Hi, hello! It’s been a while since I wrote a post that actually kept you up to date with how life is going as opposed to writing catch-up posts of my life’s events – so here goes!
- I became employee of the month for February at my hospital – my second time receiving this award in the almost two years I’ve been here. How cool is that?!
- Caught a really bad cold at the beginning of last month. I feel better but I’m now dealing with the worst cough ever and I’m convinced it’s bronchitis. I’ll officially know on Friday since I finally got an appointment to see my doctor. American healthcare both has its pros and cons.
- I’ll be leaving for Utah in about two weeks and I’m super stoked to finally take some time off from work.
- Chris and I finally booked our tickets for Japan for August/September! Hopefully the coronavirus panic dies down long before then. As a nurse, there shouldn’t even be a panic regarding this virus – just practice good hand washing and stay on top of your vitamins to build your immune system!
- Dried jackfruit bites are my current obsession.
In other news, I teamed up with Fikabröd recently to deliver something sweet into your lives! Fikabröd is a subscription box company that aims to delight and inspire! Whether you are a beginning baker or a seasoned professional, their carefully curated boxes will help fuel your creativity in the kitchen. With their boxes, you’ll be able to take your love of baking beyond the mixing bowl. I received my subscription box last week and was pleasantly surprised.
The box came with a package of Bob’s Red Mill Chia Seeds, Chefs Burn balm, Smitten Pink Bliss cupcake bath bomb, tart cherries, crystallized ginger and turmeric glow tea. So far, the bath bomb was amazing – it was a great way to relax after a long twelve-hour shift the other day from work. I was also able to add the crystallized ginger into my turmeric tea and it’s done wonders with controlling my cough and helping soothe my throat. I have yet to the other products in the box but I am so in love with Fikabröd! I initially thought they were only sending me items to bake with but I’m glad I was able to use it for everyday things. If you want to try out this amazing company, use the code EENASAURUS to get $5 off on your first subscription box!
47 Comments
Greg Halter
March 1, 2020 at 7:26 PMSounds like things are going well. It is always good to get away and take a vacation.
Nancy
March 1, 2020 at 7:38 PMMajor congratulations on being the employee of the month for February!!~ It feels great to be rewarded from your hard work. Hope you’ll feel better from the cough. It’s that season right now!!! Hopefully the coronavirus will die down soon. It’s really screwing with world traveling for so many people @__@.
It is so cool that you got to partner with Fikabröd! The goodies you got looks pretty neat – especially with the fact that they’re more on the healthier side. Pretty cool that the bath bomb is included!! Feel well soon!!! Looking forward to your next post ;).
Nancy ♥ exquisitely.me
Melissa Kacar
March 1, 2020 at 9:40 PMCongratulations on being employee of the month again! That’s such an exciting achievement! I hope you have a great time in Japan too! Thanks for sharing! 🙂 I hope you had a great weekend!
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Fizz
March 1, 2020 at 11:48 PMI hope you have a brilliant time away! We all need time off work sometimes – especially since you’re obviously working hard! Well done on employee of the month xx
Ellis James Designs
March 2, 2020 at 1:08 AMCongrats on making employee of the month!
Hope that cold clears out soon!
Sophie Wentworth
March 2, 2020 at 1:16 AMSounds like life is going pretty well right now! Congratulations on employee of the month! I hope you enjoy your trip and that things have calmed down by the time you go. Fikabröd looks amazing! As a food blogger, I’d love a box like that to play around with x
Sophie
Hayley
March 2, 2020 at 3:15 AMCongrats on becoming employee of the month! It’s so nice when you are recognised for all your hardwork!
Ahh Japan! 100% on my bucket list one day, you are going to have an amazing time – can’t wait to see the content!
Hayley || hayleyxmartin
Darina
March 2, 2020 at 3:33 AMCongrats on being employee of the month. I can imagine the satisfaction of being appreciated. I hope you feel better soon. Those boxes seems intresting, I don’t bake at all but I want to start learning. I will give it a try. I hope you enjoy your vacation and stay safe.
Darina
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Kathrine Eldridge
March 2, 2020 at 4:40 AMCongrats on your award and hope you feel better soon. This box is amazing and looks so tasty!
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Bexa
March 2, 2020 at 5:40 AMLovely to read your update, Eena and congrats on being Employee Of The Month! Sorry to hear you are not feeling well but glad that the ginger and turmeric have helped soothed your throat. The cupcake bath bomb looks cute and sounds like the perfect way to unwind after a long day at work. Thanks for sharing, enjoy your time off and hope you feel better soon! <3 xx
Bexa | http://www.hellobexa.com
Loren
March 2, 2020 at 7:00 AMIt’s great to hear that life is going well. The products in the subscription box look so delicious, so happy you got to partner with them.
Loren | Plaid + Sugar
Angelica
March 2, 2020 at 10:37 AMAww congrats on the promotion and hope the Japan trip works out! I’ve always wanted to go
XX Angelica
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MakeupMuddle
March 2, 2020 at 10:59 AMOh congrats on being employee of the month, that’s amazing! You must be so pleased xo
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Paulina Stelmach
March 2, 2020 at 11:13 AMSounds like the start of 2020 has been good to you 🙂 The products look so yummy!
Simone
March 2, 2020 at 11:40 AMI love baking! The box looks very amazing.
xx Simone
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Mariann Yip
March 2, 2020 at 1:08 PMCongrats on your work accomplishment! I love that you are able to reflect and write down all your updates 🙂
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SundayDahlias
March 2, 2020 at 1:25 PMSo exciting that you’re traveling to Japan! I went for my honeymoon and loved it and can’t wait to go back! I was putting off travel this summer because of all the panic around the virus, but Im itching to go somewhere!
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Lisa
March 2, 2020 at 2:30 PMCongratulations on employee of the month! This is a lovely update, Eena, you have so much to look forward to as well. And I’m very intrigued by your baking subscription box, that looks a lot of fun 🙂 Lisa x
Charity
March 2, 2020 at 3:26 PMOh no! I am so sorry you are dealing with bronchitis. I had it last year and it was the worst. Especially since I am a dental hygienist and I was trying so hard not to cough on patients! I had to keep eating cough drops lol and your trip sounds like so much fun! Enjoy it!
Geraldine
March 2, 2020 at 4:56 PMAhh I’m glad you got over that sickness, I feel like so many people around here caught bronchitis recently too?! So crazy! I’m trying super hard not to get sick haha. It’s funny, as a nurse you probably keep rolling your eyes at the news of the coronavirus and how it’s spreading!!! Girl I am SO jealous, I hope you guys get to go to Japan without a problem!! I’ve been dying to do.. I swear I will someday! lol. I’ve also never heard of this company but that box full of treats def do look yummy. I want some hehe. Thanks for sharing! <3
Geraldine | https://geraldinetalks.com
Holly
March 3, 2020 at 12:30 AMSounds like you’ve had a great month, well done on being employee of the month! Glad you’re feeling better too! The box you received sounds great.
Holly x
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Pragati Mahapatra
March 3, 2020 at 12:38 AMCongrats and keep going! 🙂
Nick Nalbach
March 3, 2020 at 3:19 AMCongrats on employee of the month!
And I have always wanted to go to Japan. I think that’ll be an amazing time! – I would love to hear what you end up doing while you’re there and any must-see / must-do experiences you have while you’re over there!
Amy Aed
March 4, 2020 at 3:37 AMThis is such a cool box, the products that you get with it all sound delicious!
Your trip to Utah sounds exciting – I’m going there late this year, so it would be great to know what you think!
Also, congratulations on employee of the month!
Hope you’re having a good week! 🙂
Amy x Wandering Everywhere
Allie Mackin
March 4, 2020 at 10:21 AMTwo summers ago I had a really bad cough, I swear I had whooping cough. It was scary as you know what. I literally could not get my breath. I got sick at work and was so worried that I would have one of these coughing fits on the train. I did not luckily. And the really and part only lasted 48 hours thank God. Yes lets hope it all dies down, the panic and the virus itself.
I saw a documentary on what is going on in China in response to this and it is NUTS. They in some cases soddered the front doors of buildings to keep people inside, and now the whole color coding system where they are color coding everyone, wow.
Allie of
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Kayleigh Zara
March 4, 2020 at 3:42 PMMassive congrats on getting employee of the month.
I’ve been dying to visit japan for such a long time and especially when a photographer I follow posted her pictures from her visit recently I was in awe! I hope you have a wonderful holiday later in the year x
Carmen Varner
March 4, 2020 at 4:52 PMCongrats on employee of the month – that’s huge to be acknowledged for your effort & work!! :]
Mai
March 5, 2020 at 5:29 PMCongrats on becoming employee of the month! I hope the coronavirus doesn’t ruin your travel plans. Personally, I’m not that concerned about the virus itself as I am about travel bans, being forced to self-quarantine, and places closing because of the virus (i.e. Ghibli Museum and Tokyo Disneyland). I’m hoping everything calms down by the time Fall rolls around since I’m also hoping to visit Asia later this year!
Mai
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Jill
March 5, 2020 at 9:37 PMCongratulations on earning employee of the month! That is such an amazing accomplishment! I’m sorry you were so sick in February. I hope your cough goes away soon <3
Jill
https://jilliancecilia.com/
Jessica
March 6, 2020 at 8:02 PMHuge congrats on you dear! Dried jack fruit sounds really good.
Jessica | notjessfashion.com
Mani
March 6, 2020 at 11:40 PMCongrats on becoming employee of the month! It’s always nice to be recognised for your hard work. It’s so exciting that you booked your Japan trip, too! Things are a bit uncertain now with the coronavirus, but hopefully everything works out 🙂 After all, August/September still’s quite a while away!
Mani / https://eatyourteacup.co/
Melody Jacob
March 7, 2020 at 6:13 AMcongratulations on being the best employee of the month and you’re going strong so take care of yourself have a lovely weekend happy women’s day.
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katelyn | embark to explore
March 8, 2020 at 12:07 PMomg congrats on being employee of the month! that’s great! also, how exciting that your off to Japan! I hope you end up writing a few posts about it, i’d love to read about it! Thanks for sharing!
Kara
March 8, 2020 at 5:31 PMCongrats on being employee of the month! That’s a huge accomplishment. I love the sound of that subscription box, especially the bath bomb. And I hope you feel better soon!
x Kara | http://karascloset.net
Ivana Split
March 9, 2020 at 12:40 AMcongrats on the best nurse award! Two years in a row is amazing. Sorry to hear about your cold and not feeling well, try to get some rest. Enjoy your trip with your partner and have fun.
Jules
March 9, 2020 at 3:40 AMCongrants for your award!! 🙂
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Radi
March 9, 2020 at 6:00 PMCute box! Have fun in Utah! Enjoy your time there!
http://www.fashionradi.com
Soph
March 10, 2020 at 5:10 AMAw congratulations on making employee of the month again and I hope that you feel better soon! I really want to visit Japan so it’s so exciting that you have it booked- I’m looking forward to following your adventure! Plus that subscription box looks amazing!
Soph – https://sophhearts.com x
PerlaGiselle
March 11, 2020 at 7:53 AMCongratulations on becoming employee of the again!! I hope the coronavirus panic dies down because it’s starting to get a lot scarier. I am sure by that time you should be okay to go to Japan. I want to know more about the dried jackfruit! Where did you get that? Have a great week!
PerlaGiselle | iamperlita.com
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Valerie
March 11, 2020 at 6:47 PMCongrats on being employee of the month! Also I would love to try this subscription box…it looks like it has a lot of unique items! Hope you are feeling better!
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Mercy
March 11, 2020 at 8:50 PMThat box is full of wholesome goodness, I’d like to have one. I can relate with you on over panicking about corona virus, it’s just sad that we really don’t know when is travelling becomes safe again. For me, I cancelled going to the Philippines this coming May and I don’t have anything planned for this year anymore.
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Melody Jacob
March 11, 2020 at 11:52 PMThis is really nice, thanks for sharing
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Dasynka
March 14, 2020 at 6:07 AMCongrats for your second employee! So beautiful and fulfilling 🙂
And I’m glad your better now cause the covid is really taking down too many people, so hopefully you’re out of it!
xx Dasynka
http://dasynka.com
sonia // daring coco
March 14, 2020 at 6:48 PMCongrats on being employee of the month and hope you’re feeling much better. I have a wedding in July overseas in Europe and have no idea what is happening with this because of all the panic and lockdowns. It’s been a crazy few weeks indeed
Sxx
http://www.daringcoco.com
Merel
March 15, 2020 at 5:36 PMThat box looks amazing!
X Merel
http://www.andathousandwords.com
Deborah Kos
March 17, 2020 at 11:14 AMCongratulations on being Employee of the Month. I am sorry you guys had to postpone your trip but things are a little crazy right now.
Fixabrod looks like a really nice subscription box to team up with. It is making me hungry.
Marcella
March 18, 2020 at 8:22 AMCongratz on getting the title again!! And also I hope you will get well soon.. 🙂
Btw I followed you on bloglovin, maybe if you’re interested you can check out mine and follow me back? Really appreciate it 🙂