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ABC’s of BlogHer

Just spent an amazing few days in New York City at the BlogHer10 conference, courtesy of my friends at Mabel’s Labels, whose blogging contest I helped to judge.  An amazing time filled with inspiring, incredible, and indisputably funny and fabulous women, the corporate angle of this conference is what I was really interested in seeing [...]

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If You Can Blog It There…

…you can blog it anywhere…that’s right I’m heading to New York City this week, to attend my very first BlogHer conference.  I’m pretty excited about it, for a number of reasons:
1) LOVE NYC
2) So happy to be an honourary team member of Mabels Labels, after helping to judge their BlogHer Blogging Contest, and looking forward [...]

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Who is Kathy anyway?

Kathy Buckworth is a mother of four kids, who only has two hands, and one of them is usually holding a glass of Chardonnay.  She is also an award winning writer, television personality and public speaker, with numerous publishing credits in both national and local magazines and newspapers.  “The Secret Life of SuperMom” was published in 2005, by U.S. publisher, Sourcebooks, and has been published in Chinese, Indonesian, and Polish.  “SuperMom: A Celebration of All You Do” was released in April, 2006. “Journey to the Darkside:  SuperMom Goes Home” was published by Key Porter in April, 2007, and was nominated for the 2008 Stephen Leacock Medal of Humour (read reviews)  “The BlackBerry Diaries: Adventures in Modern Motherhood” was released in April, 2009, by Key Porter, to rave reviews. Kathy traveled across the US and Canada on tour with the BlackBerry Diaries. Her new book, “Shut Up & Eat: Tales of Chicken, Children & Chardonnay” was released by Key Porter in March, 2010, and is available on Amazon.ca or bookstores anywhere.

She is the only two-time winner of the Excellence in Humour Writing Award, (2006, 2008) presented by the Professional Writers Association of Canada.  She writes regular columns for ParentsCanada, The Women’s Post, and Health & Harmony.  Her monthly column, “Funny Mummy” appears on over 25 websites across Canada, the U.S. and New Zealand, as well as in print.  Kathy is a featured expert on Slice Network’s  “Birth Days” and is the regular parenting expert on CTVNewsChannel as well as appearing frequently on shows such as CBC’s National News, Canada A.M., The Mom Show, CBC Newsworld, MuchMoreMusic “Listed”, CityTV’s Breakfast Television, The Parenting Show, TVO’s The Agenda,  and Rogers Daytime, as well as the Biography Channel’s “Library”.  Kathy also acts as corporate spokesperson for a number of high profile companies.  Kathy has career experience as a senior marketing professional in financial institutions, telecommunications, and consumer products markets, as well as public relations, public speaking and extensive promotional experience.  Click on “bio” for more information.

Kathy also serves on the board of the Toronto Symphony Volunteer Committee, and lives her with her material (four kids) and husband (more material) in the Toronto area.

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.

Click here to contact Kathy

ABC’s of BlogHer

Just spent an amazing few days in New York City at the BlogHer10 conference, courtesy of my friends at Mabel’s Labels, whose blogging contest I helped to judge.  An amazing time filled with inspiring, incredible, and indisputably funny and fabulous women, the corporate angle of this conference is what I was really interested in seeing [...]


The Envelope Please…

If you belong to the Children’s Book of the Month Club, this is what you should find in your mailbox shortly.
Book of the Month Envelope

Love sharing the envelope with my friend Alyson Schafer. And if you don’t belong to the CBOMC, click on the link above to find out all about it.
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Vini Vici Vino

I went out West, I saw some great Women, and I drank a bit of Wine.
Just back from my Western tour for Shut Up & Eat, where the realities of being back home hit me hard this morning when I realized I forgot to put “Distribute toilet paper on an equal and regular basis to [...]


Who’s in Charge Here?

We all know we’re really supposed to be the boss of our children, but in this era of “Helicopter Parents” and overscheduled, pampered and prima donna children are you truly running the show?  Take this short quiz to find out who the boss in your house really is.
When your 12 year old child has a [...]


It’s an honour just being…oh it’s better to win

On May 3rd I attended my third annual Mississauga Arts Coucil Awards (MARTY) presentation. This was also the third time I’d been nominated for Established Literary Arts, and I was imagining the fun I’d have carrying the title of the Susan Lucci of the MARTY’s. But then they called my name…and I discovered that winning [...]