Ali's Archive

This is just getting out of hand.  As if the trepidation I feel about bringing a new life into the world (and the ensuing weeks of not showering/minding my hair) isn't enough, I've discovered I have financial ruin to look forward to as well.  Especially if I buy everything on my growing 'baby budget' list.

Like the fiscally responsible nerd I am, I've been mapping...

Prior to getting knocked up, I'd heard about this condition called 'Pregnancy Brain'. People say you get forgetful and essentially say and do dumb things thanks to hormones and the baby literally sucking away your brain power.  But I figured I could get away without this if I got a lot of sleep and tried to stay healthy.  Not that I've been eating healthy at all.

I've...

I don't know what it is with my family but keeping a secret is quite impossible for them.  Sure there are a few souls who can be trusted, no matter how juicy the tidbit, but overall my family is pretty much the worst at minding their own beeswax.  How's yours?

I planned a very special way to tell my Grandmothers about their newest great grandchild by taking them to brunch and...

Before I say anything that might get you supermoms out there all judgey on me, let me just start with this disclaimer: I am a very healthy person.  I am.  Before Baby, I wouldn't touch a french fry.  Or anything with too much sugar, too much salt, anything artificial and certainly not anything with hydrogenated oils and other evils in it.  I was the nerd at the grocery...

Who are you most likely to do a getaway with?  Your boyfriend/husband? Your best girls?  Whomever you are planning an escape with this winter do I have the perfect trip for you!

Transat Holidays whisked myself and several other journalists to Mexico to experience their luxury packages.  By luxury I mean flying first class, priority service and baggage, and staying at the finest...

Pregnancy really brings out the crazy in people, doesn't it?  I'm convinced the hormones are responsible for many celebrity baby names or anyone who names their child a verb or an object.  It also makes them do things with their bumps they'd never do otherwise. 

Allow me to list the following pregnancy activities I will not be engaging in:

1. Baby bump posing in the nude,...