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in the future - u will be able to do some more stuff here,,,!! like pat catgirl- i mean um yeah... for now u can only see others's posts :c
Book review: Just For the Summer
Really good read! Iāll admit, it took me a bit to really feel attached to the characters and storyline. The ācurseā reminded me of a popular movie from a few years ago with a very similar plot line, and that was a slight turn off to me. But after the first few chapters, the story proved to be unique and endearing. I also may have been a little distracted in the beginning thinking about needing to finish this read, because Iād found another book that I also wanted to read. Spoiler, now Iām reading that other book and want to go back to this one š
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āJustin has a curse, and thanks to a Reddit thread, itās now all over the internet. Every woman he dates goes on to find their soulmate the second they break up. When a woman slides into his DMs with the same problem, they come up with a plan: Theyāll date each other and break up. Their curses will cancel each otherās out, and theyāll both go on to find the love of their lives. Itās a bonkers ideaā¦and it just might work.
Emma hadnāt planned that her next assignment as a traveling nurse would be in Minnesota, but she and her best friend agree that dating Justin is too good of an opportunity to pass up, especially when they get to rent an adorable cottage on a private island on Lake Minnetonka.
Itās supposed to be a quick fling, just for the summer. But when Emmaās toxic mother shows up and Justin has to assume guardianship of his three siblings, theyāre suddenly navigating a lot more than they expectedāincluding catching real feelings for each other. What if this time Fate has actually brought the perfect pair together?ā
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Heyy friends! Just an update that Iām experimenting with adjusting my upload times. Iām still planning to upload every Tuesday and Saturday (and actually, probably one additional day through the end of summer, because summer means more time for content creation - yay!). New video coming at 4pm EST today (adjusted from 10am EST).
So, what are your thoughts?
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Sharing a book recommendation with you all: Highly recommend this read. I couldnāt put it down. I loved the connection to Maine and the alternating perspectives this story was told from.
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A four-year-old Miākmaq girl goes missing from the blueberry fields of Maine, sparking a mystery that will haunt the survivors, unravel a family, and remain unsolved for nearly fifty years
āA stunning debut about love, race, brutality, and the balm of forgiveness.ā āPeople, A Best New Book
July 1962. A Miākmaq family from Nova Scotia arrives in Maine to pick blueberries for the summer. Weeks later, four-year-old Ruthie, the familyās youngest child, vanishes. She is last seen by her six-year-old brother, Joe, sitting on a favorite rock at the edge of a berry field. Joe will remain distraught by his sisterās disappearance for years to come.
In Maine, a young girl named Norma grows up as the only child of an affluent family. Her father is emotionally distant, her mother frustratingly overprotective. Norma is often troubled by recurring dreams and visions that seem more like memories than imagination. As she grows older, Norma slowly comes to realize there is something her parents arenāt telling her. Unwilling to abandon her intuition, she will spend decades trying to uncover this family secret.
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Leave me some book titles youād recommend I read in the comments please! I gravitate toward realistic and historical fiction, and relatively tame mysteries (ā¬
ļøthis seems to be my newest interest).
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Today our miracle turns N I N E! Our smart, fiery, strong willed, passionate daughter. On a walk together this morning, I shared many details with her about the day she joined us earth side. Some she already knew, some I re-shared, but in more detail this time, and some she'd never heard before. I can only imagine, having experienced her birth from a very different perspective, what it's like for her to learn about her beginning and all of the harrowing details that are part of her story.
Our beautiful girl is a miracle. The science of ever evolving medicine is a huge part of why she gets to celebrate her 9th Birthday today. Several amazing medical professionals, her drive to fight and to live, and love, so much love, are also huge factors.
In summary, during my labor with her, her umbilical cord slipped between her head and my cervix and became pinched. She had no access to oxygen. Within an 8 minute window, I was rushed to the OR, sedated, and Charlee was delivered via an emergency c-section. With no pulse. No Heartbeat. In medical terms, she was dead. It will never be easy to share this piece of her story, but it is just that, a piece of HER story. A huge piece.
With defibrillation, her heart was restarted. Shortly after, the hospital where she was born contacted The Barbara Bush Children's Hospital and they were given guidance to put her on ice until their medical team could get to her. She needed to begin Therapeutic Hypothermia Treatment within 6 hours of her birth. Charlee was cooled to a core body temperature of 92.3 degrees Fahrenheit for the next 72 hours. The goal? To minimize or prevent brain damage. She is who she is today due to this treatment. It was agonizing to watch her experience this, to only be able to touch her fingers and toes, to grapple with the unknowns. Brandon and I were so young at this point in our lives, at just 25 and 24, yet we figured it out. And we'd do it all again for her, if we had to. We grew together, we learned so very much about life and love and medicine, and we fought alongside our daughter.
From then, to now. We will always reflect on and remember how fortunate we are to have her here. To be her parents. To experience the every day trials and triumphs that come along with parenting a head strong little lady. As I said once, we want Charlee. We want her in all of her forms and we want everything she has to offer this world, today and everyday. We love you endlessly Chicklet, forever and always.
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No new video today, 10/28. We have spent the day soaking up time together and working to begin healing from the recent events that have occurred in Maine.
Maine. Our state. Our home. That place where everyone knows everyone and itās just one big small town. Itās still surreal thinking that this unbelievable tragedy unfolded right here. 18 beautiful souls gone too soon. And 13 others injured and working to heal, 3 of those still fighting for their lives in the ICU. While we feel safe again knowing the man responsible for this tragedy is gone, our hearts ache for our community. So much loss. So much pain. So much trauma.
Itās time for deep breaths and healing.
See you Tuesday ā¤ļøāš©¹
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My heart is shattered. The pain and loss caused by the mass shooting that occurred in Maine today will forever impact this community.
I cannot seem to rest my head tonight. Instead I find myself deep in thought and feelings. I am thinking about how I will guide my own children through processing this event in the morning. I am thinking about how much I want to see my students sweet faces again and hug them a little longer than last time. I am thinking about my sister who is working at our local hospital amidst this crisis and imagining what she must be experiencing. I am praying I get to hear her voice soon, so I can solidify my confidence that she is physically alright and is busy helping the victims of this tragedy. I am thinking about the many ways the future will look different now. I am thinking about how I will support those around me struggling with loss as a result of these events.
I am thinking. I am struggling. I am trying to process. A mass shooting. So many lives lost. Right here. So close to home. We never think it will happen to us. Are all of my students okay? Did any of them lose someone they love? How will I support their feelings after this event? How will I answer their questions? Will I be able to stay brave for them and keep my own fear and concerns hidden?
Lewiston was my home until I was in my early teens. I have lived in Maine for my entire life. This is my state. My home. This is where my babies and my students live and play. This wasnāt supposed to happen. These lives werenāt supposed to end this way. This was just supposed to be another Wednesday night. Tomorrow I was supposed to teach lesson 18 in math and finish a science unit. Those things will wait. There are now even more important needs to be met.
Send prayers to Maine as we navigate the aftermath of this tragedy š
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ICYMI a bonus video went up this weekend!
Iāve had a few opportunities to use these bags since filming this and theyāre holding up great! I took the day tripper kayaking with me yesterday and it kept all of my camera gear dry from splashes š¦
*This video is not sponsored. These are just my authentic opinions about this brand so far.
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Growing older together can result in complacency. In mundane interactions. In surface level love.
Iād be lying if I said we havenāt hit those points at times in our marriage. We just celebrated our thirteenth wedding anniversary. Weāve been together since we were 16 and 17. Weāre at the point where weāve spent over half of our lives together.
Through the complacency and surface level phases weāve learned a lot. One thing Iāve learned is the power of the simplest of interactions. Iāve realized some of those seemingly surface level moments are so much more than that.
This morning started like most others, except for one thing. Instead of immediately tossing on my workout clothes and hitting the treadmill, I brought a load of laundry downstairs. In all my glory. Messy hair from going to bed with it wet the night before. Tattered PJ shirt Iāve had since I was in college. Sleepy eyes. Sagging boobs and all, because letās face it, 10+ years of nursing babies will do that to the best of them.
And do you know what he said to me? He said āI wish you did this more oftenā. On the surface it sounds like heās implying he wished I would get up and immediately get to the house chores before doing anything else. I questioned what he meant. Already knowing exactly what he meant, but wanting to hear it from him.
āYouāre beautifulā he said. The messy hair, tattered PJ shirt, tired eyes, saggy boobs. Thatās the version of me that elicited this authentic statement from the man I love most in this world. What seemed surface level was so much more. And in that moment I had never felt more beautiful.
And in other news, selfies together, even after all this time. Well 99% of them still turn out like this. Memories.
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Sending a big congratulations to one of my friends and fellow YouTubers āŖ@lifewithmrsleet3708ā¬ on growing her channel and making beautiful content! I am lucky to know Victoria in real life and am loving learning alongside her on this YouTuber/ Content Creator journey!
Go visit her, tell her I sent you and subscribe to her channel!
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*NEW* posting schedule!
Summer 2023:
Tuesdays, Friday evenings and Saturdays
Fall 2023:
Every other Friday evening and Saturdays
*spontaneous surprise Tuesdays!
Iāve been creating and sharing content for nearly a year and Iām still working out the best upload schedule š¤Ŗ I LOVE the creative outlet my channel provides me and I LOVE being a part of this steadily growing community.
If youāre new here, in additional to being a content creator Iām a mom, wife, and teacher among other titles I hold. SOOO ā¦ my current focus is to find an upload schedule that it manageable to maintain and as a result offer consistently to all of you! I get pretty excited when I know itās one of my fave YouTubers upload days so I know how important consistency can be.
This schedule is my effort to provide that consistency! When I return to teaching in the fall my life will become so full seemingly overnight, so in an effort to prepare for that I have created my anticipated fall upload schedule for you in addition to my summer one. Summer offers me more time to explore and be creative and this means I can offer you more content. Once Iām teaching again full time I feel confident I can balance weekly Saturday uploads and biweekly Friday evening uploads of The Brittney & Brandon Show. And I anticipate some weeks Iāll be able to create more content, so there will be some surprise Tuesday uploads from time to time too!
As always, thank YOU so much for being here!
Much love,
Brittney
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Sharing with you all.things.life.
Hi! Welcome to my channel, Iām Brittney! I am thankful you are here; I hope you find something on my channel that resonates with you and makes you want to join this community and continue spending time here. My biggest goal in creating this channel is to offer others authentic, meaningful, helpful and positive content related to parenthood, marriage and teaching (essentially, all things LIFE) through my own unique perspective and approach. This community is a safe, uplifting little corner of the internet. The content here is inspired by and created from my own life experiences and passions. And is there really anyway to create more authentic content than that? This space feeds my soul and I hope it feeds yours too.