Workout: Day 1

Alright folks. I'm halfway through today's workout. And I'm already wiped. I didn't realize how honestly out of shape I am, until I did this workout.

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Easy, right? NOT! I'm seriously sitting on my floor - stretching, mind you - sweating my brains out. And I'm doing it twice for max results!

This was how I felt though.

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So now that I've actually done this workout, I'm curious. What are your favorite "beginner" workouts? And what are your workout jams?! I made myself a little playlist, but I'm open to suggestions!

Comment!

oh myy.

Kari. Thank you for this song. I've listened to it 8+ times.. Since I read your blog about 20 minutes ago.. Haha! :)

Last night was sweet. A bunch of friends that I've been missing [Sydnee, Dustin, Maddie, Adrian, Ethan, Kelsey(Beans), Dahlin, Christine(also known as 'Beans', 'Brad', or 'Chris'), Dillon.. And, of course, me and Carter] went and had a great time. We ate at Moxie's, then went bowling. Then everyone else went to Chris' to eat ice cream sandwiches and mix Diet Coke & Mentos. Buuut I had to take my mama up to the hospital. :(

Back to bowling. I suck. Trash. It was so embarassing. Seriously. I scored 63. Chris had 174. Booooo. Hahahah. I'll have to practice up.

zumba music.

some of my new favorite songs?

California Gurls - Katy Perry
Fuego - Pitbull
Party Rock Anthem - LMFAO ft. Lauren Bennett & Goonrock
Waka Wake (Time for Africa) - Shakira

why such new random songs?

because these are the songs that make me feel great.
that make me sweat.

i heart zumba.

i shall do it for ever and for always.

that is all.

Day 23 - A song you want played at your wedding

I Loved Her First - Heartland

i stole this!

10. Favorite places to be:

Waikiki Beach, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA

Carter's house.

My bedroom.

In Carter's car.

Henderson Lake Park.

On an airplane to anywhere.

Laying on lush green grass in the sunshine. 

Swimming pools. With Carter. Obvs.

Ice skating.

David's house.

9. Weird things about me:

I despise shaving. Sometimes - more often than not - I just don't.

I love Harry Potter. LOVE LOVE LOVE.

One of the most relaxing things for me to do is get my eyebrows waxed.

I have a 'thing' for gingers. Not like I'd want to date one. But I just love red hair.

I love the smell of campfire. 

I check the mailbox at least once a week for mail for me!

I don't save money. It's a disease.

I crave normalcy. Unfortunately, it's something I'll continue striving for. Not gonna happen.

If I could eliminate one thing from the planet.. It would be diabetes.

8. Things I am going to do this summer:

Get a job.

Legit, save money.

Get a sweet freaking tan.

Move out!

[Maybe] buy a new car.

Get in a hot shape!

NOT dye my hair.

Plan out the next year of my life.

7. Things I am thinking of:

Draco Malfoy.

Popcorn.

My sore back.

The Sacrament, and how amazing the Gospel really is.

Carter Mitchell Peterson. Always.

Lip chap. Where would we be without it?

Facebook.

6. Things I am always wearing:

Brasier.

Underwear.

Pants/shorts.

Shirt.

Insulin pump. We wouldn't want Nicole to die now, would we?
Homemade bracelets.

5.  Things I am worried about:

My best friend's family.
Decisions that affect not only me, but my immediate family, my future family, and my extended family.
Money.
Finding a job.
Not being able to sleep.

4. Things on my floor:

Clothes. Clean, dirty, folded, rumpled..
Letters. Speaking of which, David is waiting for a letter from moi..
My brush.
A glass full of water.

3. Things I want to do today:

Laundry.
Take a nap in the sun.
Watch Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets with my darling boyfriend.

2. Things I will reveal:

I'm scared. Of the present, of the future, of the past. Of things that are happening, things that will happen, things that have happened.
I'm also very excited. For the future. For life to start happening.

1. Secret:

There is no one more important to me than my future children.

Day 18 - A song you wish you heard on the radio

Cyclone - Baby Bash

the little things.

-hugs from grandma. she is the best hugger in the world.

-kisses from my dogs. very smelly, very slobbery, but very loving.

-soccer games. orange slices, juice boxes, sugar cookies. and a hot goalie. ;)

-big bang theory. carter bought seasons 1 and 2, but promised he'd never watch it without me. well, the other night he watched 2 whole episodes without me! so last night i made him watch them over again. his mother and brother were quite frustrated, because they had already seen them.. but carter stood up for me and said "i broke a promise to nicole, and now we must all suffer." what a drama queen.

-pink pills. apparently they'll kill the pneumonia-causing bacteria in my lungs. here's hoping, cause i'm darn sick of coughing.

-five guys burgers and fries. delicious, greasy, salty, yummy, amazing.

-friendship on, friendship off. oh, silly kimber lee snow. how i've missed her.

-picking carter up from school. at lunch. like he's a little boy.

Day 11 - A song from your favorite band

Price Tag (Jessie J & B.O.B cover) - Cimorelli

slaaaack.

i feel like nothing noteworthy has happened since sunday.

how about..

yesterday, i found out that a lot of people are disappointed in me.

but a lot of people aren't.

today, i found out that 5 year olds are terrified of lots of things.

and 2 year olds are fearless.

i also got a job interview at *** ********** ****.

it's a secret until monday, when i find out if i actually get the job or not.


but i'm dang well excited.

oh, also starting monday.. a new diet/exercise regimen.

that is better than my current one.

oh. wait. what current one?

so make sure you comment next week and ask me how it's going.

i gotta have someone to please! :)

Day 3 - A song that makes you happy.

Perfect - P¡nk

Here we go..

A traveling! Me & Carter & mom are off on a whirlwind adventure to GF,MT in the mornin'!!

Note.. If you have an earache.. Blow dry it! It works! Really!

Some day...

Snow, missing my alarm, getting flipped off, nausea, and an ear infection... I saw Carter for a grand total of 45 minutes, and I had to miss rehearsal (again). I guess, on the plus side, that I do not have to go into work tomorrow, and I'm posting this from my mother's new iPad!



Pray for me...... :/

a lack of wisdom.

it's been almost 80 hours since my wisdom was so rudely extracted from my skull.
do i regret it?
right now, the answer is yes.
i do not recall ever being in so much pain. ever.
but i know that in a couple of days - hopefully only 1 or 2 days, actually - i'll be glad i got it over with.

over the last 4 days, i've found a lot of things that i would usually take for granted.

first - cold packs. consequently, the freezer. and cold drinks. milkshakes, slurpees, booster juice, ice water.
second - instant jello, applesauce, pudding. i even had some chicken noodle soup last night. it was real good. but especially jello. oh, how i love jello.
third - ibuprofen, tylenol 3, and novamoxin. especially ibuprofen. it's a painkiller and sleeping pill all in one.
fourth - my bed. and the couch upstairs. i have been sleeping for probably 90% of the last 80 hours.
fifth - tampons. it's true.

my family has been taking such good care of me. adrian and ethan brought me a slurpee last night, which was also greatly appreciated. jessica and viktoria have both skyped me, and we had some nice chats. and of course, carter. he's been gone since friday night, but he'll be home in a couple hours, and i can not even wait.. ugh. typing all this out has made me exhausted again.

i'm going to curl up with my pillows, and an icepack, and She's The Man, and sleep sleep sleep.

good night.

my apologies

i've noticed that my last couple posts have been incredibly boring, and probably of no interest to anyone who is reading them.. but i just thought i'd let y'all know that i'm mostly writing this blog as a not so personal journal. it's a record of my life. because i SUCK at writing in journals. so i write letters to people - carter, my parents, myself, david - and i blog. this way, when i have children (weird) and they want to know what my life is like.. i can show them this blog, and some letters i've written, and they can see in to my life and what was going on. so if you don't like what you're reading.. suck eggs. :)

pain... pt.2

its a good thing i have carter and my mommy to take such fantastic care of me :)

pain. painpainpain.

okay, so once upon a time i had to get my wisdom teeth out.
this time was today.
this morning, actually.
we had to be at the clinic (dr. rollingson) at 7:30am.
brutal.
we went in, i sat down in the chair, and the woman put the blood pressure cuff on. a few minutes later, dr. r came in and gave an injection of...... question mark. i have no idea what it was. but seriously after a minute my brain went blank. i do not remember anything. actually, i remember asking my mom to take my boots off - but i couldn't talk, cause i think i had a bite block in? and i remember someone saying, "that's one."
when he took the little iv thing in, i sat up, and i was in a daze for sure. my mom disappeared, the nurse took the blood pressure cuff off, put my boots on, then my mom came back in and her and the nurse (sheila) helped me in to my coat, then they seriously had to support all my weight back out to the jeep. i was so dizzy. the next thing i remember was walking in to the house. i think we got home around 11? and i slept until carter got here at like 12:30. i've been dozing on and off since then, but i'm in too much pain to sleep. every couple hours i have to take a t3 and an antibiotic, and then an ibuprofen and an antibiotic. i can't brush my teeth, or chew, or suck out of a straw. and i'm really nauseous. ow. :(

good news? my tongue is too short to reach the stitches lol. so i can't feel them at all.

and more bad news? my back is killing me. KILLING me.

if anyone is feeling pity toward me, feel free to bring me a milkshake - strawberry is preferred, a slurpee - orange!, or a smoothie - i like banana and strawberry and chocolate. all in the same milkshake. booster juice would be good too. hmm. yup. sometimes i like stuffed animals. and 'get well' cards always make me feel better. or, i think they do.. i've never actually had one!

waaaaaaa. :( poor me!

things that i love. :)

true, or sarcastic? you decide.

1.i love late night phone calls that last about 2 hours.
last night Carter called me on his way home (about 9:40) and we were on the phone until 11:30! :)

2.i love being awake for 18 hours a day.
yesterday I realized that I wake up around 6, and don't go to sleep until midnight. usually.

3.i love playing in the snow.
we played in the snow yesterday. :) it was cold!

4.i love being diabetic.
my blood sugars suck.

5.i love when it's only -8ºC instead of -25ºC.
i think i can deal with the wind.

6.i love pajamas.
my jeans got all wet and frozen, so i stole some pjs from the bf!

7.i love show choir.
oh my goodness, how i love it.

8.i love automatic car starters.
i hope someone got paid billions and millions of dollars for this!

9.i love brilliant ideas.
ie, full serve gas stations, automatic car starters, laptops, cameras, blackberrys, iphones..

10.i love army men.
this is true. 150% true.

pain.

teeth.

braces.

wisdom teeth.

power chains.

my oral pain tolerance is virtually non-existent.

and it hurts.

there's a first

for everything.

first steps.

first bike.

first kiss.

first job.

first car.

first surgery?

I'm gonna go out on a limb and say I'm probably the most sickly eighteen year old out there.

Really. How many eighteen year olds do you know with diabetes and gallstones? 

I mean, I'm not on a pity search. I don't want people to feel bad for me. I hate pity. But I'm sort of freaking out here! If I have these kind of health problems when I'm only eighteen.. What does the future hold for me?

So here's what happened. Last Wednesday, I woke up with cramps in my upper stomach, and the muscles in my upper back were killing me. I went to work with a bottle of extra strength Tylenol handy, and popped pills all day. I could hardly move, and I couldn't lift Taylor. Madi was a good girl and kept Taylor entertained all morning so I could just rest up. It got worse after I ate or drank pop. Thursday morning it still hurt, but it was more of a stiffness, so I just did the same thing. Popped pills. Thursday for lunch we went to McDonald's. Afterwards, I thought I was going to DIE! I was so sore, and the Tylenol wouldn't even help. Mom suggested gallstones. So I looked it up on WebMD. Lo and behold, the symptoms of gallstones are : pain or discomfort, bloating or fullness, nausea or vomiting, yellow skin, tenderness to touch, yellow eyes, fever (slight), upper back pain. Ta-da! There was my problem! I had the same problem on Friday too, so I called and made an appointment with Dr. Greg Smith. This morning, after I told him what was going on, he automatically said 'gallstones'. Surprise! So he got me an appointment for an ultrasound - next Monday - and from there we'll get a date for surgery. 

I'M FREAKING OUT OVER HERE!!

on again!

I'm THRILLED to announce that I am back on my insulin pump!

(I can year you all saying.. Your what? Huh? Come again?)

Well, it's my alternative method of insulin intake.. And it means I only have to have ONE giant needle every like week. :) I'm SO EXCITED!!

Here  is the website that explains it all.

Read it, love it, be jealous of me. (But not really.)

Not to mention, it's going to be a lot easier to take care of myself now!

25 Things that make Me ME!

1. I love food a little too much. Mm.. I basically love everything edible. However, I HATE tomatoes, mushrooms, and dill pickle chips.

2. I love music more than anything on the entire planet. There is a song, artist, or genre for every mood and situation. I always have music with me, whether it's playing out loud, in my ears, or in my head.

3. I have the most amazing family ever! Even though me and my brothers give each other a hard time, we all know that we're really there for each other. Not even to mention how much my parents have done for me. I also have an incredible extended family. Aunts, uncles, cousins, grandparents.. They're all amazing. Loud and obnoxious.. But amazing.

4. I love blogging. I don't have a lot to blog about.. But I blog whenever I think about it! I might even just copy and paste this into my blog! If you haven't ever seen my blog.. Check it out!! http://lifeof-nicole.blogspot.com :) Note, I wrote this before I realized I was going to be posting it on my blog!!

5. I am diabetic. And I suck at being diabetic. It's really a challenge.. But I deal with it. And when I don't deal with it, my amazing family (see item #3) helps me out. And even though I complain about people riding me about taking my insulin.. I really do appreciate the help.

6. I graduated!! This is kind of a big deal for me, since my whole life I've been in denial of getting old. But now it's finally here. (Speaking of old, I turn 18 in like 20 days!!!) So this fall, instead of returning to high school - I hope.. Diploma marks aren't here yet.. - I'm working as a nanny for the McLaren family in Lethbridge. They have 2 little girls - Madi is 5, and Taylor is 2. They're adorable.

7. Hawaii is the most beautiful place I've ever been. And I plan on going MANY more times before I die. I seriously just love it WAY too much! I guess this random fact about me is that I love travelling. I've been so fortunate to travel around the world.. Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Hawaii, and most of the western States.

8. I am a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.. And I LOVE it! There is nothing more satisfying than knowing that everything has a purpose and there's a plan for everything and everyone. I love going to all my meetings, and I can't wait to get my memberships transfered to the Young Single Adult ward!! :)

9. I love potatoes. Potato chips, fries, hashbrowns, baked, scalloped.. You name it, I love them!! (I now realize that this has a lot to do with item #1.. But that's fine!)

10. I have some pretty awesome high heels, if I do say so myself.

11. I love to have gel nails and toenails on. I love getting my eyebrows waxed. I love shaving, I love having my hair done all cute. However, I'm not high maintenance. I don't mind getting dirty, and I don't always have to look perfect. In fact, I rarely do. I love running around in sweats and a hoodie, hair thrown back, no make up on. It's the way to go!!

12. I hate driving. I don't know what it is about it, but it just freaks me out. Maybe it's not knowing what the other drivers are thinking, or maybe it's being responsible to all the other people out on the road. And having passengers doesn't help, 'cause then I'm responsible to them too. But I think I'm a pretty decent driver!!

13. I love good smelling people. Like, for instance, my dear boyfriend.. Yeah, he always smells amazing. :)

14. I watch a lot of movies. Like.. Really. A lot. I usually watch at least a movie every day. No big deal. My favorites? Princess Bride, John Tucker Must Die, Heavyweights..

15. I love Apple, Mac, iPod, iPhone (An amazing device. Get yourself one.).. You know. Steve Jobs stuff.

16. I have the best friends in the whole world. I can't even begin to write a list of all my friends.. But the important ones are Carter, Marshall, Myriam, Jessica, Viktoria, Elder Paxman, and Kaiti. :) The rest of you are just as important, I just don't have time to write an elaborate list! Just know that I am incredibly grateful for everything you do for me, have done for me, and will do for me! :)

17. Diet coke is my guilty pleasure. However, I rarely feel guilty for drinking it. And I do drink it with great pleasure. I just love diet coke.

18. Summer is the most incredible season. When I'm all grown up, I WILL live somewhere where they have summer for at LEAST 3/4 of the year.. I am cold unless it's like 26ºC outside. Ask Carter. It's true.

19. I have a great memory. Once I've been somewhere once or twice, or dialed a number, or seen someone I remember it forever. I remember how to get there, the number, and names. Not to mention I remember experiences and happenings. And it's even better that I always have music playing - see item #2 - because music triggers memories! Bet you didn't know that!

20. I hate dogs. I mean, I happen to have 2 that live in my house.. And they're alright, sometimes. Most of the time I hate them. I hate strange dogs that think they own all the land. I hate dogs that bark. I hate dogs!

21. I love pictures and picture frames and taking pictures and cameras and stuff. Not like, professional stuff.. Just spur of the moment - HOLD THAT POSE SO I CAN TAKE A PICTURE - sort of stuff. Plus, when I take pictures of me and my friends - see item #16 - I usually get them developed and put them in a frame and put them in my room. I have SO many pictures in my room!! :)

22. I LOVE SLEEP. There is nothing better than crawling into my bed after a long day - or short day - and just crashing. I have a gorgeous quilt that my Gramma just made me, and it's absolutely fabulous. I also love my down pillows from the Hutterites - they're awesome people, you know! However, I HATE waking up. I'm the least of all the morning people you ever will meet. I dunno how I'm gonna fare when I have to be in Lethbridge at 7:30 every morning for my job!

23. I have a love/hate relationship with cleaning. I love the satisfaction of having a clean house or bedroom or bathroom or truck.. But I hate the effort required.

24. I think showering is a real hassle. I think it's because I have so much hair. Because actually, I love feeling refreshed when I get out of the shower, and being all clean and what not.. But I hate doing my hair. I hate having wet hair on my neck and face. But I don't like blow drying my hair because I use so much heat on it that it's fried as it is, without blow drying it every day!! Easy solution? Shower at night, braid the mop, and it's usually dry in the morning. If it's not, it only takes like 5 minutes to blow dry it, instead of 15 or 20.

25. I've always wished my mom would have put me in dance or gymnastics. And then in soccer. I'm such an untalented, boring person. If it hadn't been for piano lessons, some singing lessons, and Show Choir.. I'd be nothing.

Before Friday.

I decided that I need to write a list of things I have to do before Friday, ie, Grad day.

- get eyelash extensions - done!

- get nails / toes filled - done!

- get eyebrows waxed - tomorrow

- buy razors so I can shave (cause I told Nikora if I shaved he has to shave too. haha)

- clean bathroom - done!

- put clothes away - tomorrow

- clean bedroom - tomorrow

- clean truck (cause I'm driving!) - tomorrow

- steam dress - tomorrow

Being sick last night / today definitely put me behind schedule. :(

Awesome..

So today I had my first IV, and my first hospital stay. Although, I'm not sure if it counts as a hospital stay.. Since it was only 7 hours. But here's what happened!

NOTE! *

This post contains information on my health! So deal with it, or don't read it! :)

Around 9 o'clock last night (Tuesday) I was just minding my own business, cleaning my bathroom, when all of a sudden my stomach just started churning. I ignored it for a bit, then by the time I went to go upstairs I seriously had to crawl. At 9:30 I threw up.. And went and tried to go to sleep. I threw up every hour, on the hour. Unless I tried eating / drinking anything. Then I threw up 15 minutes after I ate or drank. So I was trying to sleep until like.. 3:30. Then I went and told my mommy that I just was gonna go die, basically. So she took me up to the hospital. They gave me an IV with gravol, took my blood, all this sick dump stuff. The best part was that I got to eat ice chips. :) Mm. I freaking love the hospital's ice chips! At 8:30 they gave me some apple juice and I kept it down until 10 o'clock so I got to go home! Where I slept on the couch until like.. 4 o'clock. I feel much better now. And I'm glad it happened yesterday/today instead of like Thursday/Friday!! I refuse to be sick for grad!!