SD Bound... Again

We are off to San Diego again with fingers crossed.

Happy weekend!

Registered Dietitian Day

Every year I forget it's Registered Dietitian day. I'll go to work and be reminded or, like today, checked my email and found an ecard from the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics saying "happy RD day"

 And every year, once I'm reminded, I promptly tell my husband. I like to take credit where I can.

Here's what I did today for RD day. 

Went to work. Consult for diabetes education. 

Me: "Has anyone ever talked to you about the diabetic diet?"

Patient: "Yes."

Me: "What do you remember about it?"

Patient: "I can't eat any sugar, pasta, or thai food."

aaaand that's when I went on to teach him about the diabetic diet.

A patient in the ICU has been NPO [meaning no food or drink by mouth] for 5 days. 5 days ago the doctor ordered "Nutrition consult for TPN" meaning feeding a patient through IV only. It was never started. A swallow eval was ordered today.

Me [in so many words]: Why TPN if a swallow eval is being ordered? If the patient passes, great. Give the patient a diet. If the patient doesn't pass, tube feed him.

Doctor: Okay.

I had a great day at work today. It's always nice when the doctors actually listen to you.

I even got a Snickers from a guy in respiratory. 

Then I came home and I went running [finally decided to get started with the half marathon training] and Greg went on a bike ride [he's biking the LA marathon route this weekend]

After that I came home and finally made asparagus fritters that I pinned a long time ago. They were yummy! Thank goodness because isn't it the worst when you're starving and spend all that time cooking and it's not good? There might be nothing worse.

 

Happy Registered Dietitian Day!

Cousins

I love this photo of Greg and his cousin/best friend, Brandon [holding the guitar]

we're so glad he and his lovely wife live close.

National Nutrition Month//Renewed Blog Aspirations

At the start of my career path, I began a blog called "Feel Better Healthy" to document life as a nutrition student, a volunteer, a dietetic intern, and all that interested me in the nutrition world. I later lost sight of what I wanted out of that blog, so I transferred its content to my personal blog [this blog] and promptly deleted it.

Now that I have started my career as a Registered Dietitian and am approaching a transitional phase in my life, I have been pondering what my next career move should be. Recently, I was at breakfast with husband Greg and best friend Emily, and the topic came up. Ultimately it was decided I would make a website. Instead of creating another website, I decided to make it a part of this blog, which was my original plan when I deleted my nutrition blog. Alas, I have neglected my nutrition blogging intentions, so I am here to start anew.

I have different ideas of what the nutrition part of this site will entail and where I hope it leads me, but none of it is certain and it will manifest in time. As the kinks get worked out and the brainstorming continues, I decided to get this out there. And what better time than National Nutrition Month?

National Nutrition Month [NNM] started out as National Nutrition Week [NNW]. The first National Nutrition Week started in 1973 with the theme, "Invest in Yourself- Buy Nutrition" with a mascot called the Nutribird that first appeared in 1977. It has a head made of lettuce and a carrot peak [see below], isn't it funny? Due to the popularity of NNW, in 1980 the House of Delegates called for an expansion of NNW to National Nutrition Month. In 1992, the theme changed and became "Eat Right America." Sound familiar? eatright.org became the website for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics [formerly known as the American Dietetic Association]. Also of note, as of June 2, 2011 we no longer have the pyramid as a nutrition guide. It is now a plate. What used to be mypyramid.gov is now choosemyplate.gov. I feel a bit nostalgic about the pyramid becoming a plate, I must say.

The information about the history of National Nutrition Month taken from here
Image from here with more interesting NNM info

More Pillow (House) Talk

We've put in another offer. I have fallen in love again, deeper than the last.
And I ask, current homeowners/past house hunters: Does anyone else get as stressed out about this process as I do?!
I swear I've aged 20 years since we've started house hunting.
Any and all prayers, positive thoughts, and good vibes are welcome.
This could very well be our heartbreak #2.
Bring.It.On.

"God will have a humble people. 

Either we can choose to be humble or we can be compelled to be humble." 

--President Benson

Housing Blues

[My MIL made me this beanie]

SO. House hunting. Just as quickly has I fell head over heels for a quaint downtown Redlands-esque house, it broke my heart into a million little pieces. It was a long shot, and I knew it, but I was still hopeful, of course. I had found love! In the form of walls and a roof that would wrap me up and provide warmth and keep me company and house my family's memories! AND IT HAD A LOFT. In my mind, I was already living in that house. I had decorated it. I had dreams about decorating it. I had a crib in the dining area for crying out loud! Yes, in the dining area because the entire house was less than 600 sq ft. Call me crazy, I'll allow it. But then let's just move on. BECAUSE. Someone else's offer was accepted. Fine, go live in your tiny, perfect house.

I went into a mild to moderate to major depression for a few days after we lost that house. This is so dramatic, but it's all true!

And well, it could have been other things too.

Like starting my period right after I found out the bad house news, for example.

Lots of trips down to San Diego has me falling for that city already. We are still hunting and it's going fine. We keep praying, and hoping, and working things out in our heads.

And we know that every little thing is gonna be alright.

[you have to sing that like Bob Marley]