I’m in between a 3-in-a-row night shift stint so minimal cooking is the name of the game this week! That includes foregoing a lengthy blog post. So here is my quick Instant Pot Filipino chicken adobo.
How Not to Get Sick This Cold and Flu Season
I’m putting on the nurse hat, mommy hat and giving you tips on how not to get sick this cold and flu season. Last week at work, I walked through the emergency department to administer chemotherapy to a patient. I’ve been to the ED a handful of times when Chris …
Instant Pot Love, Sinigang Pork Spare Ribs
Confession: Filipino sinigang pork spare ribs is my all-time favorite food. I can eat it multiple times a week and never get tired of it. If I don’t have time to make it, I know five Filipino restaurants within a 10-mile radius that will satisfy my craving. Sinigang is a …
7 Ways to Get and Manage Your Time
What a deceiving heading! There is no way you can get more time because time is infinite (until it becomes finite) but there are ways to outsmart it. When I was a nursing student in the accelerated BSN program, I had to make 25 hours in a 24-hour period or …
Why nurses work 3 days a week (and feel like they were hit by a truck)
I just finished working three 12-hour shifts bedside nursing in a row. Phew, I survived! You’re probably wondering why am I being so #extra to ONLY work three days a week but if you ask any nurse, three 12-hour shifts in a row is the devil. My family just doesn’t …
Christopher, my #transplantkid
Today’s #FlashbackFriday post is dedicated to the toughest kid I know, my Chris-Chris. In October 2017, Christopher celebrated 10 years post liver transplant! We had a huge costume-themed birthday party and it was a big fundraiser for him. With the assistance of the Children’s Organ Transplant Association (COTA), we …
2018 Goals
January brings a new year which brings new resolutions which brings new goals from good-intentioned people. Goals come in many categories; it is a fitness goal, a personal finance goal, a business goal, etc. I absolutely hate making goals every year and I don’t do them because I know by …
Fri-date Night with Jo Koy!
Friday was a special double date with my brother and sister-in-law. They gifted Jason and I tickets to Jo Koy’s sold out show! I have been looking forward to his show for the longest time and let me tell you, it was worth the wait. Jo Koy is a Filipino-American …
Instant Pot Love, 10-minute Spaghetti
Tonight, I finally had enough energy to get out of the house after being a recluse for a week. Jason and I ran our errands which included a massive Costco run. We try to go every month for the essentials and let me tell you, your love of Target is …
Flu Game, Day 6
There is no better time to start a blog than when you’re convalescing in bed with the flu. So 2018, you started off with a bang! I get the flu; my readers get a blog. Win, win. In this #momdowntimenotbychoice, I was able to binge on YouTube’s how to’s and …