12 of 12 – february ’12!

February 12, 2012February 12, 2012 • by kerri

On the 12th of each month, a bunch of bloggers from around the world take 12 pictures of their day and blog them. Here are my pictures for February 12th, 2012!

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8:50 am – church. Yeah, we currently have a giant Rubiks Cube [each edge is six feet] hanging in church to accompany the IT’S COMPLICATED series we just began. It’s pretty awesome.

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10:05 am – church. Between services, scouting out the recycling bin for my Starbucks cup. [My friend forgot the non-fat, no-whip bit, but I love her anyway :)].

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12:24 pm – church. Who did you meet this week? Snapped a picture of this after taking care of the 3 + 4 year olds :].

3:13 pm – kitchen at home. I hung out with my cousin, Dean, yesterday and we went to our grandparents’ for dinner. We brought dessert, except my grandma made PUMPKIN PIE, so we had leftovers. So I got to bring dessert home.

4:48 pm – kitchen. Final exam schedule for the term. Is it over yet? Midterm madness tomorrow and Tuesday, so really it is only just beginning.

4:57 pm – kitchen. Energy systems anybody? This stuff is all on my Principles of Coaching exam tomorrow. I am kind of scared, but not nearly as scared as I am for my Physical Growth and Motor Development midterm on Tuesday.

6:03 pm – kitchen. Pizza for dinner. It involved various coupons and my mom and I having to go in separately to pick up two pizzas. Also I ran into a guy who graduated high school a year before me and is dating somebody I graduated with, so we got to make small-talk. That’s always fun.

6:34 pm – kitchen. Probably the most ridiculous BBM conversation I have ever had. And perhaps the most ridiculous conversation I have had with Dean [and trust me, that says a lot].

6:48 pm – kitchen. Charging my fitbit for the week or however long this thing lasts. Love it.

9:33 pm – kitchen. Currently reading Matthew Good’s book. It’s so weird. I thought it was going to be like a memoir or whatever, but it’s basically a bunch of short stories and/or he is teaching you to fake multiple personality disorder or become an anti-nausea med addict. Probably fictionally, but since I will never try I will never know.

10:29 pm – kitchen. Yes, I feel like I haven’t left my kitchen all day. Also I’ve been eating these cookies off and on all day. They are so good. Freaking studying.

10:56 pm – kitchen. This is my pile of studying crap and textbooks I don’t actually read much. That’s an issue and I need to work on it the next half of the term.

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12 of 12 – january ’12!

January 12, 2012January 12, 2012 • by kerri

On the 12th of each month, a bunch of bloggers from around the world take 12 pictures of their day and blog them. Here are my pictures for January 12th, 2012!

6:58 am – bathroom. As you can see, I’m doing the 12 of 12 pictures on my BlackBerry this month. Here’s one of those “I AM USING MY SMARTPHONE IN THE BATHROOM MIRROR TO SHOW YOU I HAVE A SMARTPHONE!” pictures.

7:57 am – gym at work. This is my friend Jess! We work together and take semi-blurry morning pictures in the gym apparently! We played soccer this morning [by which I mean we WATCHED THE KIDS play soccer this morning].

8:20 am – gym at work. I spent far too much time deliberating what CAHPERD stood for [I couldn’t remember the R and the D], so I eventually made a mad sprint over to the banner to read it. Canadian Association for Health and Physical Education, Recreation and Dance. I think these banners are like, mandatory or something. Also note the ball thing that looks like a smiley face.

8:56 am – bus stop. Nothing like being outside waiting for the bus before even technically being off work! [We’re scheduled till 9, but the kiddos are gone at 8:45].

12:09 pm – cafe. BRAP! (Can someone enlighten me on the lingo?) The cafe has these nifty clear signs so as not to obstruct windows and fit in with the design and such. These caused me to abandon Sam in the cafe, run up the stairs to grab my phone which was sitting by Tara, and then run back down to the cafe. And, I got back before my London Fog was even ready!

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12:26 pm – athletic centre nap area. London fog in hand, time to get a little reading in before class. Fit & Well seems like way too fluffy of a name for a book for a course called Scientific Principles of Fitness and Conditioning.

3:47 pm – mom’s office. I took the liberty of putting my mom’s gone for the day sign up in her office

4:28 pm – superstore. Look at the pretty balloons in the produce section! :]

4:35 pm – superstore. Frozen pizza for dinner.

4:41 pm – superstore. I’ve been on this epic mission for Special K Protein Plus. I think it is an American thing, as I cannot find it. It has 10 grams of protein, and protein is kind of important . . . being a vegetarian, a little bit more focus on protein becomes that much more important. Unfortunately, Protein Plus still has an edge on this stuff . . . it has 2 grams of sugar while Satisfaction has 13. Why they’re sugaring up a perfectly good cereal is a mystery to me. It’s also pretty high in sodium . . . I didn’t realize the sugar content till later, so yes, we bought it. (It’s okay, but that’s probably thanks to the 13 grams of sugar.)

5:03 pm – kitchen. My beautiful friend Sara Brown in TO sent me some info on Visalus shakes and some samples — gonna try one tomorrow I think! And as I’ve told Sara, while I believe that nutrition should come primarily from food, I know that sometimes that’s tough–especially with that protein factor as mentioned above.

8:53 pm – kitchen. Here’s my Fitbit! (Review to come in a few days as requested by Mike!) While my steps have risen by a few since taking this picture, I am definitely realizing how much harder it is to get the 10,000 steps in without working out — even if I did take sixteen flights of stairs today! I actually LOVE this thing. [To compare, yesterday I was at 12,084 . . . so basically double what I’ve done today]. Today was a rest day, fitness gains come in letting the body heal! Back at ‘er tomorrow! Also, how cute is my belt?

12 of 12 was created by Chad Darnell — and even though Chad is no longer hosting 12 of 12, it doesn’t feel right to end without giving him some credit!

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12 of 12 – december ’11!

December 14, 2011December 16, 2011 • by kerri

Over the last six years, 12 of 12 has been graciously hosted by its creator, Chad Darnell. though Chad is moving on, I am grateful for his creativity and willingness to host our links over the years and give us an awesome project to tackle once-a-month. Thank you, Chad!

On the 12th of each month, a bunch of bloggers from around the world take 12 pictures throughout the day. Here are my pictures for December 12th, 2011!

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11:27 am – sidewalk. Our passports are expired, I think, so we went to get our passport pictures redone. Not that I look a ton different, but my last picture was from when I was fifteen, so guess I’m due for a bit of an update. I have an incredibly hard time not smiling in the darn things.

11:34 am – photography place. Passport photo dude’s studio is also part collector’s store, which featured, along with sort of creepy Mario, a large TV playing The Doctors. Also I yelled at Jillian Michaels about some sort of crap advice she gave. Soon-ish-to-be kinesiologists are allowed to do this, right? Am I a kinesiologist if I have yet to graduate? I’m not sure.

11:36 am – photography place. Smithers action figure!

11:37 am – KUNG FU PANDA! Made me think of my friend Mike :]

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11:41 pm – photography place. I kind of want this, is that ridiculous especially considering I’m a vegetarian? Though the burger looks sad :(.

12:52 pm – road. New extension, how exciting. (Can you believe this is midday? So dark-ish.)

12:56 pm – practicum. Can I still call it practicum if my practicum is totally over, as is the course associated with the practicum? I went back to my practicum place and helped the rec therapist, Tracy, wrap Christmas presents for the tenants! Was super stoked to be back, considering I keep having to tell her I can’t make it to things and ti makes me sad!

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2:36 pm – Lindee’s. Turns out I forgot my phone and iPod at my grandparents’ house [we went there for lunch], so I had to go to my aunt’s house [next door to my practicum place and which I have a key for!] to call my mom to pick me up. I am so smart, S-M-R-T. Can you guess what this is?

3:15 pm – bedroom. HOORAY! Got home to see a giant package in my mailbox, which happens to be the ACSM’s Exercise Management for Persons With Chronic Diseases and Disabilities textbook that I ordered via The Book Depository about a week and a half ago. I had no idea it would arrive so fast. Also, I definitely ordered this for fun and not for school, and it is fascinating. Because I am a giant nerd! :] (Also, currently reading for Lance Armstrong’s it’s Not About the Bike for the second or third time.)

5:15 pm – kitchen. Passport picture. Is it mandatory to dislike these things? No-glasses weirdness! DEFINITELY better than my old one though! [ . . . not only am I sporting the TWLOHA shirt on my student ID, I will apparently be sporting it on my passport to some degree for the next five years].

7:29 pm – kitchen. About to have a Skype meeting [read: party] with Dia, in which we try to do work and usually end up not doing work. Also we contemplate taking off and rolling with this project we’re on for our legitimate jobs [except we kind of both love our legitimate jobs too much, and there is the issue that I have to finish school]. It would likely involve kinesiology, road tripping and documentary shenanigans or something equally fabulous.

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9:30 pm – kitchen. And back to the study train, yeah? Final final on Friday. It will be another fabulous day when this term is over!

12 of 12 is a project created by Chad Darnell, Though this is the last official Chad-hosted 12 of 12, I hope to see you all come 2012!

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12 of 12 – november ’11!

November 13, 2011November 13, 2011 • by kerri

On the 12th of each month, a bunch of bloggers from around the world take 12 pictures throughout the day. Here are my pictures for November 12th, 2011!

November is the time of year for my church’s annual youth retreat to a bible camp about two hours outside of the city. I fall under the interesting category of “inclusion leader”, so I was one-on-one with a seventh grader [hereafter known as “the girlie”]. We met for the first time at last year’s retreat, but I also went to camp with her in the summer, so the two nights were a piece of cake and super fun!

12:21 am – cabin room. The girlie is asleep on the top bunk, the bottom is mine [I moved on night two though, since the girlie and I had the room to ourselves!]

7:50 am – cabin. One of those days — winter + my asthma = out for me. Giving the girlie a few more minutes to sleep before waking her up a little before our 8 am wake-up time [since I know it will take her at least five minutes to actually get out of bed!]

8:21 am – outside. Yeah, that’s what you want to see right when you get up.

9:52 am – chapel. OH MY GOODNESS. ELISA AND I MATCH!! :] COORDINATED LEADERNESS! [Also, if you need an interior designer and you live near me, please hire her so she does not have to go back to Vancouver, as I will miss her if she does!]

9:57 am – chapel. The grossest youth game ever. In which an onion was passed like a hot potato, and participants had to take a bite of the onion when it stopped on them, or they had to sit down. Disgusting.

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1:40 pm – on the rocks. “Creation reveals Your majesty — from the colours of fall to the fragrance of spring, every creature unique in the song that it sings . . ” —Indescribable, Chris Tomlin

3:12 – dining hall. Yeah, I can play Apples to Apples and Sorry! at the same time. No big deal. [Also, yet another 12 where I’m playing Apples to Apples!]

3:57 pm – dining hall. The official design of the youth retreat. Our church’s graphic designer is super talented and amazing!

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4:32 pm – cabin. Ready for the Awards Dinner. This is my semi-rockstar outfit. Because I don’t do formal. The girls all looked amazing and all took like an hour and a half to get ready, it was super adorable.

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5:46 pm – dining hall. And the dinner prayer went “God, thank You for pizza. Amen.”. [Probably some other stuff, too, but mostly it was about the pizza.] Veggie pizza — I made a new vegetarian friend on the retreat, we met at a workshop on haters and some guy in his small group was jokingly making fun of him for not eating ribs, and he and I exchanged several high fives over how tofu sucks.

10:23 pm – cabin. The girlie and I came back from chapel [way] early as she was just totally wiped out. She fell asleep around 9:30, so I had like two-plus hours before I went to bed by myself. So, i tweeted of my boredom, and Bob came to the rescue! :]

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10:46 pm – cabin. Since the girlie was asleep and I couldn’t leave for snack, the lovely Elisa brought me cookies back! <3 Camp makes super good cookies, these ones were white chocolate, Friday night’s were chocolate chunk.

12 of 12 was created by Chad Darnell. Check out his blog to see a list of all September 12 of 12s. Thanks, Chad, for dreaming up this awesome idea to connect people around the world, and for allowing us to infiltrate your blog space for another year!

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12 of 12 – october ’11!

October 14, 2011October 14, 2011 • by kerri

On the 12th of each month, a bunch of bloggers from around the world take 12 pictures throughout the day. Here are my pictures for October 12th, 2011!

8:54 am – work. Blurry gym! I decided to take all my pictures on my iPod today, but don’t have an epic camera app. Fortunately, this is the worst of them. This is the entrance to the gym where I spend most of my mornings at work!

8:56 am – bus stop. Fall is upon us. :] I love Fall.

10:03 am – commute. Apparently there were men working above. Just in case they fall on you or something, then you know? I guess. Not sure the actual purpose of this sign.

10:04 am – commute. HOCKEY!!!

10:12 am – mom’s office. I’m sure the real reason the university can’t afford to give us photocopies is that they use far too much electricity.

12:50 pm – commute. On my way to practicum from the bus. The whole bus issue was very confusing, but Dean made things better. Hooray for buses with names I don’t understand but take me where I know where stuff is!

12:54 pm – senior’s apartment/practicum. Waiting for T, the recreation therapist who’s coordinating my practicum..

1:55 pm – recreation room. The blue team totally kicked butt at Ladder Golf. [I was on the yellow team and keeping score, I didn’t help much, evidently!]

4:15 pm – gym. Watching Ellen while riding the bike and listening to Matthew Good. So I have no idea what the girls in tutus singing Nicki Minaj actually sounded like. But evidently they were good as they got to go on Ellen and meet Nicki Minaj.

4:34 pm – gym. Workout done. Wednesday workouts are pretty quick because they happen between afternoon and evening class and we still have to eat food so as not to starve during evening class. Though everybody just brings delicious smelling food to class anyway.

5:48 pm – school. As part of my Physical Activity and Aging class, we went to a lecture by Paul Estabrooks on motivating people to be active. Mostly it had to do with interventions that are beyond the scope of independently motivating someone to exercise. Oh well.

11:05 pm – home. Printing some papers for Tara, which leads to using the Windows computer downstairs since I can’t yet figure out how to network it with my MacBook Pro. Here’s another nice thing about having a Mac — no ridiculous “applying update one billion”. Basically this scared me and made me think the computer was going to explode.

12 of 12 was created by Chad Darnell. Check out his blog to see a list of all September 12 of 12s. Thanks for dreaming up this awesome idea to connect people around the world, and for allowing us to infiltrate your blog space for another year!

Kerri on the Prairies

Seeing life differently.

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