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Diva Den Beats Man Cave Any Day…(CityLine)

On Monday January 30th I’ll be joining Tracy Moore on CityLine to show off what makes the perfect Diva Den. If you think that includes wine and spa items…well of course you’d be right. I’ll be “playing against” the ultimate Man Cave on the other side of the studio.  Tune in to see what you [...]

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Playing Games With CityLine

What family doesn’t like board games? We play them all here.  Sharing some favourites with Tracy Moore on CityLine this week. I may have to invent “Toddler Texas Hold’Em” myself. Watch here:)

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Who is Kathy anyway?

Kathy Buckworth is an award winning writer, public speaker, and television personality.  She is the author of five books, including “The BlackBerry Diaries: Adventures in Modern Motherhood” and her latest, “Shut Up and Eat: Tales of Chicken, Children & Chardonnay”.  She is currently working on “Am So the Boss of You”, which will be released by McClelland & Stewart in Spring, 2013. She is a feature writer for Sympatico.ca in their parenting, travel, and auto sections, and is also a columnist for the Huffington Post (Canada), ParentsCanada, Ottawa Families, Dabble Magazine, and GoodLife. She also regularly contributes to national magazines such as Canadian Families, Disney Playhouse, and Oh Baby. She is a parenting correspondent for CTVNewsChannel, and appears on shows such as CityLine and The Marilyn Denis Show. Kathy is the only two time winner of the Professional Writers Association of Canada Award for Excellence in Humour, and is the 2010 recipient of the Mississauga Arts Award for Established Literary Arts. She is the Managing Director of 4WordComm.com and has over 18 years of corporate marketing experience, with CIBC, Royal Bank, Telus and Coca Cola Foods. She has acted as corporate/media spokesperson/social media consultant for blue chip companies such as Procter & Gamble, Research In Motion, Presidents Choice Financial and LeapFrog Toys. Click on “bio” for more information.

Kathy has also served on the board of the Toronto Symphony Volunteer Committee for the past five years, and lives with her material (four kids) and husband (more material) in the Toronto area. She is a member of the Professional Writers Association of Canada, the Writers Union of Canada, and the Travel Media Association of Canada.

Kathy helps Moms everywhere laugh and realize that balance is just something you  need to do while putting on your peep-toe heels.  And holding that glass of Chardonnay.

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Current Schedule

Every Friday morning, catch Kathy on CTVNewsExpress as she discusses the latest in Parenting News. January 30th: CityLine – Kathy shows us what the ultimate “Diva Den” needs for the best escape. February 1-2: Kathy will be white knuckling it at Porsche’s Ice Driving Camp in Quebec for Sympatico Auto February 13th – 17th: Social [...]


Forget Red October; It’s All Pink Over Here

  I love the word “network”. I love the net, I love my work…put them together and the sum is most definitely bigger than the parts.  A network built through social media combines the best of my work, on the net, and has helped me to find a real off-line bond with some of my [...]


What do Dalton McGuinty & Kathy Griffin have in common?

It’s been quite a week over here. Check out my latest Huffington Post column to find out why I think they have something powerful in common.


Foie Gras, Freedom & Fine French Wine

I’m so over the Chicken, Children & Chardonnay.  At least for a week.  Just packing up to leave for a press trip to the Aquitaine area of France, where I will be putting on my travel writing cap (or should that be beret) and visiting some of the most beautiful and wine-iforous parts of Europe.  [...]


It’s that time…that wonderful time….

The three words every Mom loves to hear.  Back. To. School. Oh, it’s that time.  I’ll be talking about how to get your older kids ready for AWAY to school on Tuesday, August 30th, live on AChannel’s Morning show in Ottawa, and on Majic100 on Wednesday morning. Then I”ll be zipping out to Oakville to [...]