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Trick or Treat!
Oct 30, 2009
Standing on my soapbox
JB
JB’s Soapbox
One Flaw In Women
Oct 22, 2009
Women have strengths that amaze men… They bear hardships and they carry burdens, but they hold happiness, love and joy. They smile when they want to scream. They sing when they want to cry. They cry when they are happy and laugh when they are nervous. They fight for what they believe in. They stand [...]
National Family Week
Oct 9, 2009
When I was pregnant with my son, I used to daydream about the things I would do with him – like playing pirates out in the back yard or spending hours hanging out in a make-shift fort on a rainy day. Neither of those pictured events have transpired yet, as an actual child is so [...]
Recipes for Success
Oct 5, 2009
Many of you may know my oldest child started kindergarten this September. In one short month, my life has completely changed, going from being home with my kids and setting my own schedule to being inundated with new timelines, requirements, and to-do lists, all before my son even gets to class. Our fridge is covered [...]
The Sloth Reaction
Oct 2, 2009
Oh, wouldn’t it be nice to rewind your life for a few minutes? Have you ever said something, done something or responded in a way that seconds later, you’d wish you hadn’t? The past week my husband and I got in a bit of a row. He started telling me some really great news about [...]
Ready, Set, Stand In Line
Sep 24, 2009
Every year, I feel like I’m always behind the eight ball when it comes to signing my kids up for activities and events. When I’ve finally got gymnastics, music class and swimming down pat and in our routine, they’re over and I’m stuck trying to figure out soccer, t-ball and skating. The lists, lotteries and [...]
The Birds and the Bees
Sep 16, 2009
Recently, my four year old son asked why his little sister doesn’t have a penis like he does. As I was struggling to come up with the perfect answer, he asked what my penis was called, since it was different from his as well. I quickly realized his little mind was asking some pretty serious [...]
Soapbox Specials
Sep 15, 2009
With so many readers and a whole lot of buying power, we’ve decided to go directly to some of our favourite manufactures and ask them to offer Soapbox readers the best deals they’ve got. We’re talking the kind of deals you can’t say no to, ones that every mom will love and you can’t get [...]
Back At It…
Sep 10, 2009
They say once Labour Day has passed, the summer is over and it is back to work… I’d like to reconnect with all of you after a long and busy absence this summer. The last three month have been the most jammed packed of my life and with 2 kids, a business and ton of [...]
Mabel’s Labels Product Review
Jun 18, 2009
When my son started preschool last September, I quickly became aware of how easily he misplaced his possessions, and how hard it was to find them again: all the other four-year-olds in the class seemed to have the same things. He ended up with someone else’s sweater on several times, and twice he brought home [...]
