Life In Pleasantville
Food, Travel, Life
My girls are Instagram/Pinterest/YouTube addicts. You know, normal teens. So when they came to me with the latest food craze “we just like totally had to try,” I almost burst out laughing. What was this life-altering dish? Wait for it. A smoothie bowl. Me: Isn’t that just a smoothie in a bowl, instead of a …
Christmas lights are often our first (literal) beacon of the holiday season. We all have that neighbor who runs the county at risk of a power grid-overload, but we usually secretly love when someone overdoes it, because frankly, as long as it’s not us, it’s fun to look at. If we all keep the spirit of …
My kids get home from school at 2:30 p.m. That leaves a crazy amount of time between the end of school and dinner. In order to keep them from eating everything in their path as soon as they walk through the door, I need to be prepared with fast snacks that they can grab as …
It’s the most wonderful time of the year for parents of school-aged children! But is it really? With the happiness of sending kids back to school comes the concern about the cost of it all. Each year the cost of clothing and school supplies goes up as schools put more and more of the cost back …
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 …
Crush: a brief but intense infatuation for someone (or something), especially someone (or something) unattainable or inappropriate. The difference between that definition and everything crush worthy we share in our Crush and Covet section is that none of our loves are unattainable and they’ll never be inappropriate. Probably. Sometimes. Okay, there will definitely be a fair amount of …
Before we get this party started, let’s make one thing clear: this post is a judgement free zone. I know; it is sort of hard to believe you forgot it was Halloween tomorrow, but here in Pleasantville we understand “busy” so no worries – we’re not judging. Maybe your kids are too small to remind …
When the wind is whipping outside and the snow is higher than my trusty Sorels, I love nothing more than curling up on the couch with a big blanket and a great movie. I use this time of year to get caught up on as many movies as possible, especially new releases, which can be …
