Tag Archive: work meals

Food notes

As you all well know, I pack my own food to bring to work every single day.  Some days I don’t take photos because I have leftovers that I’ve already shared (or I’m just lazy).  Sometimes I take pictures and then forget to post them, and then they pile up on my hard drive.  <— I’m pretty sure I’m eerily close to a crash. Power lunching in 5…4…3…2…and go.   Breakfast: overnight oats soaked with chia seeds, cinnamon and raisins   Snack: Marchini almonds   Not as good as regular almonds in my opinion.  They… Read more >

In the still of the night

I leave for work and it’s pitch black outside…12 hours later I leave the hospital and it’s again darkness.  I can’t really complain since I spent Friday on the beach with Kyle (summer sun in October, what whaaaat).  But I worked this weekend and tried to take a photo out the kitchen window before I left…just to show the lack of light.    Didn’t really work.  :(  It’s so dark out, all you can see is my reflection.  My breakfast is far more photogenic.  Quinoa on quinoa?  Why not! I added Sweet Almond & Quinoa… Read more >

Hummus’ return

Just popping in to let you all know that this week’s galactans challenge is still in full effect.  Each day I’ve been testing my digestive system’s limits with a different member of the category – including peas, beans, lentils…and hummus.  Oh glorious hummus.  [For a list of the others galactan foods check here]   I somehow managed to delete the final product of this banana, oat, pumpkin combo.  So, yeah.  This is all I’ve got.  Work eats: salad, Halo s’mores ProBar , Enjoy Life chewy cocoa loco bar.   This salad was just your average… Read more >

Break relief nursing

On my unit we have break relief nurses who come in from 11:45 to 5:15 and cover nurses (two at a time) for their hour long lunch breaks.  We sign up for time slots at the beginning of the work day starting at 1200.  I usually try and get one of the 1300 breaks because noon is too early, but I would be starving with any of the later options.  The last one is at 1600.  Anyway, since we use our own staff to work that shift, it’s a pretty seamless transition.  It’s a good… Read more >

It’s true what they say

“Home is where the heart is” Yup.  It’s true.  Lucky for me, I consider both the Bay Area AND Santa Monica “home.”  So even though it was a total joy to spend the weekend with my parents and sister, I’m glad to be back with Kyle.  Win win.  Eventually I will recap the wedding in more detail (so fun!), but for now, I’m trying to get organized for work tomorrow (reality check…wah wah). I had leftovers from Patxi’s for Saturday brunch.  I had baby carrots a la mode because I enjoy fiber.   Even day… Read more >