Women today are stretched for time. Many struggle with full-time careers, full-time motherhood and full-time expectations to keep it all in balance.
Pepper in the pressure of trying to be 鈥楶interest perfect,鈥� it can be a challenge just to carve out enough time in the day to wash one鈥檚 hair.
From social media and radio commercials to movies and magazines, unrealistic stereotypical expectations are everywhere, especially for young, impressionable women.
But one would be hard pressed to find them between the covers of Urbanique Magazine 鈥� a sassy and refreshingly honest new publication from Black Press, which makes its debut on Friday, Sept.30.
The quarterly magazine celebrates 鈥榬eal women鈥� in the local community 鈥� moms, daughters, sisters, aunts who can handle a drill, strive in their careers, raise children and prepare a healthy meal, according to content curator Shelley Levis.
鈥淥ur goal is to give you more than just pretty pictures and makeup ads,鈥� said Levis, who also runs the blog sowanddipity.com.
鈥淲e address topics that matter and are relevant to women right now.
We get it. We are it.鈥�
Inside Urbanique is a variety of local stories, tips, recipes and more.
鈥淭his magazine is for all those ladies out there who want direct, simple ideas on everything, from how to grow fresh herbs on a windowsill, to preparing lunches in two minutes or less that your kids will actually love,鈥� said Levis.
Alongside Levis is 鲍谤产补苍颈辩耻别鈥檚 editor, Kristyl Clark, who is also the founder of blogazine ValleyMom.ca and a former reporter with the 91原创 Times.
鈥淭his is an absolute dream-come-true,鈥� Clark said.
鈥淚鈥檓 so tired of being expected to live vicariously through the body of a super model, nor do I want my two girls to grow up thinking they have to look or act a certain way to fit in. I have hips and cellulite 鈥� and they aren鈥檛 going anywhere 鈥� that鈥檚 okay with me.鈥�
Urbanique will be arriving on limited doorsteps on Friday, and can also be found on our website, langleytimes.com, and in print at the following businesses:
鈥� MacCallum Law Group 鈥� Valley Direct Furniture鈥� Fork and Chopstix Chinese & Western Bistro 鈥� Mark Anthony Academy of Cosmetology鈥� Excel Jewellers鈥� Valor Fireplaces鈥� 91原创 Gymnastics鈥� S&L Kitchen and Bar鈥� Key Largo Jewellery & Loans鈥� Merit Kitchens鈥� Medview MD鈥� Stickys Candy鈥� Peregrine House School鈥� Parlour Day Spa鈥� JVR Dental鈥� A Great Notion鈥� Arts Nursery鈥� Save On Foods, 20151 Fraser Hwy鈥� Carson Wagonlit鈥� Fashion Addition鈥� Heritage Meats鈥� Muse and Merchant
