tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4680483644785445722024-02-25T23:01:31.416-08:00The Osbott SpotKaileighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13379433068176698670noreply@blogger.comBlogger710125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468048364478544572.post-53403923600745697662019-01-28T10:13:00.001-08:002019-01-28T10:13:46.127-08:00November/December Book Review<a href="http://s1050.photobucket.com/albums/s420/thelifeofemcain/The%20Osbott%20Spot/?action=view&current=signature_zps39a6ff7a.jpg" target="_blank"></a>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I'm pretty behind on book reviews, since it's the end of January. I didn't read much in November and December, because um, Christmas. But I had this post ready to go, so figure might as well post this and then work on a post for all the books I read on vacation!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I read this book in 2 days. It was good and I really needed one of these mystery books that I haven't read in awhile. This book is about a group of women who met through an online mommy message board basically. They are called the "May Mothers" as they all had their babies in May. One day, one of the babies is kidnapped. This book goes through the 13 days that follow from different perspectives of the different mothers trying to find baby Midas.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I gave this book 5 stars. It wasn't my favourite book every, but I did enjoy it. But I gave it 5 stars because it had so much depth. It made me think, it made me smile, it made me cry. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This was my book club book for this month, and I'm glad I actually read it, even if I can't get to the book club meeting. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Ove is an old man whose wife recently passed. This is what bothered me the most, that he was described as a grumpy old man, but was 59. That's not old enough to be considered a grumpy old man and have friends who have Alzheimer in my opinion, but I digress. This story is about him, but it's also a love story about a man who doesn't know how to function once the only person who understood him is gone. And it's a story about a man who comes across as miserable but actually has more compassion than most people. To watch Ove develop, and relationships develop was enjoyable. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">A main takeaway from this book is the common line "be kind, everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle" and also that by being kind to someone, you never know what kind of impact that might make on their life. You might be giving them something to live for. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">When you are in a reading rut, get yourself a good murder mystery. I had started reading <b>Beyond Belief by Jenna Miscavige Hill</b> about her life in Scientology. I found it interesting, but biographies are sometimes difficult because things aren't constantly happening an they are slow. So it was taking me forever, and I had already renewed it once. So I returned it and grabbed this one. I read it in less than a day. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Like other Shari Lapena books, I found the whole premise a bit odd and unbelievable. But that doesn't stop you from wondering who dun it. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">A group of people are at a cute boutique hotel in the middle of nowhere. A big storm hits, they lose power and are stuck. Suddenly someone is murdered. Is there a murderer in their midst or is there someone else there that they don't know about. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This book was kind of like reading a murder mystery dinner. A group of people, one is a killer, who is it?</span><br />
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<div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://s1050.photobucket.com/albums/s420/thelifeofemcain/The%20Osbott%20Spot/?action=view&current=signature_zps39a6ff7a.jpg" target="_blank"><img/>src="http://i1050.photobucket.com/albums/s420/thelifeofemcain/The%20Osbott%20Spot/signature_zps39a6ff7a.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a></div>Kaileighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13379433068176698670noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468048364478544572.post-67666669295527069602018-11-05T04:41:00.004-08:002018-11-05T04:41:54.866-08:00October Book Review<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Slow month. I only read 2 books this month. They were both good, but definitely not my favourite. And I got distracted by fall TV shows and The Haunting of Hill House on Netflix. Oops!</span><br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Every Note Played by Lisa Genova</span></strong><br />
<span style="font-family: arial;">Lisa Genova writes stories about people who are diagnosed with neurological diseases. They are always different diseases, but I find they give such great insight into the disease itself. This one is about a man who was a famous concert pianist who is diagnosed with ALS. His ex-wife helps him out as his disease progresses. It's about his experience, her experience, and their relationship.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: arial;">What I didn't love was that I found Richard slightly unlikeable. I felt for him, and I felt for how terrible the disease would be, but he just didn't seem like that great of a person. I think that the purpose was to see his progression and understand him better and see how the disease changes him. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">You may have heard of this one as it's at the top of everyone's reading lists! This book is a memoir about a girl who is raised by survivalist parents. This means they are very religious and they believe that the end of the world is coming. They fear the government and so the kids don't go to school and although they are supposed to be homeschooled they really aren't. Eventually a few of them, including Tara, study hard enough to pass the tests to get into University. Tara ends up getting a PhD as well.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Her family is messed. That part is interesting and it's crazy that people live that way. This is similar to The Great Alone, which I absolutely loved. So I definitely recommend this book as it is an interesting read. </span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://s1050.photobucket.com/albums/s420/thelifeofemcain/The%20Osbott%20Spot/?action=view&current=signature_zps39a6ff7a.jpg" target="_blank"><img/>src="http://i1050.photobucket.com/albums/s420/thelifeofemcain/The%20Osbott%20Spot/signature_zps39a6ff7a.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a></div>Kaileighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13379433068176698670noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468048364478544572.post-2688770528605901092018-09-30T05:04:00.003-07:002018-09-30T05:04:33.991-07:00September Book Review<a href="http://s1050.photobucket.com/albums/s420/thelifeofemcain/The%20Osbott%20Spot/?action=view&current=signature_zps39a6ff7a.jpg" target="_blank"></a>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This might be one of my top books for the year so far. It wasn't the one that I read the quickest, it maybe wasn't the most "enjoyable" (I did enjoy it, but I mean in comparison to a light and fluffy chick lit book). But as a real literary book that has a bunch of depth but is still readable, this book is it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Leni and her parents move to Alaska to homestead in the 70's. It's a turbulent time, and her dad has changed since being released as a POW from the Vietnam war. Leni finds herself in Alaska and this novel is an exploration of that, her family, the friends she makes. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">For me, I love watching Alaska shows, so that's what drew me to this book in the first place. (Alaska: The Last Frontier anyone?) But I felt like this book had some great character development, it was thought provoking and educational. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This book is about Hal, a young woman who is living day by day and has loan sharks after her. When she gets a letter telling her that her grandmother has died and she will get an inheritance, it seems too good to be true. Especially since she knows that this woman couldn't possibly be her grandmother. She is desperate so plans to deceive this family in order to come into the money anyways. Unfortunately things begin to unravel once she gets to the estate that belonged to Mrs. Westaway. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This month started off so strong, and then I just stopped reading. I read three books in the first week as I was on holidays, and then I only read one other book the entire rest of the month! But four books isn't too bad either.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial";">This was my book club book for this month. So it's outside the norm of what I would usually read. It's set in the 1600's and is about a young girl who marries a rich merchant. She moves into his house with his controlling sister. He gives her a miniature house that is a replica of the house they live in and then secrets begin to be revealed. I don't like giving too much away! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial";">I found this book interesting and it gave a good perspective of life back then, although some parts seemed a bit unrealistic. The general consensus at book club was that this was a good book! </span><span style="text-align: center;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial";">I picked up this book because it had been described as being similar to "The Royal We" which I absolutely loved! This book isn't about royalty, but it is about an American girl who goes to school at Oxford and falls for her young professor. Again, I don't like to give away main story lines when they are something that aren't straight up described in the book description. But if you like chick lit and Nicholas Sparks I think you would like this book.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This book is oh so relevant these days. Nina is married into Nashville elite. Her son goes to a private school and their life is basically a combination of Wisteria Lane and Stepford wives. But then one drunken night her son makes a huge mistake on social media and everything begins to unravel. Told from the perspective of Nina, the girl involved in the snapchat picture, and the girl's father. I thought this book was great. Written in classic Emily Giffin style, but the topic was different and enthralling.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial";">I kept picking up books and not wanting to read them, and realized I just needed some good chick lit. Enter Lauren Weisberger. You may know her as the author of The Devil Wears Prada. This book is actually about Emily, the bitchy senior assistant from the Devil Wears Prada. She has her own business that is falling apart, until an old friend connects her with a Senator's wife who has been charged with a DUI and whose life is unravelling. (Emily's business is basically to clean up publicity messes for celebrities.) Loved this book. Emily is still a bitch but totally endearing in this book. I loved Miriam who was a partner at a law firm but quit to move to Connecticut and raise her children, but is feeling out of place among the Stepford wives. And Karolina, the Senator's wife who was a model is totally lovable. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I usually write about the books in here as I read them, because I tend to totally forget what a book is about after I finish it. So hopefully I can figure out what each of these books were about!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial";">Nora is hit by a car and then while she thinks she is dying she hears her boyfriend hitting on another doctor. After breaking up with him she goes back to the small island she grew up on that she hasn't been to in years. Throw in some family drama and some romance. This is a typical Kristan Higgins, a light and easy read.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Usually I read Emily Giffin books shortly after they come out. (My sister buys them immediately and then I read them.) But I couldn't find my sister's copy of this book and eventually just got it from the library. This book is about family dynamics. Josie and Meredith's brother died 15 years ago, this book talks about their struggles within their own relationship with each other and how their brother's death has affected them.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">First off, I found it so funny because Meredith reminded me of myself and Josie was my sister. But to the extremes. Then I got annoyed because I really hated Meredith! She was whiny and miserable and mean to her sister. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Wow, this book made me think. Alice and Jake are newlyweds and are given an unusual gift at their wedding. It's a membership into a marriage club, designed to ensure that your marriage works. But it is basically a cult. I found this fascinating because it gave so much insight into how someone could basically be tricked into a cult, especially one that really has the strength to control you. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I feel that this book wouldn't be for everyone. I'm not sure what category of books it would even fit into. But I really enjoyed it. It was super thought provoking and made me think about it even after I had finished it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I brought this book to a cottage with me, my mother in law started reading my copy while we were there and then took it while I was done and my sister in law read it immediately after. So we basically all finished it within a few days of each other!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This book is by the same author as The Couple Next Door which I read in <a href="http://osbottspot.blogspot.com/2018/06/june-book-review.html">June</a>. Karen and Tom are happily married, until one day Tom comes home and Karen is gone. She had been in a car accident, but doesn't remember what happened or how she got there. Things start to unravel as they try to figure out what happened and why Karen had gone somewhere that she typically wouldn't.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So that's it for this month. August is shaping up to be a good month considering that I'm 3 books in already! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">A bit delayed but I really wanted to write this post in case others who are planning a trip come across it. We recently crossed a major bucket list item off our list and went to Costa Rica. I've been wanting to go here for years! We considered it for our honeymoon, but they had no adults only resorts at that point so we decided on Jamaica. We were going to go in 2013, but had a destination wedding in Punta Cana instead. We really lucked out that this time there was a destination wedding, it was in Costa Rica!</span><a href="http://s1050.photobucket.com/albums/s420/thelifeofemcain/The%20Osbott%20Spot/?action=view&current=signature_zps39a6ff7a.jpg" target="_blank"></a>
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<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">We decided to go all out for this trip. I really wanted to actually see Costa Rica. So we changed out flight to 3 days earlier and went down with another couple. I really want to share this part of the trip because when I was planning it I was constantly looking online for what other people had done, what worked and what they recommended. Planning trips is my jam. I love it and it has definitely given me something to do for the 9 months before the trip.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">When we decided to go to Costa Rica a few days before everyone, I knew that it was important that we really see the country. So we had to decide where to go! I had looked up Costa Rica before and had come across these Treehouses that I thought looked really neat. I didn't know much about the area that they were in. There were some in La Fortuna, and I also found some in Monteverde. When I looked into it a bit more, the prices of the Treehouses by La Fortuna were great, and the Arenal Volcano is considered one of the must see areas of Costa Rica. (Monteverde is too, I've also heard great things about Manuel Antonio. But for us I felt that Arenal had more to do than Monteverde.)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I had fairly low expectations before we got there. All of the reviews said it was a great experience, but I figured it would be kind of dirty, there would be bugs. I figured it would be a 3 star, but a neat thing to do. But this place was so great! (Probably still considered a 3 star, but if you embrace it, it's beyond a 5 star!) It was so clean, the only bug was a cicada that flew into our room. The shower took a bit to figure out how to get hot, but it was possible. And you are in a treehouse...so what do you expect! The fact that they have indoor plumbing is amazing.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">When we arrived we were greeted by Yiandra, who works there. We had spoken to her by email and she was just as helpful in person. After that the on site managers, Jess and Carolina were there. All of them were very welcoming and helpful. They would order food for you that was delivered right to your treehouse. They would call and book excursions for you and inquire about availability. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">We also took part in a night hike. Rolando was very enthusiastic about the animals. We saw a snake, baby hummingbirds, sleeping birds (they just sit on the tree branch, who knew), an armadillo, a sloth, poisonous frogs, tree frogs and a big iguana. It was so helpful to have this hike because we wouldn't of seen anything without Rolando. Because sloths don't move very far or very fast, the next morning we were able to go back and see the sloth in the day light. He was still very high up in the trees, and I wish I had seen one closer. But at least we saw one!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">It's about a couple who go to a dinner party next door (in a semi-detached house) and leave their baby sleeping at home. When they get home their baby is gone. This book follows the mystery of what happened and who took the baby.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">My first thought when I read the premise of this book was "who leaves their baby home alone?" but luckily they dealt with that right from the beginning. They did leave their baby home alone but also acknowledged that it was a stupid thing to do...so at least that didn't annoy me throughout the entire book.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I have read these books out of order, which isn't ideal, but it still works. These books follow Laurie Moran as she is a creating a reality tv show that is essentially about a cold case. It's always nice to have characters that you like and get to know and I like when they are carried on throughout a series. I would say I liked this book more than I have liked some of the other books in the series. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Another book that I loved! This is actually Ruth Ware's first book, but I had read The Woman in Cabin 10 and The Lying Game first. I read this book very quickly as well. It's about a girl who is invited to her old best friend's "hen" night (or a bachelorette party for us Canadians). She hadn't spoken to her friend in 10 years so was a bit confused about the invite but went anyways. They go to a glass house in the woods and from there some weird things start to happen. I think that Ruth Ware develops her characters really well which makes the books so great.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "arial";">I read this book for a new book club that I've joined. I was actually quite happy to read it as it has been sitting on my book shelf for a few years but it always just seemed to be too heavy to get into. This is an amazing book! It's heavy and depressing, but eye opening and educational. I think it's especially great for Canadians to read because they never seemed to touch on the Pacific war during World War 2 in our history classes. (Maybe if I hadn't dropped Grade 11 history...) I really didn't know that there was this big war with Japan despite knowing about Pearl Harbour and Hiroshima. I knew that those events happened but never questioned why. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial";"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "arial";">I read this book in a day. So....it was good. This book is about a new neighbour who moves onto Pleasant Court. A street where everything is clearly pleasant but there isn't much depth. It's told from the perspective of this mysterious new neighbour and three other women who live on the street who all have their own issues going on. It kind of reminded me of Wisteria Lane. If you like Liane Moriarty I found this book to be very similar but actually easier to read as you get a few more details throughout the book than Liane Moriarty sometimes gives.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial";">The librarian warned me that this was a 7 day borrow. I told her that wouldn't be a problem and read it in 2 days. This book is about a man whose girlfriend went missing 12 years ago. He is now engaged to her sister, but then signs that his girlfriend is still alive appear. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial";">This is another book in the Blue Heron series. I enjoy the series because it brings back characters that I have met before, but it's getting a little bit boring. I don't love the girls. They are a bit too edgy for me. And by edgy, I mean rude. Not sure how to describe it but that they just speak to people in a way that I don't think they would in real life, a bit too harshly. The books are getting too predictable. That being said I will likely finish the series...haha. I only rated this one 3 out of 5 stars as it was definitely my least favourite of the series so far.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">So what I've learnt from Liane Moriarty books is that it's more about the characters than the story and the ending. I don't remember that being the base with the first few I read, but it's been the case with the most recent ones. That being said, I enjoyed this book more than Truly Madly Guilty. I think I liked the characters and just liked to see where they were going and wasn't overly worried about a big exciting ending.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">This book is about triplet sisters. Lyn is all about living the perfect life and checking everything off her list. Cat has found trouble in her marriage. Gemma is the single one who lives day to day and can't seem to find a lasting relationship. I found the characters compelling and really just wanted to see where the book took them. </span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial";">I got a fair bit of flack for the oils. It is what it is, and all I can do is shrug it off because I know they aren't for everyone. (Well they are for everyone, but there are some people that I know aren't looking for the change.)</span></div>
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<span style="color: #000019; font-family: "arial";">I used every single roller blend that I brought and a few of the small vials. We also brought Pepto, Gravol and Advil. Oils are great, but sometimes you need more. And that's ok! Modern medicine is amazing, but I always like to turn to my oils first now and see if they can fix the problem. (By the way, I do find that ZenGest fixes most stomach problems. However when you are down south, I find your whole system is off. I took a Pepto pill every day for the last 4 days just to try to get myself back on track.)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial";">This is a young adult book. I really enjoyed Lauren Oliver's Delirium series and I didn't read Before I Fall, but I thought the movie was good. So I figured I would throw this one into the mix.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial";">I thought that this book was decent. I read it in about 4 days. It's about two sister's Dara and Nick. They were in a car accident about a year before and haven't been speaking since. Then a little girl from their town goes missing, and then Dara goes missing. I enjoyed this book well enough, but unless you are a big young adult fan, it might not be fore you. (Delirium on the other hand, if you like dystopian teen novels, was awesome!)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial";">I really enjoyed this book. To be honest, I've felt like Mary Higgins Clark books have been lacking a bit recently. This might be because the woman is 90... Anyways, I got into this book quickly and read it in a couple of days. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial";">This book is part of the Under Suspicion series, which is about a woman, Laurie, who produces a reality TV show that looks into cold cases. I like when authors have series like this because you really get to know the characters. Definitely a worthwhile read for Mary Higgins Clark fans!</span><span style="font-family: "arial";"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial";">This book is about Hannah and Kate, best friends since Grade 5. Kate has been blessed with two beautiful children, but Hannah has been unable to get pregnant for 6 years. This book deals with friendship, infertility and surrogacy. It makes these issues feel real (and I mean they are real, to so many people). It deals with the legal aspects and emotional aspects.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial";">This book made me think hard about what I would do. What if my best friend or my sister was unable to carry a child, would I donate my own eggs and do it for them? Could I separate myself from that child, knowing that it was going to belong to someone else? I don't have the answers, I don't think I would have them until I was in that situation. I know that this is the greatest gift you could give someone and I applaud the people who do it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial";">My kids have a pretty crazy weekly schedule, they are with one Grandma two days a week, one Grandma one day a week and at a home daycare the other two days a week. On top of that, I enrolled Parker in half a day of preschool per week. At the time I kind of questioned whether it was necessary, but I figured we would see how it went. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial";">Well, I think it's been amazing. Parker is a shy kid, I would say he's slightly introverted and takes a while to warm up to a situation. He loves playing with his brother, and his brother goes everywhere else with him. We absolutely love the home daycare, but home daycare is regulated as to the max number of kids they can have, which is 5. So there are only maximum 3 other kids with them at daycare and only one of them is Parker's age.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial";">Preschool gives him the opportunity to interact with more kids who are in his age group, and not have his little brother to fall back on. After he started at preschool I saw such huge improvements in his vocabulary. He would come home singing songs. I asked him who he played with and he told me "Joshua". I had no way of knowing if this was true until I was talking to Joshua's mom, not knowing who she was, and she said that Joshua always talked about Parker. Ok, I guess they are friends!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This book is about a 9 year old girl who is orphaned and rides the orphan train to Minnesota in 1929, where they are "adopted" out. Some kids find good families who want a child, some find homes where they just want someone to work. The other side of the story is in 2011 and involves Molly, a foster child, who is doing community service with a 91 year old woman named Vivian and is going through all her memories stored in her attic. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">These books are always a bit predictable, but there are a few twists and turns along the way. They are definitely a nice option to have when you either just need something to read, or want something light. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So it was a light month for reading, but I still got a few books read! I went to the library yesterday and got 3 books out, so that always keeps me busy as I know I have to get them read before they are due! I've read 7 of my goal of 30 books for the year, so I'm on track!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Today I wanted to share the oils that I used to support my body and my immune system during my recent cold. I know a lot of people don't necessarily know how to use their oils and so they aren't as beneficial to them as they could be when they are actually needed. I used to be that person. I find that colds have gotten so much worse as I get older, is that just me? They used to not bother me, but now that I'm older, I'm not sure if it's the age or the fact that I still have to function, but I find them so draining. </span><a href="http://s1050.photobucket.com/albums/s420/thelifeofemcain/The%20Osbott%20Spot/?action=view&current=signature_zps39a6ff7a.jpg" target="_blank"></a> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I utilized oils when I started to feel myself getting sick and during my actual illness. By no means am I saying that oils can cure a cold. However, I was amazed by how I felt they supported my body and immune system during the cold. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Ideally I would use an immunity blend on a daily basis, and maybe I would fight off sickness better. But I'm terrible at actually doing this. So when my throat starts to hurt, I roll on my immunity roller a few times a day. With a sore throat I put it directly on my neck, but you could put it on your chest, the bottoms of your feet or down your spine. My immunity roller is in a 10mL roller bottle and contains 7 drops each of Frankincense, On Guard, Tea Tree and Lemon oil. If you are missing any of those though, you can do it without. And really, just on guard would be fine too!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial";">The key with oils is frequent use. You can't run a diffuser once with Easy Air or use ZenGest once and expect your cold to disappear. But every few hours I would reapply/diffuse and it would help. Your body metabolizes oils quickly, so you can use less oils more frequently. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">To be honest, my cold never got that bad, I think because I was doing all of these things and because I started fighting it off from the beginning. So next time you get a cold, give a few of these things a try. (These oils are all in the starter kit, so if you have that you are seriously prepared!)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Back in October, we had my brother-in-law take some family pictures of us. I had this great plan to get them done once both boys were old enough to look like themselves and then I was going to put the picture over our fireplace in the basement. It was a great idea, we got the pictures done, and then I just wasn't getting around to ordering the actual print. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Well I finally did it. Yay! <a href="http://photowall.com/">Photowall</a> has all these amazing wall murals and wallpaper options, but they also do canvas prints. So I sent in our family picture and had a 16x20 canvas print made. I was kind of curious how it would turn out because the company is actually shipping from Europe. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">First of all, it was fast! I got the print in less than a week! The canvas came rolled up with all of the wooden pieces to put it together. This is a bit overwhelming for me because I'm a spaz and am always afraid I will screw things up. So I had Ryan help me put it together, but it was honestly so easy I think I could of done it myself. I was worried the canvas wouldn't end up tight but it turned out perfect! I honestly don't think you could really screw it up!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">He often plays upstairs, so just by saying let's play downstairs, it sometimes gets him excited to play with different toys. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Certain toys I put away and only get out when he needs a suggestion for an activity. I do this with puzzles, games and his Melissa & Doug fishing set. Then, he doesn't lose all of the pieces amongst his other toys and he's excited to play with it when I do get them out.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial";">I like to get Parker's paint set out or a colouring book when he's bored. To be honest it's not a long activity usually, but it gives him something different to do. And because it's not something he does a lot he really enjoys it. As he gets older we will likely start doing more specific creative activities and crafts!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I love getting out the paint set or some other learning activity for him to occupy his time. </span><a href="http://education.com/" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Education.com</a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> is a great website to find a variety of worksheets that will keep your kids occupied while they are learning something! They have so many worksheets, games, colouring pages. I find that if I give Parker something productive to do he is entertained and so much happier. I think some of their items might be too tricky for Parker yet, but there were also a ton of preschool worksheets that could get him started with tracing shapes, colouring and writing letters. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I hate that we read stuff and are scared. The flu is freaking me out right now. But the flu shot also freaks me out. And as parents, and just human beings, it's scary and confusing, and what is the right answer?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">But the truth of the matter is, that we can only ignore the facts and what we are exposing our bodies to for so long. When we know better, I feel like we have a responsibility to do better. However, it's definitely a progress vs perfection situation. I'm trying to rid my home of toxins, but it's definitely hard to do it all at once. So it's a process. I've eliminated a lot of chemicals that were used for cleaning. But now I've looked at our personal care products, and although I know that I need to get rid of all of the things with fragrance, it's hard when couponer Kaileigh has stocked up on this stuff....</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">OK so basically I put a bunch of the products in my house into this app. They rate products from 0-10, 0 being the healthiest. The kid's Live Clean soap was pretty good, so that's a relief. But that's where it stopped. My body wash, terrible. My shampoo, terrible. Who knew.... Even my high quality hair products aren't great. A lot of these products are known carcinogens or cause reproductive and developmental issues. A ton of them have allergens, and although we aren't dealing with any major allergies, I do have skin issues that are likely caused by some sort of allergy that I've just never figured out. Is this why so many people get cancer or have trouble getting pregnant? Are we doing this to ourselves and just choosing to ignore the damage that we are doing?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Have you heard about the Plunger Plop? Maybe you recall some old posts about it, like <a href="http://osbottspot.blogspot.ca/2012/02/ploppin-plungers.html">this one</a>, or <a href="http://osbottspot.blogspot.ca/2013/02/living-in-hick-town.html">this one</a>, or there is also <a href="http://osbottspot.blogspot.ca/2014/02/ploptastic.html">this one</a>. Well this year the official Plunger Plop was cancelled. Which was fairly devastating, until we decided to just hold our own!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">What started as a beer pong tournament (that this rare drinker had basically zero interest in), turned into a plunger plop with a few games of beer pong. It was a fantastic day, like Plunger Plop but better because everyone we were playing with were basically friends!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">I love love love the Winter Olympics! I seriously should of planned my babies better so that I was on mat leave while they were on. That's how much I love them...that I think of this frequently. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial";">I remember the 2010 Olympics, I was still in University. Right at the beginning of the Olympics, I think it was a Friday night, and my sister was visiting. We turned on the TV and moguls was on. I had never watched moguls before, but it was thrilling! I had no idea that we had strong competitors in moguls. To be honest, prior to that I think I had only paid attention to figure skating and hockey. All of a sudden, Alexandre Bilodeau had won and his brother with cerebral palsy was celebrating with him and so excited. It was just this great moment to be Canadian. I think moguls are now my favourite thing to watch!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial";">The 2010 Vancouver Olympics were monumental for Canadians. Not only were they on home soil, but we did amazingly well. We had the top gold medal count. And it was just a great time to be Canadian and finally be able to celebrate that we actually do have amazing athletes.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial";">And so basically I'm pumped for the Olympics. We have so many medal hopefuls and I find the winter Olympics so interesting because there are so many neat sports! I love watching speed skating, snowboard cross, and things like luge and skeleton! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Time to get back at it. Reading has kind of fallen by the wayside in the past little bit. I think partially because I was reading "Career of Evil" and having a bit of trouble getting into it in the beginning, so although I wasn't reading, I wasn't reading as much as I should of been. But with my 2018 word "intentional" I'm hoping that reading becomes something that I do more often again. I found I was wasting my lunches by surfing the internet, getting nothing accomplished over an hour. So I'm back to reading on my lunch and using that time to really refresh and get lost in a book.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I have a goal to read 30 books this year. At first I wanted to set my goal at 40 books. I thought it was doable because that's still less than a book a week...but I also know that I sometimes have phases where I can't find a good book or can't get into a book. I read 24 books last year, so it's still uping my goal! (I'm going to read some Harry Potter and Nancy Drew if it doesn't look like I'm meeting my goal, haha!)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">For those of you who don't know, these books are actually written by JK Rowling. They are about Cormoran Strike, a private detective, and Robin Ellacott, his assistant. This is the third book in the series. I honestly started reading this book about a year ago. I think it was too big and I just couldn't get into it because I was overwhelmed by the size. (It's not that big, just too big for me at the time.) I didn't really give it a fair shot. Once I started reading it though it was great. I probably read the last half of it in one night and couldn't put it down. Ryan wondered what I was doing and said I don't usually read all night long. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I find Strike and Robin totally enthralling, I love their relationship and hope that Rowling understands that Robin is as vital to the success of these books as Strike it. These books are so different from Harry Potter, but Rowling has really found a new niche. Funny thing is while I was reading one day Parker said "is that a Pe-a Potter (Harry Potter) book?" I have no idea why he would relate them as it looks nothing like a Harry Potter book!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I'm a big Liane Moriarty fan. I was kind of worried about this book though because the reviews weren't great. 6 adults and 3 kids are at a BBQ. Something terrible happens, but it takes quite a while for you to find out what happens. I think what annoyed me about it was that I understood for suspense reasons why you didn't know what happened, but from a storyline perspective it didn't really make sense. The story was so vague, where it shouldn't of been. Conversations that seemed like they were missing parts of them, characters who were missing because you weren't supposed to know what happened to them. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I spent the first half of the book kind of skipping ahead chapters because I couldn't stand the suspense. The last half of the book I really enjoyed though. I think you have to go in with low expectations. The one review I read said that it's more about the characters than the story, which is an interesting way to look at it. And the characters were interesting. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">So overall it's a decent read. Not amazing, but not terrible. I don't know. Not sure what else to say about it. Reese Witherspoon and Nicole Kidman have optioned the film rights. I can see how it could be a movie or mini-series similar to Big Little Lies as it's a very similar style to Big Little Lies. There is a lot going on with the characters that you could dig into deeper.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">You may recall that I'm a Kristan Higgins fan. Her books are easy to read chick-lit. I'm slightly conflicted about this one though. I enjoyed this book, I read it quickly, it was easy to read. But I found that it had way less depth than the other books that I've read of hers. I just found out that her books are "Harlequin" novels, and it makes a lot of sense. Still an enjoyable read, but nothing mind blowing!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This is the second book in the Blue Heron series, The Best Man was the first. I had the same feelings about this book. I enjoy the fact that it's a series, because although the book is about a different person within the family, it has a lot of the same characters. It's always nice to see characters that you've enjoyed in subsequent books. This book is definitely a Hallmark movie though. It's light and easy and fairly predictable. Nothing mind blowing. But I still enjoyed it and read it in about two days!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I'm listening to podcasts during my commute, which gives me just over an hour a day to learn something new from someone, or give myself something to think about. I'm trying to get up half an hour earlier, to work out or get something else done that needs to be done. (Although Cooper was up crying for over an hour last night, which is so unusual, so I felt that the extra half hour of sleep was more important this morning!) I'm taking the time to meal plan and week plan, which makes me way more productive throughout my week. I'm reading on my lunch rather than surfing the internet, which gets my reading done and makes me feel refreshed after lunch. Instead of just going minute to minute, when I find you tend to waste time, I'm thinking "ok what can I do now that's worthwhile".</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">We live in a society where we are so "busy." And to be honest I'm kind of sick of it. I'm sick of us saying that we can't get anything done because we are too busy. Because we aren't that busy. I'm nowhere near perfect. My house isn't perfectly clean (future blog post idea: when you spend hours on a task, but it doesn't look like anything is different in your house...) But I would say I'm finding much more time to clean and tidy than I did before. I still watch TV in the evenings, but try to cut back, and I try to get more done before I watch TV. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">So let's stop saying we are too busy to meal plan, or clean, or start a side passion project. Because you can make time for anything. I thought I was busy before I had kids, and I was. But then you have kids and you find the time to do what you need to do. Well you can go beyond that and find time for more even once you have kids. It's about progress, not perfection. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Last night Parker ate his supper without a fight. Then before bed he was hungry and wanted a sandwich. For my 23 pound 3 year old, this is not something that happens ever. Maybe three will be a different year! I doubt it, but I can hope right!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The past three years of my life have most definitely been the best ones. Instead of looking to the future, I'm often hoping that it won't come so quickly. I just want my kids to stay little because although the days are hard, and Parker is stubborn and some days we all want to cry or scream or both, the days are amazing. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He loves Paw Patrol, pogos, the bath, his brother. He loves any toys with wheels or animals. He loves his people - his grandparents, aunts and uncles. He thinks B and Nole are one person. I guess it makes sense, he always sees them together. He thinks Auntie Tal lives at Gram and Gramps house. He never questions why Auntie Amy and Uncle Jamie have so many pets, because what could be better than that many animals! And Carema is one of the only people he actually eats for. He loves Daddy's shop and being outside.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I thought second borns were always your headstrong children, but I think Parker might be ours. Although he's little it's fairly impossible to get him to do what you want him to do if he's not interested in doing it. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This boy is our everything. Watching him become a brother has been amazing, he's so good at it. It amazes me how from such a young age Cooper really looked up to him. We are in for some trouble in the years to come with these two!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This past Sunday there was a "sprinkle" for my cousin Crystal, who is due in March with her second baby. Her first baby is 6, (almost 7 I think! where does the time go!) so we are very excited about this new addition! (Okay I would have been excited regardless of her older child's age, because babies are always exciting!)</span><br />
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Her friends had an amazing idea for this Sprinkle, to hold a Refind Salvage Rustic Sign Workshop. First of all, for those who don't know, a Sprinkle is kind of a low key baby shower when someone is having their second (or third or fourth...) baby. </div>
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I have always wanted to do one of these workshops and it was so much fun! First of all, it was held at the Elora Centre for the Arts. This used to be Elora Junior Public School, which was where I went to school until Grade 4. It was so neat to go back into the building, and actually create my sign in my old Grade 2 classroom! This building is really neat and is a great atmosphere for these workshops. It's an old building, with nice hardwood floors and huge rooms. It has so much character. The room was set up with a big table in the middle for our signs, but also had a nice little corner with some seating where Crystal could open some gifts.</div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Do you ever feel like you could just be more productive? We feel like we are so busy all the time, but how much time is just wasted. I feel like I get lazy and just used to being lazy. I could be much more productive and I feel like could generally enjoy life more and get less stressed.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial";">Anyways, my Doterra team is doing something called "Miracle Mornings" this month. (Side note: when you sign up with Doterra you join a team, get access to private websites and Facebook pages, gain support from those you signed up under. I'm actually finding it super fun and inspirational!) So they are doing this "Miracle Mornings" challenge where you get up at 6:30 every day and sign onto Zoom and it holds you accountable. Once up you can do whatever you feel you need to do. You could work, work out, meditate. Just something productive.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial";">Well 6:30 does not work for me, because I'm always up by 6:30. But I have been trying to get up at 5:30 since I went back to work. It happens about twice a week. But I really want to commit to it this year. When I get up at 5:30, no excuses (not even a baby who was up in the night!), I'm able to start my day with something productive. In most cases I am working out, as that's the only time that works for me to get exercise in. But some days maybe I will tidy up, or work on a photo book, or get some other type of work done. So far, after a week of Miracle Mornings, I feel fantastic. I am more energized, more productive and at the end of the day feel like I've really accomplished a lot.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial";">We feel like we have no time in our days to do what we need to do, or what we want to do. But that's not entirely true. Sure we are busy, but how much more time could be productive time? If we got up earlier and got something accomplished before heading off to work, doesn't the whole day feel better? I know it does for me!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial";">So that's where I'm at with being crazy and getting up super early! Have you ever tried something like a Miracle Morning?</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://s1050.photobucket.com/albums/s420/thelifeofemcain/The%20Osbott%20Spot/?action=view&current=signature_zps39a6ff7a.jpg" target="_blank"><img/>src="http://i1050.photobucket.com/albums/s420/thelifeofemcain/The%20Osbott%20Spot/signature_zps39a6ff7a.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a></div>Kaileighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13379433068176698670noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468048364478544572.post-755552014144420492018-01-04T10:26:00.001-08:002018-01-04T10:26:25.374-08:00Sleep Issues with Kiddos<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I remember when it felt like I would never get a full nights sleep. Parker slept through the night from about 4-8 months old, and then stopped until a few months ago. Cooper, as you may recall, was nursing up to 4 times a night until he was 11 months old. I didn't know how to night wean him and couldn't imagine that he would ever sleep well. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial";">I considered going to a sleep consultant because I was so overwhelmed with the idea of getting him to sleep. Parker had always slept fairly well, and just woke once a night, drank some milk and went back easily. But Cooper was obsessed with eating all night long!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial";">But I knew what a sleep consultant would say. Put them to bed earlier (like 6:30pm early). Have a routine. Give them a bath before bed, read 47 stories. Make sure nap times are consistent. And that's not us. I value sleep, I don't want my kids over tired or cranky, but I also enjoy our flexibility. I don't want our entire lives to revolve around sleep.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial";">I'm not here to give advice at all. I don't really have any. And I'm not here to knock sleep consultants, as I think what they do is amazing if you are willing to follow the sleep rules! My kids just magically started sleeping better. Once I weaned Cooper he actually became an incredible sleeper and only wakes up in the night once every few weeks.</span>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">But I kind of hate all this sleep advice that's out there. I find that with your kids, you have to find what works for you. And maybe that means that you don't get great sleep for the first year of their life. (Which I know sounds crazy). But I also recently read some advice that said there is no reason for a baby to eat during the night after 5 months. First of all, I don't believe that's entirely true with breastfed babies. But secondly, I also read something that once said that we have been given a gift with the ability to soothe our babies by feeding them. It really resonated with me. And so as annoying as it was that Cooper ate 4 times a night, it was easier for me to nurse him for 10 minutes, than to wean him. And that's the choice that I made.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial";">Everyone will make different choices. Some will co-sleep, some will sleep train, some will night wean. It's all ok, if it works for you and your family and allows you to function.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial";">So if you are going through a rough sleep stage, I hope it isn't long lasting and I hope you find what works for you, your family and your kids! </span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://s1050.photobucket.com/albums/s420/thelifeofemcain/The%20Osbott%20Spot/?action=view&current=signature_zps39a6ff7a.jpg" target="_blank"><img/>src="http://i1050.photobucket.com/albums/s420/thelifeofemcain/The%20Osbott%20Spot/signature_zps39a6ff7a.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a></div>Kaileighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13379433068176698670noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468048364478544572.post-77828634962141266492017-12-28T06:03:00.000-08:002017-12-28T06:07:30.378-08:00Those New Years Resolutions<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I don't make New Years resolutions. Because nobody keeps them and I believe that if you want to make a change you should just make it, don't wait until January 1 to do it.</span><a href="http://s1050.photobucket.com/albums/s420/thelifeofemcain/The%20Osbott%20Spot/?action=view&current=signature_zps39a6ff7a.jpg" target="_blank"></a>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>1. Be more intentional with my time.</b> I find it so easy to get home and flop down on the couch. And I love that, and it's going to be hard to change because after a long day it's how I relax. But then I think about how much more productive I could be if I was just more intentional with my time. Work out while I'm watching TV or actually fold the pile of laundry instead of letting it sit next to me (this sounds easier than it is). Blog in the morning or after the kids go to bed. Or like right now, after I spent 10 minutes aimlessly trying to find a movie to watch on Netflix and then realized that I have two photobooks that need to be made! So the goal is to find things that I can be more productive with that better our family life as a whole.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>2. Get up at 5:30 am. </b>Ok, I've been trying to do this since I went back to work. It works about 2 days a week and I aim for 4. So I want to try harder. You see if I would get up at 5:30 I could get a 30-45 minute workout in and then I wouldn't have to worry about working out in the evening. (Which 100% of the time never happens...)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>3. Meal plan. </b> This has just disappeared since I went back to work. A lot of it is because I barely have time to grocery shop, and if I don't know when I'm grocery shopping it's hard to plan meals. So maybe Ryan and I have to make more of an effort to figure out what night I will grocery shop and then I can properly plan my meals. I also received <a href="https://www.amazon.ca/Mix-Match-Mama-Simmers-Slow-Cooker/dp/0736968989/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1514469856&sr=8-1&keywords=shay+shull">Shay Shull's Slow Cooker</a> recipe book for Christmas.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Some other goals is to drink more water, go to yoga more and try to get back into reading on a more regular basis! Since going back to work these things have all kind of disappeared, but they are important!</span></div>
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