhood… but feeling as though I’m drowning as a wife, about finding harmony and bliss at home even though I may not have cleaned the toilet in a week (or I would have discovered the megablocks hiding behind it). About totally giving up control as I knew it…and learning to be ok with it all.
http://www.thetsunamimommy.com
Great blog that replaced Pregnant Stephanie, love the down-to-earth feel and the way I relate to everything she writes!!
http://thetsunamimommy.com
Tolstoy was wrong: happy families can be endlessly entertaining, and http://www.emergingmummy.com/ is proof. A mum, a Dad, and two tinies are the stuff of heaven on earth.
Some great suggestions here!
I’m going to second the nomination for my friend Stephanie:
http://thetsunamimommy.com/
As well as throwing my own hat into the ring:
http://wavethestick.blogspot.com
Alexis Hinde’s Blog “Wave the Stick” – even though she’s not always a consistent poster. It’s about her trials and tribulations as a Mommy AND new business owner.(If I could combine a vote for her Twitter Feed and Blog I’d do that.) Her ‘tweets’ never fail to make my day.
Thanks for the nomination Kerry. I am glad your mom nominated you as well. I second your nomminations, they are all fantastic blogs.
I would like to nominate myself – http://solomommy1.blogspot.com/.
I don’t have the opportunity to blog every week, but I do feel that what I write about encourages women in their own lives. (I was a single mom for two years – I have a 3 year old).