Life In Pleasantville
Food, Travel, Life
And so it begins, the annual push and pull in the greatest debate of all: is it too early for Christmas? Once upon a time, I would have raised an eyebrow at lights before Remembrance Day and snarled at the slow creep of the holidays. But now, in the year of our lord 2025? All …
by Emily Cappo The costume catalogs started appearing in our mail earlier this year, arriving even before school started. I was annoyed, as I usually am, because I like to live in the moment and enjoy the season I’m in, rather than have to think ahead about the holidays and winter chill. …
On Saturday I woke at 4am and began to immediately dread the journey with my two girls to Mexico. For what it’s worth, I happen to think my children are fantastic travelers, but this was new territory. We were looking down the barrel of a 13 hour day, 7 hours flying time, 3 flights, …
In April of 2011 we decided it was time to renovate our kitchen. Yup, almost 17 months ago. Going on 23 years old and totally not functional for a girl that would live in the kitchen if she could, it was time. So we knocked down the wall between the dining room and the …
Mojo n. * Self-confidence, Self-assuredness. As in basis for belief in ones self in a situation. Good luck fetish / charm to bolster confidence. Ability to bounce back from a debilitating trauma and negative attitude Last Friday, out of the blue, my mojo got up and left. Not a word or warning ahead of …
Ask any woman where she’d most like to spend a day and you’d probably hear the word “spa” repeated over and over again. And why not? After all, spas are where we go to restore our souls and bring equilibrium into our chaotic lives. They are the very essence of “serenity now”. Not all …
by Amanda McNally I may just may be a control freak when it comes to certain things and I LOVE information. So, it makes perfect sense that if we know there are things we can do to help prevent something, I’m in. Knowledge is power! This year I participated in the Canadian Breast Cancer …
I’m getting my kitchen renovated. Majorly renovated. That means my birthday present next week is pretty much covered, and for possibly the next 20 birthdays after that. *sigh* Anyway, if I wasn’t getting my kitchen done, here are a few things I might ask for. Sort of like Oprah’s Favourite Things, only nobody is …
