"...Snowflakes that stay on my nose and eyelashes...."

~Maria, The Sound of Music

Oh Sweet Mommy time, those sacred moments when we get to rejuvenate, reboot and re-organize our brains.  For a lot of us, getting some precious ME-time can be very difficult.  We either don't have a lot of support or childcare readily available or it is just impossible to leave a small, nursing baby with anyone!

Enter Modern Mama. The brain-child of Connie Peters, this company is all about getting moms out of the house and doing things that WE like to do, either with or without baby in tow.  I know what you are saying...."Yeah, right Natasha, and just how do you do that??"

Modern Mama events are all about getting us mamas out and about and enjoying ourselves.  And having had two winter babies, trust me, I know how hard it is.  Just the thought of going out with a small baby in our kind of Northern Alberta weather can be daunting!!  But I also know how important it is and SO worth it for your own sanity and sense of self and, you know what, it is good for babies to experience the world beyond their four walls too!

Here is what the Modern Mamas have to say in their own words.

We are moms.  Modern Mama is moms who have found each other through a common philosophy – “getting moms out of the house”.  Being a mom on maternity leave, a stay-at-home-mom, a working mom, a single mom; whether you have one child or five, the common thread is that it’s difficult to find time for yourself, and motherhood can feel isolating and overwhelming at times.

We believe that although motherhood adds a new dimension to who you are and it changes many aspects of our daily lives, it can’t replace our old selves – meaning we still need fun, friendship and some ‘me-time’ in our lives.  Modern Mama aims to help you get out and get that support, connecting you with other moms who might share the same interests, and at the same time, provide that much-needed ‘me-time’!

Modern Mama loves and supports new moms.  We do this by offering nannies at our events, allowing new mothers to stay attached to their infant, having them nearby to nurse or cuddle as much as needed.  Through our services for expecting and new moms, we are a resource for moms in Edmonton and Calgary through the first years of motherhood.

The nannies are the kicker here folks!!  Modern Mama provides nanny services at almost all of their events.  So while you are getting a whole new make-over at Sephora,  a personal shopping experience at Anthropologie, or some cooking tips from a personal chef, your littles will be entertained and cared for by qualified and caring nannies!  Heck, Modern Mama even has a specific event called the Babysitter Mixer that can hook you up with some of these incredible nannies and babysitters!

And to top it all off, Modern Mama offers a membership program as well and trust me, membership does have it's privileges.  The Modern Mama Perks Card not only gives you discounts to Modern Mama events, but has a HUGE list of perks members and businesses that offer you discounts as well (of course Natural Urban Mamas is one of them!).  Please visit the site here to find all the advantages this membership offers you!

Modern Mama has offered up three of these fabulous Membership Perks Cards for my readers/followers.  To enter the giveaway for these, please visit the Modern Mama site and let me know which event you would most like to attend and leave a comment with your name and email address.  I will draw for the winners on December 20th at 9:00 PM MST.

Here's to sipping a latte and feeling good about ourselves!

Cheers Mamas,