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Twitter: @juliecole
Julie Cole is one of the founding mompreneurs of Mabel's Labels Inc (mabel.ca), and the mother of six small children. You can find her on Twitter @juliecole, as well as her company @mabelhood.
I've got an exciting week ahead of me. On Tuesday night I'm heading out for a 24 hour stay in NYC for a Mabel show. I love getting to that city because I went to grad school at NYU and it gives me the chance to pretend I'm leading that life again - even if only for 24 ... Read more...
There is a lot of chit chat going on out there about the number of extracurricular activities a child should be enrolled in. With all the talk of free-range children and the importance of unstructured play, parents are re-thinking whether Johnny should be in s ... Read more...
I recently had someone ask if I had any birthday party activity suggestions. Just thinking about that question exhausted me. In the last eight years I have had countless birthday parties. Actually, it's not countless - just adding up my children's ages tells me that ... Read more...
Last week I had the pleasure of welcoming National Parenting Columnist for the CBC, Karen Horsman into my home where she interviewed me on the topic of striking the work/life balance. When we were arranging the date, I thought it was cute when she asked if there wou ... Read more...
Back to school is upon us and we mamas all have different feelings and emotions about that first day back. Summer goes by quickly, and if you are sending your first child off to JK you suddenly realize that a little life goes by quickly too. Some mamas have a little ... Read more...
My kids like sports and do a lot of them. Mostly I like that sports tire them out so they go to bed early and don't bug me during the night. Last weekend they did a kiddie triathlon (see pic!) and they just wrapped up two weeks of a fantastic sports camp run by a local ... Read more...
It's the small and uncomplicated things in life that really contribute to happiness. The best moments I've had with my kids don't involve fancy trips and expensive adventures. The times we've shared over a Popsicle or while feeding stale bread to ducks are the most mea ... Read more...
A few years ago, four women did something a few people thought was a bit loopy. I got together with three gals and we dropped out of our professions, cast aside our collective eight or so degrees and designations and started Mabel's Labels. We also made another big dec ... Read more...
Do you ever find yourself saying stuff you just can't believe you have to say? Things like "please stop giving scissors to your baby sister to play with" or "no, we don't drink bleach because it is not meant for children". Mama sometimes has to verb ... Read more...
It's funny how just speaking about a subject makes it happen. I suppose that is why people often scan the room for some wood to knock as they are about to share some information. Well, it would seem that I should have been knocking on wood with one hand and typing with ... Read more...
