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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Light Up Your Christmas Without Breaking Your Bank (or Your Back!)
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, …
How Technology is Transforming Healthcare
November 23rd of this year will mark two years since my husband had his heart attack. On that day and in the time since, he has received excellent care and we have a renewed appreciation for our Canadian health care …
Ask Millicent: We Must Be Awesome Because Our Guests Never Leave
Dear Millicent, I have a family member, let's call him Uncle Frank. Uncle Frank doesn't know when to leave. He will stay at our place long after all our other guests have left, completely ignoring all subtle hints about …
43 Holiday Tips to Get You Through the Season with Ease
Getting through the holidays stress-free can be a daunting task. Let's face it, no matter how many deep-breathing techniques we employ, sometimes there's just no escaping all there is to do over the holidays. I love …
Dinner On The Go: When the Dining Room is a Minivan
With four kids under 13, I try to keep the extracurricular activities to one or two per child at any given time. But when you multiply that by the number of kids in my family, it still means we are out during dinner time …
Preparing Teens for Back To School; It All Starts with A Scribble
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 …
