Team #ReadNosedReindeer Hi team! The wonderful @Clwojick worked really hard and put together a fact sheet for the upcoming #WinterGames. Read through it and email me at lebretonr87@gmail.com with any questions. I will also be sending out matches for the card swap by email soon. https://docs.google.com/document/d/16mE1iuQ3uLE90x6XBUccDbFIAy0prEGA8shtFre-_gQ/...

Rating 4 Stars - Stewart writes interesting characters, and her descriptions take you right into the story. She writes about the power of love in such a way that I believed it. I recommend this book and look forward to reading the others in the series.

See my full review here: http://theupstairslibrary.com

#BFCR4 Final Check In. This round I mostly did well. I met my reading goals and baked several healthy recipes. I started a weight loss program. I worked on myself. But this last week really fell through the cracks. We got a bunch of snow (the above picture is a romantic view of snow - in reality, Ottawa is currently a slushy grimy mess), and I got sick so I had to skip out on my fitness classes. Sadly, I felt that I ended on a really sour note.

#WinterGames Team #ReadNosedReindeer Hi guys! Please welcome @AlobelThee to our team! Also, I‘d like to start organizing the Christmas card swap, and I‘d like to send out some happy mail from me to you - if you‘re comfortable with giving me your address, please email lebretonr87@gmail.com - and please indicate if you want to be part of the card swap or not. Absolutely no pressure. Thanks guys!

Hey guys! Just a reminder that sign ups for #WinterGames closes on Sunday at midnight! Sign up now if you want to participate in what will be a month long festival of fun! https://forms.gle/nRvtgKsssUUBhEqA6 Final teams will be announced once sign ups are closed. @Clwojick

Hello team! As Ottawa is digging its way out from under our first dumping of snow, I put the team name suggestions in a toque (very Canadian of me, I know) and we got Team #ReadNosedReindeer! While my husband is ecstatic that I accidentally chose his suggestion, I hope the rest of the team likes it as much as he does! I also want to check if we wanted to do a holiday card swap amongst ourselves. Let me know in the comments! Now...to shoveling!

I highly recommend this book, and Scott on a whole. She writes funny, steamy romances that are great escapes. Read my full review here: https://theupstairslibrary.blogspot.com/

#MrBook1inaMillion #24B4Monday @Rachel.Rencher @Andrew65 Final time for this weekend just over 11 hours which is good for me. I just finished Dirty by Kylie Scott which was fun - review to come tomorrow. Had a great time this weekend! congrats again to @MrBook !

Hey guys! Welcome to our team for December‘s #WinterGames. I thought I‘d introduce myself as your team captain and say how excited I am that you all signed up! It‘s going to be so fun! If you have any questions you can reach me at lebretonr87 at gmail dot com. Also, I thought we could brainstorm in the comments and come up with a really great team name. @jenniferw88 @TorieStorieS @AnneCecilie @CaitZ @Crazeedi @SaturnDoo @j9brown @overtheedge

Finished this really funny book by female comedian Iliza Shlesinger, paired with my snack of cornmeal blueberry muffins. Read my full review here: https://theupstairslibrary.blogspot.com #MrBook1inaMillion #LitsyPartyofOne #24B4Monday @MrBook @Rachel.Rencher @Andrew65

This is Ziggy after we took him for a long walk one day. I share this picture because it‘s how I felt after my first fitness class on Monday 😝. It was hard! But I did it again on Friday and it was a bit easier. I also had a really good discussion with my dietician about not feeling guilty if I slip up on my diet - food is about pleasure too and we can‘t be perfect all the time - in fact it‘d be weird if we were! #BFCR4 #Bookfitnesschallenge

#MrBook1inaMillion #LitsyPartyofOne @MrBook @Clwojick @Rachel.Rencher #24B4Monday My current readathon read and omelette lunch courtesy of hubby🤗

Too true!

#Litsypartyofone #mrbook1inamillion #24B4Monday @MrBook This is my book stack for this weekend‘s readathon. I love readathons because they help get me on track with my reading - especially on books that I‘m behind in. I can‘t post any snacks unfortunately - I‘m on a diet so I‘m trying to eat healthy 🙄 I‘m seeing my dietician tomorrow and I‘m afraid even posting what I want to eat will feel like cheating 😂

#Xmasfaves #CanuckChristmasSwap @StillLookingForCarmenSanDiego ♦️Romance❤️♦️Hot Chocolate ♦️Anything Jane Austen, Outlander, bookmarks, mugs, magnets, book sleeves ♦️eyeliner, hand cream ♦️dark chocolate, cookies♦️National Lampoon‘s Christmas Vacation ♦️I‘m super easy to please!

Littens! Fresh off #Scarathlon: The #WinterGames sign ups are open! I'm so excited to be co-hosting with the fabulous @Clwojick - Join us during the month of December for reading, movies, and holiday games galore - please sign up below! More details in the link!

Please share to spread the word! ♥️🎄🎅🏻

https://forms.gle/BGMwdNNeNDZdZzBG8

#LMPBC Round 7 #GroupX #TeamCanada @StillLookingForCarmenSanDiego @BookishTrish @Jemmygem @michellelav I‘ve decided to go with this book. Her Netflix specials are pretty funny so hopefully the book will be too.

#BFCR4 Weekly Check in #bookfitnesschallenge @Hestapleton @IndoorDame @Hufflepuffle @wanderinglynn Had a relatively good week on my new diet but got semi bad news from the doctor on Friday which really affected my mental health - nothing too serious, just that I‘m on the road to becoming diabetic. Had a horrible day Friday but picked myself up Saturday and got back to it. Now I have clear motivation to stick to the plan.

#Scarathlonwrapup @Clwojick #teamslaughter 🔶9 which is great for me🔷I really liked Tapping the Billionaire by Max Monroe ♦️I watched the original Psycho and it was fun 🔶I had a lot of fun with Twisted Horror Movie Titles 🔷😃wrangling my dog in the bedroom while my husband gives out candy - he‘s barking up a storm!

#teamslaughter #costumecraze @Clwojick @MrBook #Scarathlon This is my nephew Isaac as Spider-Man, his all time favourite superhero, and my husband is Beetlejuice!

#teamslaughter for the win!

#BFCgiveaway @wanderinglynn 🔷I like that I‘m creative - whether by writing or through handicrafts. 🔶I‘m tagging my girls @Hestapleton @IndoorDame @Hufflepuffle because they are all incredibly supportive and I feel like I‘ve made real friendships. ♦️I‘m taking the day off Friday and I‘m going to watch a couple movies and read🤗

This was a fun read! Especially on audiobook - you felt like you were at a play. I can‘t wait for book the second. Read my full review here: theupstairslibrary.blogspot.com Another book finished for #TeamSlaughter @Clwojick - not Halloween or team themed although there are a selection of creepy characters!

My TBR pile really is a scary thing!
Do Halloween Memes count as a point for #TeamSlaughter @Clwojick ? Every little bit helps!

Final count for #24B4Monday was only a bit over 5 hours😞- this weekend got unavoidably busy. Made progress on each of these books but didn‘t do as well as I was hoping. #teamslaughter @Clwojick @TheReadingMermaid @Andrew65 @jb72

#LMPBC Round 7 #GroupX #teamCanada Hi girls! It‘s getting close to November so I thought I‘d start our discussion of what books we‘re reading this round. I thought I‘d go with a memoir this time. Do any of these strike your fancy? If not there are a ton out there. @StillLookingForCarmenSanDiego @BookishTrish @Jemmygem @michellelav

Had a relatively good week. Had a few difficult days sticking to my new diet but I only caved on one of those days when I went out to eat. Spent a lot of time cooking and baking healthy recipes. This week I‘m meeting with a fitness trainer so I‘m hoping to start adding that to my routine. #BFCR4 #bookfitnesschallenge @wanderinglynn @wanderinglynn @Hestapleton @IndoorDame @Hufflepuffle

This was a cute book if a little underwhelming. George has to solve a spooky Halloween mystery. Kids will like it. I kept questioning why the man with the yellow hat doesn‘t have a name. Isn‘t George curious about that? Halloween themed book for #teamslaughter @Clwojick

Saw this on Facebook and had to share. Unfortunately today I didn‘t get much reading done for the #24B4Monday readathon - but I‘m planning on avoiding reality tomorrow so there‘s that to look forward to!

Watched this really fun British monster movie - definitely not the same as the tagged book 😄. Funny and gory with some nice moments of friendship - a few more points for #teamslaughter @Clwojick

1️⃣I hope to read 10 hours total 2️⃣I am typically a mood reader but I have books that need to get read 3️⃣I just started a diet lol so not this time! 4️⃣definitely an early riser - much to my husband‘s annoyance! 5️⃣don‘t worry about how much other people are reading! Just read at your comfort level - it‘s about having fun, relaxing and most of all reading!6️⃣Hopefully some thrillers7️⃣all of the above! @Clwojick #24B4Monday

The second book in Roberts' Irish Hearts series, this is a classic, simple, and sweet romance. Read my full review here:

https://theupstairslibrary.blogspot.com/

Also, this is another book finished for #TeamSlaughter - not halloween or team themed. @Clwojick

#chillingphotochallenge #teamslaughter @Clwojick Finding a #green book in my house that fits the theme was hard - but I found this book that isn‘t even on Litsy - The Mystery of the Moors. It belongs to a series called Girls‘ Mystery Stories that I certainly found thrilling as a kid! Also, I received this awesome Halloween card and mask from @StillLookingForCarmenSanDiego - Thanks so much Danielle!

#teamslaughter @Clwojick Another thing I love about Autumn are the leaves. They are particularly vibrant this year. Credit for these pictures goes to my mom, Lise Charbonneau.

#teamslaughter @Clwojick Another thing I love about Autumn is that you can start making hearty soups! I made this for supper and it was delish! I highly recommend this cookbook.

#teamslaughter @Clwojick One of my favourite things about autumn and Halloween is pumpkin flavour! Today I made these pumpkin muffins. They‘re healthy and they taste good!

#teamslaughter @Clwojick Watched this fun film in anticipation of the sequel. Also, had no idea there was a Woody Harrelson colouring book...apparently it‘s a thing.

#BFCR4 #Bookfitnesschallenge Weekly Check in @wanderinglynn @IndoorDame @Hestapleton @Hufflepuffle Good week this week - although I didn‘t make any strides in the exercise department, I did work a lot on healthy eating habits, and I finished 2 books which is a great feeling.

#TeamSlaughter @Clwojick Watched this classic gem this afternoon. Loved all the classic lines that are so well known.

#BBRC picture book letter H @LibrarianRyan @Librarybelle This book was so cute I immediately got it off Amazon for my nephew. Done in rhyme it has really cute illustrations. Also Halloween themed for #Teamslaughter @Clwojick

@LibrarianRyan #BBRC picture book letter F - I thought I‘d start working on this section with a few books perfect for this time of year. This was a cute addition to the Franklin series - although I couldn‘t help but notice Franklin is the only animal with a name. His friends are Rabbit, Fox, Bear etc. @Librarybelle Also, maybe this counts as some points for #teamslaughter @Clwojick ?