Life In Pleasantville
Food, Travel, Life
by Lindsay Pennell When I had my first daughter, almost four years ago now, I never could have imagined how different my life would become. It’s not the 4 a.m. feedings, sleep deprivation, countless diaper changes or the way that life suddenly became all about my children that shocked me. It was the sudden bonds …
by Jayne Russell I woke up this morning with a sore back. There’s nothing new about that, it happens every day. It would be oh so easy to gripe about it all day and do the whole, “woe is me” thing. That’s easy. What’s harder is to remove myself from “me” and remember that far …
A little over a year ago, I started Life in Pleasantville. I had been blogging for just over two years at the YummyMummyClub, and was looking to carve out a space of my own on the web. My own little happy place, so to speak. That first month I had 137 unique visitors. It’s fair …
by Candace Alper The rewards of motherhood reveal themselves to me every day. The revelations are sometimes seemingly screaming and colourful and other times are as subtle and soft as a whisper. My own personal and private joys are in the everyday moments that I have with my daughter. She is 9 years old now …
One of the things that amazes me about being a mom is that it’s the most intense on the job training you’ll ever get and it NEVER ENDS!! Just when I think I have it figured out, my kids up and change all the rules. Today I was reminded of this post I wrote over …
by Deb Lowther I am a hands-on-stay-at-home-working-all-the-time mom of 3 daughters. These kids continue to grow and keep me on my toes. Most times as parents we mourn the passing of certain milestones as our kids get older, especially when it is your youngest! Riding a two wheeler is one of those passages into being …
by Andrea from MommyGearest I’m one of those Type A women. I’m one part organized, one part high-strung. I schedule, well, everything. I arrive on time – or at least I used to before having children. So when I was pregnant with my son, you can imagine the kind of mom-to-be I was: I signed …
by Michelle Iuelo Kids come with uncomfortable conversations; they are part of the standard equipment package. I get a real kick out of watching new parents encourage their children to talk. I giggle a little inside and resist the urge to say “You might not want to do that.” You might not want to because …
