Top 30 Toronto Mom Bloggers: 21-25

A few weeks ago we asked you to nominate your favourite Toronto mom blogger for our third annual Top 30 Toronto Mom Bloggers contest. You came up with a fabulous list of bloggers. We visited the blogs, and we deliberated over our decisions. We narrowed the list to 30 mom bloggers. Now we’re presenting the 2014 Top 30 Toronto Mom Bloggers to you, in no particular order. Today we are introducing the next group of bloggers; 21 thru 25.

Top 30 Toronto Mom Bloggers: 21 – 25

Faniya Rakhim of Teddy Out-Ready
Nathalie, Carol and Beth-Anne of 4 Mothers 1 Blog
Mara Shapiro of Be Nice or Leave Thanks
Lisa of Fab Frugal Mama
Stephanie Fazio of LeaLou

Faniya Rakhim of Teddy Out-Ready

Faniya Rakhim is an IT consultant, who changed her corporate job to flexible contractor hours. Teddy Out-Ready is a blog about Teddy (her son) and his family. Every day they find something exciting around. They like going out, exploring new things, attending events and shows, taking pictures of the places they visited. Faniya is a big fan of winter sports especially skating; she also loves camping, fishing and exploring Canada’s outdoors.

Nathalie, Carol and Beth-Anne of 4 Mothers 1 Blog

4mothers1blog is the collective work of three Toronto women who met in a Momoir Project writing class in the fall of 2009. Inspired by each others’ voices and perspectives, the women of 4mothers1blog explore the ins-and-outs of raising boys (nine between the three of them), motherhood, and the joys (and frustrations) of family life in the city.

Mara Shapiro of Be Nice or Leave, Thanks

Mara Shapiro writes at BeNiceorLeaveThanks.com a seemingly chaotic blog that totally makes sense. Aptly named for her parenting style (and philosophy on life), she oversteps with inappropriate slices of life, selected brand experiences, her passion for cooking, and closest to her heart, the joy of a great book. Luckily for her, she’s allergic to housework, but not to wine. When she’s not at the gym, she’s frenching her iphone and sending passive aggressive Jewish Mother texts to her children. She’s also co-founder and Editor, Community at BrazenWoman.com, a lifestyle site for women 35+. Formerly she got dressed for work, but now, from her bed-desk, she helps companies to share their brand through great content and stellar social media communication. Shockingly (mostly to her), she’s stayed married for 21 years and is the mother of 2 teenagers and daughter in her second decade. Find her as the parenting expert at L’il Niblets, on the Whirlpool Blog, the Huffington Post, and anywhere else they’ll let her step onto the soapbox. It’s all rather exhausting, isn’t it?

Lisa of Fab Frugal Mama

Lisa is a fashion-loving mama of two who started blogging while on her second maternity leave. An avid shopper and product researcher, she decided to put all of her information to good use and share it with first-time parents who often asked her for recommendations. Fab Frugal Mama is where Lisa muses on parenting, her favourite products and shares her obsession with jewelry, pretty nails, kids parties and sweets. In addition to blogging, she’s a WAHM who runs her own social media and marketing company and is a regular contributor to The Canadian Mother Resource. And if you happen to see a mom scootering around town, it’s probably her!

by Nataal Colalillo

Stephanie Fazio of Lealou

Stephanie Fazio is a Toronto-based blogger for lealou, a lifestyle blog about sewing, family and home reno & DIY adventures. When it comes to passions, family, food and health top the list. Stephanie is a stay-at-home-mom and spends the majority of her time in the kitchen experimenting and cooking healthful recipes for her family; when she’s not playing with the kids of course! When she’s not blogging, cooking or chasing after her two kids, Stephanie works as a freelance writer and public relations & social media consultant.

Jen Farr

In my "previous life" I was a mental health professional...in my current life I'm a stay-at-home mom with 2 beautifully adventurous kids. I share everything that lands on my kitchen counter over on my blog, Kitchen Counter Chronicles. Swing by and learn how we are greening their lives; what we are crafting; what we are cooking and what we are reading. While you will often find the girls and I inside the kitchen, you will also find us out and about getting our hands dirty, exploring and learning outdoors.