Life In Pleasantville
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I was recently invited to attend a Kal Tire driving event in Edmonton and obviously, I surmised, it was because of my mad driving skills. I figured they’d heard how I can do 0-60 without spilling my tea, how I can effortlessly do a shoulder check AND trash talk the idiot next to me, and …
When my children were babies, I felt sure that I could never let them out of my sight. As they grew into toddlers, I became anxious about sending them to school. For a time I gave serious consideration to homeschooling them. At first I couldn’t understand why I was so hesitant to send them to …
We’re coming up to the time of year when the ring of the phone or a knock at the door means one of two things: the duct-cleaning people are in the area and rumour has it your ducts are filthy or someone is collecting for something to help someone else. Who hasn’t ducked down below window …
Are you one of those chronically disorganized people who is constantly playing catch-up? Apologizing for showing up late? Not able to find or remember important tasks or papers? Taking the expensive shortcut because you are so far behind that you’ve left yourself no other option? If so, chances are it is costing you a lot …
You know it’s time for a good clutter purge when you can’t walk a straight line through your square living room. Trying to maneuver through the clutter jungle in my house had become overwhelming and I was in legitimate fear of breaking a leg trying to reach the front door for the pizza delivery man, and …
In the tradition of deal seekers and women who just can’t take the stuff piling up in the basement corners for one more day, it’s time to join the noble Saturday morning pursuit of garage sale season. We have a short time between the cold months to clear the clutter and set up shop in our garages and …
This post is sponsored by RANA Here’s a fact that anyone living with a snorer can tell you; no one is sleeping in the house. Not the snorer or the person lying next to them. It’s something that in polite company we joke about, but the reality is it’s no laughing matter. Chronic snoring is …
I mean what I say and I say what I mean. When I say “last minute,” you can trust that these ideas can be carried out in a swift manner, with little preparation, without breaking the most precious of budgets — time and money — and they’ll still convey a message of sincere thanks. Five Last Minute Teacher Gifts Snickerdoodles …
