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It’s a happy day

Because it’s my sister’s birthday!! I’m going home tomorrow to celebrate with her and I can’t wait!! To put it simply, she brings out the best in everyone. And I love her for it 🙂 Happy birthday Laura.  Don’t forget to dance like nobody’s watching (but next time don’t set the camera self timer).    Because your Jillian-inspired moves WILL end up on the blog.  [Note: this is one of the top-secret-under-wraps (aka hideously embarrassing) photos from the sister sleepover the night before my wedding so if you don’t hear from me in the next 24… Read more >

Nursing 101

Take care of yourself.  You can’t take care of patients if you’re sick, so neglecting your own health is as good as bailing on your patients.  You know…that whole apply your own oxygen mask first analogy… That’s what we learned in nursing school.  But I have to be honest; I don’t know many nurses who follow that advice.  And today, I fell victim as a result.  Nursing fail. It all started with a crappy night’s sleep.  I woke up 4 times drenched in sweat.  Those were the first red flags.  Ignored.  I still got up… Read more >

Something looks familiar

Let’s not drag this out.  All my work eats today were leftovers and there’s nothing interesting about that. Salad with oranges, granny apples, dried cranz I must be the only freak on the planet that likes soggy leftover salad, but I do!  I simply added in a fistful of fresh spinach before adding in the leftovers to keep the greens from turning into a saturated mess.  And for those who were wondering, the home-made vinaigrette dressing was a simple mix of EVOO, balsamic vinegar, honey, minced garlic, dijon mustard, sesame seeds, salt & pepper.  Harvest… Read more >

Feast number 2

I feel like a marathon eater after this weekend.  Sunday was my second Thanksgiving in Southern CA.  This one was with Kyle’s fam and it was a bit more indulgent than Saturday because it involved an entire day of feasting. To put it bluntly, at no point on Sunday did I not feel full.  The day started with a 7:45 wake-up call because yours-truly wanted to get some form of exercise in prior to gorging my face.  Kyle wasn’t pleased, but wifey gets what wifey wants.  :)  It was raining hard, but Kyle’s parents’ place… Read more >

Thanksgiving one of three

As I mentioned before, Saturday was spent with my mom’s side of the family in So Cal.  It was a really fun day with good food, good company, and of course, the adorable Finn. I was in charge of bringing a vegan dish, so I thought why not test out a recipe that’s been on the back burner for a while now. Thanks to the Foodbuzz foodie gift exchange, all the goods for this meal were provided by Danica…although I did go astray a bit.  Here’s the OG recipe with my alterations. Harvest Grain Salad… Read more >