Life In Pleasantville
Food, Travel, Life
Whenever I travel somewhere new I like to find one word to describe it so that I can focus on that feeling when sharing the essence of a place with others. On the third morning of a recent visit to Villa Del Pamar in Loreto, Mexico I slipped down to the restaurant to grab a …
If you hate spring cleaning as much as we do maybe the beauty edition will be a little more fun! There are so many pretty spring collections that are out now so it’s a great excuse to get rid of your old, and possibly expired makeup and try something new! Generally anything that is …
The hotel is booked, your bags are packed, and the flight is leaving in a few hours. That’s it, right? NO! That’s not it. A seasoned traveller knows what to pack in a carry-on bag. Forget laptops and other work paraphernalia, diaper bags and slings, and anything containing crayons or dinky cars. We’re prepping a grown woman’s carry-on bag; the …
When my fridge is full of bits; various kinds of cheese, vegetables or meats, I make pizza.There’s something about the smell of yeast, kneading dough, and then topping it that just makes life…better. Especially on a Friday, when the evening is a bit lazy and a weekend stretches out before us. During holidays like Spring …
There’s nothing better than shopping with your BFF and whenever I want to head out now for some retail therapy I bring my best shopping buddy along, the FLIPP app. I didn’t think I could love this app more when I first was introduced to it in December, but FLIPP 2.0 is here and it’s …
Tequila and I have a long and sordid history together. From the salt, lemon and shooter days to the present, if Tequila could talk, it would probably ruin me and a number of my friends. We broke up for awhile after the college years when the thought of even letting Tequila pass my lips would …
It’s the least favouritest time of the year. Spring cleaning. I engage in spring cleaning with all the fervor of someone who invites 30 relatives to Easter dinner who will probably be checking out the relative cleanliness of the area in which they had their food prepared. Then I imagine they will probably go find …
Gone are the days when the thrill of the Easter egg hunt would have your children bounding out of bed at the crack of dawn. Now, as they navigate the complex world of tween and teen years, the roles have amusingly reversed. It’s you, the ever-enthusiastic parent, coaxing them awake to embrace the day’s festivities. …
