Day 365

Inspiration. Cannot live without it.

I am constantly inspired by the books I read, the movies I watch, the music I listen to, the art I see and the people surrounding me.

Thank all of you for sticking with me through this wonderful journey as I photographed my life for an entire year. It has been great and I enjoyed it.

Here's inspiration,

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Day 364

There are beautiful places to visit in Detroit, you just need to look around.

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Day 363

Pretty flowers on a grey day.

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Day 362

Today, I went downtown with my friend Dayna, who is also a photographer. I enjoy going on photo adventures with her, we always have a great time. She is awesome and such a positive person to be around. Definitely one of those people who can brighten up any somber day.

Having positive people in my life is super important. Makes for a positive life.

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Day 361

I took this photograph today while I was in my Anatomy and Physiology lab. Sometimes, I bring in my camera to photograph the anatomy structures like in Day 293 when we were studying neuroanatomy.

Renee is fantastic, as she really helped me photograph the structures. THANK YOU RENEE!! You are the best! It really made my job easier. I always have a fun time in my anatomy class. Renee and I are in a study group of four of us and we make class enjoyable. Without them, I think I would not be doing as well in this class as I am. I am truly lucky to be surrounded constantly by wonderful and inspiring people. I know I always say that, but it is true.

I am thankful for everyone in my life,

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Day 360

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Day 359

I only have a few days left of my photo project. I am debating whether or not I want to start another project. I am always open to suggestions.

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Day 358

My lil' sister ballin' so hard on the violin.

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Day 357

Dear Spring, please do not delay any further.

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Day 356

Bear cubs! Adorable!

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Day 355

Pretty blue skies before the rain today.

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Day 354

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Day 353

The stresses of a hard day instantly melt away after seeing Pongo. What a great friend to come home to.

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Day 352

I love having friends around the world. Seeing the different stamps and foreign postal stickers on letters and packages brightens my day.

With all of the technology surrounding me on a daily basis, I adore the simplicity of the Postal Service. Even as a kid, I have always been a fan of writing letters, sending postcards and seeing the Postman each day. Growing up, the Postman lived down the street from me. He was such a nice guy and we talked often. It must be interesting to be a postal worker, but even more so, when you deliver your neighbor's mail.

I think I will always prefer writing letters, mailing birthday cards and postcards instead of e-mail. Anyone can write an e-mail, but the friend that takes the time to write a letter/postcard and send it, is a keeper.

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Day 351

My upside down dog.

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Day 350

Today, my little sisters and I went to the Holocaust Memorial Center. We were lucky enough to see an authentic box car, as seen above, and we were fortunate to hear a holocaust survivor speak; it was truly inspiring.

Hearing stories of people who overcome hardships and adversity is motivating. It makes me believe that I can achieve my goal and dreams.

And I know you can too.

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Day 349

Baby!

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Day 348

Cardiology. Woot!

Though, I'm no artist.

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Day 347

It is serene to have a backyard to watch birds in. So humbling.

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Day 346

I wish leaves would grow on the trees. Any day now.

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Day 345

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Day 344

Puppy!!

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Day 343

AMERICA! WOOOOOO!

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Day 342

I love it.

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Day 341

Cookies! Care to guess how many?

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Day 340

Chocolate covered canolis. Nom. Nom. Nom. Too bad I cannot eat them. So, I will window shop for now.

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Day 339

No, thank you.

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Day 338

I will always be, Harry Potter inspired.

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Day 337

Good afternoon Pongo. You're looking dapper.

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Day 336

Peace. Love. Hockey.

Great words of wisdom.

Today, I was fortunate enough to meet one of the ladies in charge of Ice. A hockey magazine and clothing company tailored specifically for women. I have always been a major fan of "girl power." I believe it started when I was eight years-old and was in a Spice Girls phase (though they still rock!).

Being a female hockey player, companies think that all we want to wear is pink and baby blue. Which is absolutely false. I have never been one to sport a pink shirt, let alone a pink shirt with hockey sticks crossed on it. It was very refreshing to see the Ice booth at the rink with NO pink shirts to be found.

I talked with Yvonne for a few minutes and discovered that the company is a mother-daughter run. The mother is based out of Michigan and the daughter, Charli, is in Florida. They also have an online magazine in addition to their variety of clothing items and accessories. Yvonne gave me a few bracelets so, I decided to grab a few pucks and create my photograph for today. I am happy with the way it turned out. I will admit, that I am not the best at organizing items for product photography. Maybe this one turned out nice since it involved the two things I am passionate about, hockey and photography.

Whether you are a hockey fan or not, check out Ice. They have great stuff.

Kimmik 

Day 335

Only 30 days to go!

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Day 334

Each day, I become more and more appreciative of the people who are in my life. Every single person is very important to me and holds a special place in my heart.

Pictured above is my BFF Sarah during her playoff hockey game tonight. Saying that Sarah is a good hockey player is a severe understatement. She is a great player and an even better friend. We have been friends since 1997. Yes, she has had the fortune of putting up with me for 15 years. We met by playing on the same hockey team. It was my first time on the ice and I was skating backwards. I ran into Sarah on accident. I was so embarrassed to run into the best player on the team, especially since I was making my hockey debut. As time went on, Sarah and I maintained our friendship. She is a great person and I am lucky to be able to call her my friend. I look forward to see what the next 15 years will bring.

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Day 333

Kitty studying too??

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Day 332

He was super tired.

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Day 331

I have been slacking. Tomorrow I will take a real photograph. None of this iPhone "photography."

Day 330

Beautiful weather.

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Day 329

I may like this more than my soy milk. It's delicious.

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Day 328

I had a great day. I hope you did as well.

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Day 327

Happy Birthday Ketrin!! We celebrated by having a great dinner with some lovely sushi. As amazing as the food was, the company was way better.

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Day 326

Detroit hustles harder.

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Day 325

Mmmmm Bailey's cheesecake!

Day 324

Brazil!

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Day 323

With great barbecue, comes great responsibility.

We have been having amazing weather lately, so it is only fitting, that the grill is lit. The main reason I love summer so much is because I spend a lot of time with my family. Having barbecues and being outside in the sun is always a great way to unwind after two stressful semesters.

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Day 322

I know yesterday, being St. Patrick's Day, was all about green, so I guess I am a bit late. Per usual, I am almost always late.

Tomorrow, for the photography club, my kids' assignment is to photograph something green. Now, what kind of example would I be if I did not complete the assignment as well?

Luckily, I found some shamrocks (aka the Dichondra or Ponyfoot weed) on the side of my driveway. I think the reason I like this photograph because of the contrasting colors; the gray and the green.

It will be interesting to see what the kids think tomorrow.

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Day 321

It was a good night to burn things. There was a large wood pile in my backyard that was screaming for attention. Especially the branches from a few rose bushes we trimmed last fall. Since Pongo is healing very well, he is able to run around outside and he loves that. Until he chases a squirrel and finds himself in the rose bush branches. I decided to burn those pesky rose bush branches today. Though, I did not get to all of them. I was distracted by talking to my neighbor. Their black lab, Spooky, passed away this week, he was 14.

Pongo turns four this year and I hope he lives to be that age. So, my message for the day, is to enjoy everything around you. Especially the little things, for one day, you will look back on them and realize that they were the big things that mattered most.

Do not let the flame die,

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Day 320

The weather is causing it to be extremely foggy at night. Though, I believe it to be the work of Dementors.

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Day 319

The weather has been crazy.

A couple of tornados touched down about two hours from where I live. When I got home, there were spurts of lighting everywhere. Of course, by the time I ran in my house, grabbed my camera and tripod, the clouds were covering it. I decided to snap a couple photographs anyway. After a bunch of shutter clicks later, I have one decent photograph. Not the best, but I liked the way the purple shines through from the lighting that is behind the clouds.

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Day 318

Another camera phone photograph. I wish I would have had my real camera. I like the idea of this photograph, I know I can make it much better. Next time.

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Day 317

Totally appropriate for my chalkboard wall.

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Day 316

I had a GREAT time teaching my photo kids today. They are absolutely amazing. I have probably said this before, but I am so lucky to be surrounded by awesome students who want to learn more about photography. Especially from me, but I am goofy, so that probably makes it fun.

Leading into a PowerPoint presentation I made over the weekend, I asked them if they could name one of my favorite things. Their responses were, "Harry Potter, hockey, Pongo, photography, coffee and LEGOs." All were correct haha! 

But the latter went with today's lesson. We did a little photo history, but in a fun way. The photograph for today was taken with me phone; a timeline a couple of the kids made as I talked about it (I just noticed that in 1884, George Eastman's name was misspelled and in 1900, they wrote, "not edible" after the Brownie camera HAHA!).

After discussing famous photos/photographers, I showed them LEGO re-creations by Balakov. Like this one from my favorite photographer Henri Cartier-Bresson. They seemed to enjoy it and I am glad. I was a little nervous before the presentation because when I was in middle school and I heard "history PowerPoint," I immediately checked out mentally. But with the use of Balakov's LEGO re-creations and a few of my corny jokes, it was fun for everyone.

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