{"id":46323,"date":"2018-03-22T05:10:36","date_gmt":"2018-03-22T09:10:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/huntsville.dopperonline.ca\/?p=46323"},"modified":"2018-10-01T12:45:14","modified_gmt":"2018-10-01T16:45:14","slug":"a-fine-balance-meet-joy-nixon-botting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/a-fine-balance-meet-joy-nixon-botting\/","title":{"rendered":"A fine balance: Meet Joy Nixon-Botting"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong><span style=\"color: #606569;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Every two weeks, I will be profiling an extraordinary human being who lives in our community. If you know someone who is doing something interesting with their life, I want to hear about it. Send me an email at <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><strong><a href=\"mailto:laura.maclean@doppleronline.ca\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">laura.maclean@doppleronline.ca<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/strong><strong><span style=\"color: #606569;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Joy Nixon-Botting knows a little bit about lots of different things.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI can teach you the basics about something but if you want to know more I&#8217;ll find you an expert,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n<p>Her son recently came up with the perfect description of her. She&#8217;s the best one-on-one teacher of the basics. What&#8217;s refreshing about Joy is her genuine quest for knowledge. The sky&#8217;s the limit when it comes to learning and she always has a project on the go. Actually, she has many projects. Sometimes she&#8217;s quick to finish and other times it can take her years. The 52-year-old likes to keep busy. Any idle time is spent doing what she loves.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-46323 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-gallery-block'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2018\/03\/joy_nixon-botting11.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"214\" height=\"140\" src=\"https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2018\/03\/joy_nixon-botting11-214x140.jpg\" class=\"attachment-gallery-block size-gallery-block\" alt=\"Her favourite thing to do is sew, a skill passed on to her by an elderly lady when Joy was 17 and pregnant.\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-46326\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-46326'>\n\t\t\t\tHer favourite thing to do is sew, a skill passed on to her by an elderly lady when Joy was 17 and pregnant. \n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2018\/03\/joy_nixon-botting10.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"214\" height=\"140\" src=\"https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2018\/03\/joy_nixon-botting10-214x140.jpg\" class=\"attachment-gallery-block size-gallery-block\" alt=\"A master quilter! Joy currently has six quilts on the go and just completed five baby quilts, including this one.\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-46327\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-46327'>\n\t\t\t\tA master quilter! Joy currently has six quilts on the go and just completed five baby quilts, including this one.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2018\/03\/joy_nixon-botting2.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"214\" height=\"140\" src=\"https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2018\/03\/joy_nixon-botting2-214x140.jpg\" class=\"attachment-gallery-block size-gallery-block\" alt=\"As an avid reader, Joy has acquired somewhat of a mini library in her home.\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-46315\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-46315'>\n\t\t\t\tAs an avid reader, Joy has acquired somewhat of a mini library in her home. \n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>From the quiet of her quaint Yearley Road home, Joy has been living an enriched life of balance and purpose. She came here from the city 30 years ago and she did so with the intention of planting solid family roots. At first, she didn&#8217;t want to stay. She didn&#8217;t think she fit into the country living lifestyle. But it didn&#8217;t take long before she adapted to the silence and beauty around her. Now it provides all the inspiration she needs to feed her creativity.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"modern-quote full\"><p>I love the peace and quite and solitude. I like to have the balance. Living here and doing what I do gives me the balance I need, as life is too chaotic on the best of days.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div style=\"float: left; margin-right: 14px;\"><strong><broadstreet-zone zone-id=\"45658\" keywords=\"\" soft-keywords=\"true\" zone-alias=\"\"><\/broadstreet-zone><\/strong><\/div>\n<p>Joy has become aware of the connection between mind, body and spirit. She&#8217;s a big fan of essential oils and she&#8217;s a wealth of information when it comes to their benefits. (She swears that Lavender got her through those tough late nights with a baby. It&#8217;s a natural, magic bedtime aide).<\/p>\n<p>Joy sews and knits on a loom and makes baby hats which she donates to various organizations. In the summertime, she gardens and then makes preserves from her bounty and she has shelves of her own homemade herbs and spices. She grows her own sprouts (and buys seeds from a Port Sydney-based company) and speaks highly of those microgreens that pack serious nutritional punch. She also has a part-time job at the Yearley Outdoor Education Centre. It&#8217;s just a few minutes down the road so she walks to work every day.<\/p>\n<p>And while she thoroughly enjoys being creative and appreciates the diversity in her abilities, what Joy really excels at is bringing women together to learn. She&#8217;s opened up her home to offer courses on a variety of subjects including quilting, sprouting, kombucha, essential oils, crocheting and even Bible studies. And if someone is interested in learning about something she knows nothing about, she uses her connections to find the right woman to bring in. She&#8217;s had groups as small as four and as big as 15 gathered in her living room and around the kitchen table.<\/p>\n<p>For Joy, it&#8217;s about bringing women together to network and swap ideas the old-fashioned way. She&#8217;s been doing it for years and her friends will tell you the way Joy opens up her home and heart is something not everyone would be willing to do.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-46323 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-gallery-block'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2018\/03\/joy_nixon-botting7.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"214\" height=\"140\" src=\"https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2018\/03\/joy_nixon-botting7-214x140.jpg\" class=\"attachment-gallery-block size-gallery-block\" alt=\"Her preserves are made from passed down recipes. She often gives them away as gifts and makes cute bags for them to go in.\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-46320\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-46320'>\n\t\t\t\tHer preserves are made from passed down recipes. She often gives them away as gifts and makes cute bags for them to go in. \n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2018\/03\/joy_nixon-botting8.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"214\" height=\"140\" src=\"https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2018\/03\/joy_nixon-botting8-214x140.jpg\" class=\"attachment-gallery-block size-gallery-block\" alt=\"Joy has been using essential oils for decades. Beware of oils that say they are pure when in fact they are not. Many brands are cut with olive oil.\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-46321\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-46321'>\n\t\t\t\tJoy has been using essential oils for decades. Beware of oils that say they are pure when in fact they are not. Many brands are cut with olive oil. \n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2018\/03\/joy_nixon-botting6.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"214\" height=\"140\" src=\"https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2018\/03\/joy_nixon-botting6-214x140.jpg\" class=\"attachment-gallery-block size-gallery-block\" alt=\"She sprouts all year long and boasts it&#039;s an easy way to add a healthy element to your diet.\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-46319\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-46319'>\n\t\t\t\tShe sprouts all year long and boasts it&#8217;s an easy way to add a healthy element to your diet.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2018\/03\/joy_nixon-botting4.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"214\" height=\"140\" src=\"https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2018\/03\/joy_nixon-botting4-214x140.jpg\" class=\"attachment-gallery-block size-gallery-block\" alt=\"She has quite a collection of herbs and spices, many of which are handmade.\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-46317\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-46317'>\n\t\t\t\tShe has quite a collection of herbs and spices, many of which are handmade.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2018\/03\/joy_nixon-botting3.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"214\" height=\"140\" src=\"https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2018\/03\/joy_nixon-botting3-214x140.jpg\" class=\"attachment-gallery-block size-gallery-block\" alt=\"She makes her own kombucha, a probiotic drink that works to realign the PH balance in your body.\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-46316\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-46316'>\n\t\t\t\tShe makes her own kombucha, a probiotic drink that works to realign the PH balance in your body. \n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl>\n\t\t\t<br style='clear: both' \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>\u201cI don&#8217;t think I&#8217;m doing anything extraordinary. I&#8217;m just trying to help bring women together to network and share. At the same time I&#8217;m expanding my knowledge when I get to meet new women.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Joy recalls the days when women&#8217;s institute groups were very active and says she was always inspired by the older ladies who were so willing to open up and share their knowledge. The Aspdin Community Centre used to have an active women&#8217;s institute but many of the members have passed away and this is Joy&#8217;s way of trying to keep it alive but in her own unique way.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe&#8217;re losing that generation and that knowledge. I think it&#8217;s important to teach these bits and pieces.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_46318\" style=\"width: 1414px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-46318\" class=\"wp-image-46318 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2018\/03\/joy_nixon-botting5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1404\" height=\"934\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2018\/03\/joy_nixon-botting5-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2018\/03\/joy_nixon-botting5-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2018\/03\/joy_nixon-botting5.jpg 1404w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1404px) 100vw, 1404px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-46318\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I was totally captivated by Joy&#8217;s treasure box, a box full of little toys for when her grandchildren come to visit. She decorated the box with pieces of her life.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><i>(Many thanks to Evelyn Coker who suggested Joy as this week&#8217;s extraordinary person. I can personally attest to Joy&#8217;s creative zest and kind heart. When I first arrived at her home, I was pampered and showed with gifts. I received a hot wax treatment on my hands, which aids in drawing out toxins. Joy also made both of my boys &#8216;dream pillows&#8217; that contained essential oils to help them get drowsy at bedtime. She also made both of them the cutest Batman hot bags and gave me my first sewing lesson. Thank you, Joy!)<\/i><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Don\u2019t miss out on Doppler! Sign up for our free newsletter <a href=\"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/dont-miss-out-on-doppler\/\"><u>here<\/u>.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><broadstreet-zone zone-id=\"45657\" keywords=\"\" soft-keywords=\"true\" zone-alias=\"\"><\/broadstreet-zone>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Joy Nixon-Botting is as passionate about learning and she is teaching and she loves to share her knowledge. 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