by Renee Tratch | Apr 30, 2020 | Indoor Play, Keep Mom Sane, Screen Time
So it’s been 4, 5, 6, 7 weeks of this new normal? I’m not counting. That’s just one of the ways I’m coping these days. School’s back in, or still out, depending on how much effort you and your kids are putting into the new online learning. As rules continue to evolve...
by Renee Tratch | Apr 1, 2018 | Keep Mom Sane
I am feeling… in the pink at The Pink Studio, Toronto’s newest dance and fitness studio in city’s east end. I recently grabbed a group of girlfriends and dropped in to check out the beautifully renovated and wonderfully designed space owned and run by local mom...
by Renee Tratch | May 12, 2017 | Gift Guide, Keep Mom Sane
All week my family has been asking me what I want to do for Mother’s Day. And that I tell you is a gift in itself. They know me well. While I love surprises, I do like organizing ahead time, carefully curating an experience, and planing for plan B. This year,...
by Renee Tratch | Apr 26, 2017 | Keep Mom Sane, Parenthood
With Your Shop Girl Suzanne Colmer Those expensive jeans that haven’t fit quite right since having kids. The blazers and dress pants from my office days before my first mat leave. Seven in- and out-of-style pairs of pants, five skirts, a few shorts and work-out gear,...
by Renee Tratch | Feb 21, 2017 | Birthday Parties, Keep Mom Sane
While the 20-somethings are rockin’ it out on dance floors across Toronto, I gathered with a group of girlfriends to get our hips pumping and bums shaking for a night out — hula hooping. It’s not just for kids. So says east end mom Amy MacCutchan, owner of...
by Renee Tratch | Feb 13, 2017 | Keep Mom Sane
So I fell asleep floating in this. It might have been a mere second of slumber before I came back to reality. But for one amazing hour, my reality was that of pure relaxation, quiet, solitude and feeling as light as a feather soaking in a tub. This isn’t your typical...
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