Blogs

• 168 Hours
  Laura Vanderkam blogs about work, life, and finding more time in our crazy-busy lives.
• A Little Pregnant
  "Madcap misadventures in infertility, pregnancy, and parenthood."
• AboutMiche
  A blog I've been reading forever. I'm so happy it's still around.
• The Adoption Diaries
  Writer and editor Nicole Dorsey researchs adoption-related issues and shares her findings.
• Ask Moxie
  One of my all-time favourite bloggers. Do yourself a favour and Ask Moxie. "Not an expert, just a mom. I help people troubleshoot their parenting problems."
• Attack of the Redneck Mommy
  She survived the death of a child. Now she can take on anything.
• Ask The Labor Nurse
  The Labor nurse is Jeanne Faulkner -- and she has plenty of wisdom and reassurance to share.
• Andrea Doucet: Sociologist/Writer
  Breadwinning Mothers. On Fathering. On Careful and Engaged Knowing.
• A Peek Inside the Fishbowl
  Ottawa writer and mother Andrea and her awesome adventures.
• Becoming Something
  "I'm Canadian, thirty-one, single, and a mom of four children ages 5, 8, 9, and 11." And that's just the start of her bio. You have to read the rest.
• Birth Routes
  A blog about "all things related to pregnancy, birth, breastfeeding, natural parenting, frugal & green living, crafting and veganism."
• Birth Without Fear
  "I want to help other women get through their fears and heal from traumatic experiences. I want to support women in having empowering births that they will want to do over and over again," writes the mom of four who created Birth Without Fear.
• Blacktating
  A blog for women who are "women who are passionate about breastfeeding, natural and green living and attachment parenting."
• Blue Milk
  A feminist blog about mothering and more. (See "about" to learn about the blue milk myth.)
• Chasing Tomatoes
  Foodspiration. "One family's search for real food in a processed world."
• Cheaper than Therapy
  A blog written by an uber-honest DOF (destroyer-of-fun) (what her kids call her, anyway).
• Cheaty Monkey
  She writes. She parents. She gets her hair done so she can interview celebs. It's all in a day's work for Haley O.
• Coffee with Julie
  Living, family, travel, writing -- all good stuff.
• Coffees and Commutes
  Christine parents, works, and writes. I think she likes coffee, too.
• Crib Chronicles
  Bonnie Stewart writes memoir, academic papers, and social commentary. Her blog reads like a literary magazine -- the best kind of literary magazine.
• Crunchy Domestic Goddess
  Amy is passionate about "passionate about birth choices, natural family living, urban home- steading, homeschooling, and other "crunchy" things. I'm trying to change the world, one blog post at a time."
• Curious Dad
  Curious Dad is Chad Skelton, a Vancouver Sun parenting columnist. He blogs about "the latest tips and trends for today's parents." And a whole lot more.
• Dirty Olive
  Gorgeous photography mixed with savvy musings about motherhood.
• Distracted Daddy
  "I’m a dad and I’m easily distracted," confesses Ian (a.k.a. Distracted Daddy).
• Embrace the Chaos
  Author Emma Waverman wisely encourages her readers to embrace the chaos rather than trying to fight it.
• The Feminist Breeder
  "Rock and roll meets mommyhood."
• First the Egg
  A feminist resource on pregnancy, birth, and parenting.
• Freckles the Mom
  Moments and milestones from a mom who is at home in the day at at work in the evenings.
• Gâteaux a la Gaspé
  A blog about a French immerson summer vacation.
• Give Birth With Confidence Blog
  "Real women sharing stories, finding answers, and supporting one another." What's not to love about that?
• Guilty Kitchen
  "Why 'Guilty Kitchen'? Because, as a young mother, it’s important to me to be a healthy role model to my children," confesses Elizabeth. "I try to eat healthy, but gawd….do I love food."
• Her Bad Mother
  Passion and opinion central in the Canadian mom blogosphere. Catherine is also one of the forces behind the highly popular Blissdom Canada conference.
• Hope Bomb
  Life after depression and single motherhood.
• Karen Sugarpants
  Smart, funny, and honest. What's not to like?
• Keri Smith: Blog
  I've loved her since way back when. And I have her app on my iPad.
• The Kids Are Alright
  The always thought-provoking blog of mother and writer Karen Green.
• The Leaky Boob
  A blog that has evolved into a community that seeks "to unite breastfeeding mothers through laughter and tears of joy and share our amazing experiences as the original 24 hour all you can eat buffet."
• Left Coast Mama
  "Making things write on the wrong coast."
• Literary Mama
  An online literary magazine devoted to motherhood.
• Little Miss Mocha
  A blog written by a writer, mom, and all-round lovely person.
• Love Isn't Enough
  "On raising a family in a colorstruck world."
• Mabel Mama of Many
  The often funny and always honest blog of Julie Cole, mom of many (five? six? who can keep track).
• The Mama Bee
  The Mama Bee writes about women, work and the politics of motherhood. Her goal is to unite working mothers and change corporate culture to truly support women's advancement.
• MamaPundit
  An awesome friend who demonstrates, by getting out of bed each day, the resilience of mothers and that mother-love is forever.
• The Momoir Project
  Writing and motherhood. A winning combo.
• Motherese
  "My goal is to create and nurture an online community to explore issues relevant to the experience of parents in the 21st century," writes blogger Kristin.
• Mother's Advocate Blog
  A birth education blog maintained by Injoy Birth & Parenting Education, Inc.
• The Motherhood Movement Online
  The MMO seeks "to promote economic and social justice for mothers and others who do the caring work of our society."
• The Mother of All Baby Columns
  My column about pregnancy, birth, and babies. Published in The Toronto Star and on ParentCentral.ca. (Evolved out of The Mother of All Parenting Blogs at ParentCentral.ca.)
• The Nesting Place
  Doula Amanda Spakowski guides you on the journey to birth and beyond.
• One Little Fin
  Toronto Mom Megan blogs about her son's limb difference and everything he can do. The emphasis of this inspiring blog is on ability, not disability.
• The Organic Sister
  Thinking organically (holistically) about parenting. Inspiring stuff!
• PhD in Parenting
  Exploring the art and science of parenting from a feminist perspective.
• The Pink and Blue Diaries
  Deborah Siegel on gender, parenthood, writing, and life.
• Playground Confidential
  A Toronto-based blog that addresses local issues as well as "the more universal joys and hardships of motherhood."
• Postcards from the Mothership
  An Ottawa mom blog that focuses on motherhood and photography.
• Postpartum Progress
  A comprehensive and compassionate blog focused on postpartum depression and other perinatal mood disorders.
• Preparing for Birth
  "Comprehensive education, support and services for the entire childbearing year."
• PunditMom
  "Having an opinion never goes out of style."
• Queer as Moms
  Meri Perra blogs about the challenges she and her partner face in trying to raise their girls with feminist values.
• Sense and Sensibility
  A research blog about healthy pregnancy, birth, and beyond. Wise, insightful, and always thought-provoking.
• So Fawned
  A fantastic blog (the writing is as fabulous as the photography, which is always spectacular) about "life, love, inspiration, style, motherhood & tea."
• Soule Mama
  A mother of five and author of three books shares her wisdom about creativity and parenting and creative parenting.
• Strocel.com
  Amber Strocel's blog about motherhood.
• Sweet Salty
  The blog of writer and mother Kate Inglis.
• This Mom
  This Mom is fabulous. What more can I say?
• This Woman's Work
  She isn't blogging anymore, but her blog deserves to live on in my links.
• Where There's a Willer (or Four)
  Soon there will be another Willer. And the world will be a better place for it.
• Workplace Flexibility 2010: Georgetown Law
  A compilation of the latest news articles, reports and other materials related to workplace flexibility.
• The Unnecessarean
  "Pulling back the curtain on the unnecessary cesarean epidemic." A birth advocacy blog.
• Viva La Feminista
  At the intersection of motherhood and feminism.
• YoYo Diaries
  The ups and downs of raising kids and raising a business.
• Zoopolis
  Dispatches from the Greater Toronto Bioregion.