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I'm past the point of return on this photo project thing life got really busy nursing program sucks the life from you bigger post coming soon - Kim

I was going to play catch up tonight with the photo-a-day thing and I have half a blog written and the pictures taken but I had living room tonight and that was more important - so once again - I will catch up TOMORROW! I PROMISE! ITS FRIDAY! WAHOO! I'm exhausted - if you couldn't tell about by all the caps - Kim

Hey all, Needed to take a couple day break from this photo thing to focus on something else - but now that that's under control I can resume. So tomorrow's post will be the catch up post and hopefully I can get back on track with this! - Kim

There are more important things in my life to focus on right now - which means no more photo-a-day for right now ... maybe later. - Kim

So, I cheated a little bit. This morning I offered to help Anne out at The Cannon and we had a pretty big rush around 10 am so I didn't get a picture at the exact moment I was supposed to, BUT I took a picture of where I was standing at 10am. The "Waffles of insane greatness" station - I'm not kidding, that's what they are called - and rightly so - they are AMAZING (or so everyone told me today, humblebrag? YUP) Oh shoot, I should have taken a picture of the waffle ... oh well   I had SO much fun playing barista today, it was a nice change of pace and it was awesome getting to hang out with Anne for the morning! Also at 2pm, I made my own latte - not bad for a rookie if I do say so myself. So to make up for the fact that I missed 10am - I took a picture at 10pm. This is me leaving the superbowl party in my soccer gear.  This is short, and not that inspiring - but it's 11:30 and I'm tired.  - Kim  P.s (do you use ps after a blog?) If you read ...

Initially I had a really grand idea for this post, but then I also realized how much homework I have to do and that original plan didn't happen. Earlier this afternoon I headed to the Cannon  and it was full of "strangers" which makes me really happy for Anne and Cindy, because it means that people are supporting them as a local business and not just supporting them as friends (which is a good thing to do don't get me wrong). So I snapped a quick instagram photo of all the "strangers" enjoying this amazing installment to downtown hamilton. I used my phone today because it is a little more inconspicuous than lugging around my Nikon. I also met the girls behind the blog Beaux-Mondes  which sheds a much needed creative light onto local businesses in Hamilton. I love meeting people who have a love and a passion for this city - because it is needed. Hamilton especially downtown always gets shit on and I - for some reason - take it really personally, b...

This was a weird one, well maybe not as weird as tomorrow when I have to take a picture of a stranger. Anyways, I thought it was a weird one until tonight when I had my grandma and grandpa vyn and my grandpa Voortman (Yes, like the cookies) in my house. Then I got an idea - in the same room where three men (my two grandfathers and my dad) in my life who have built successful businesses from the ground up, their hands aren't the nicest (lets face it they will never be hand models) they are well used - and used for good. They are hands that have dug ditches, held new borns, baked cookies, placed bandaids on wounds, walked me across streets. They are hands that have seen pain and hardship, they are hands that have raised children who have raised grandchildren, they are hands that I love to hold scars, wrinkles and all. My dad started his own real estate company last year and I am SO proud. The missing pinki is due to a run in with a horse - yes a horse bit off his finger when ...

Two years ago almost exactly (Feb 03, 2010) I left to begin my year of teaching abroad. It was one of the most life changing experiences to date. For todays photo I took a small little shoot of the first journal entry that I wrote once in Indonesia, I blogged a lot while I was there so feel free to look back and read about my experience. So much has changed since that trip, if you had asked me two years ago where I would be on February 02, 2012 the last thing I thought I would be doing is going back to school, be living down town Hamilton and be involved in a church. And now, I couldn't imagine my life any other way. On that note, I wish I had more time to write, I love writing (outside of papers of course) and I often find it very therapeutic. For a blog about words, I really don't have much to say.  - Kim

I know that mere hours ago I said that I was going to attempt to use my new-to-me camera for this little photo adventure, but I didn't know I was going to be embarking on this little journey until this morning and my view mostly consists of a little cubicle in the IAHS library at McMaster. I love school, I love what I am learning, I love knowing that I am working towards a career that I am really excited to start. I don't love how it interferes with my social life and my church life - but I know that these are sacrifices I am going to have to make to get to my ultimate goal.

My blog is getting boring - kinda. It's basically me just complaining about stuff so I am going to try this February-Photo-A-Day challenge (why not add something else to my already long list of things). The title is pretty self explanatory - for everyday in February you take a picture about something different, so I will do that and then add a little blog to go along with it. Here is the breakdown of the list 1: Your view today 2: words 3: hands 4: a stranger 5: 10am 6: dinner 7: button 8: sun 9: front door 10: self portrait 11: makes you happy 12: inside your closet 13: Blue 14: heart 15: Phone 16: something new 17: time 18: drink 19: something you hate to do 20: handwriting 21: a fave photo of you 22: Where you work 23: Your shoes 24: inside your bathroom cabinet 25: green 26: night 27: something you ate 28: money 29: something you are listening to I have been really overwhelmed this past week especially with school work and jus...