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Life in Pleasantville at One

By //  by Candace Sampson

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 to say that I probably knew each and every one of them. It's also very likely that I prodded, pushed and threatened them to come visit. Last month I had over 3,500 unique visits. No threats required. Initially, …

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Upon reflection I now realize that getting my kids ready for back to school when they were younger was a snap. As their benevolent dictator, er, I mean mom, I was able to manage the transition from summer mayhem to …

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