The following case report was inspired by a patient. The gender, age, and race have been left out to protect patient personal health information. This case report is intended to have a discussion a…

ASCVD Plus: Good tool to have when calculating a patient’s 10-year risk and adjusting therapy to make an impact on their risk. Medscape: Has good articles, latest guidelines, drug prici…

Two recent studies, one of which was cut short due to the positive outcomes of the first study; are changing the way “wake-up strokes” are treated. The mainstream and drug of choice for acute ische…

Well, its March and the media’s new favorite buzz word is “coronavirus COVID-19” and I couldn’t be more over it! I wrote a blog post over on House of Lilac about COVID-19 and how we need to all rem…

1- Rent the Runway Just when I thought Rent the Runway couldn’t outdo itself, RTR was like “hold my drink”. They revamped their subscription memberships. My RTR Update membership …

The Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) is a non-profit organization whose mission is to educate the healthcare community and consumers about medication safety. In their September issue …

I came across the slutty brownie one night in pharmacy school and my life has forever changed for the better. I often treat my co-workers to these life changing brownies and there’s never a c…

If you don’t know what naan is, please RUN to your nearest supermarket and have your mind blown. Naan is a leavened, oven-baked flatbread found in the cuisines mainly of Iran, India, Western …

To say that I’ve been a bit obsessed with trying to replicate my favorite childhood comfort foods in the Insta Pot is an understatement. Why the instapot and not the old fashion way, you ask… becau…

Is burning lentil soup on the insta pot a bad omen? -asking for a friend A few weeks ago while cleaning the Instant Pot, the pressure valve fell out. I didn’t think much of it and just placed it ba…

A coworker shared this recipe with me for a quick weeknight soup. I waited for a cold front and put this recipe to work! I couldn’t find cornstarch at trader joes, so I modified that step and…

I’ve tried and gracefully failed at making stuffing for the past two years! I learned a lot from my mistakes. For instance, I’m not at the level to use fresh bread in my stuffing. Stick…

Fall weather hasn’t seemed to make its way down south just yet, but nonetheless I’ve decided to make chili this week. I came across this recipe in grad school and would make it for my r…

This weeks meal prep was inspired by my need to take a break in the kitchen. I asked E to pick one staple protein we can use various ways throughout the week. We decided on ground turkey aka millen…

This weeks meal prep was once again inspired by my need to take a break in the kitchen. Our staple protein will be a whole chicken. Vaca Frita is a Cuban dish consisting of fried and shredded skirt…

The year was 2012, Taylor Swift had just released her Red album and was hosting private album listening sessions in her various homes. Clearly my invitation got lost in the mail. There are photogra…

My girlfriend and lovely editor (read grammar police) once made a comment to me about how her boyfriend’s standard for home decor was Wal-mart. I responded with a quick “challenge accepted”, and pr…

There has been some buzz and speculation about why millennials are obsessed with collecting house plants (here and here). For me, it is the joy, gratification, and minimalist aesthetics that comes …

Galentine’s Brunch is always a good excuse to gather all the girls and sip on champagne while catching up. My girlfriends have always opted to take turns hosting at home. I thought I’d share what g…

If you have the pleasure of knowing me personally or if you’ve had the privilege of sharing a home with me, you’d know that I am passionate about organization. I may or may not have organized rooma…

Decorating the house for Christmas brings so much joy to my heart. Last year I came across a natural fern garland at Trader Joes and can’t picture another holiday season without natural fern.…

Does anyone else get excited when ikea updates the show room?asking for a friend This would be the third time I move furniture around in the office. I started out by placing the desk in the middle …

I took away the skeletons from halloween and added fall foliage leaves to the table. Feel free to take from the following options what you like and what will work for your guest. Keep in mind if th…

Happy Halloween everyone! This year we decided to dress up as the skeletons. I’ll be staffing an evening shift in the emergency room (wish me luck), which leaves the hubs alone at home to fen…

When we first moved into the home my husband put an offer on while I was sleeping (more on that later) the only immediate change we did was to build a fence. I knew right from the start that the ho…

When it comes to pumpkins, I’m drawn to the pale green, white and gray ones. For the sake of tradition I throw in a few classic orange pumpkins. I like to bring out my vintage brass candle sticks I…

This may come as a surprise to some, but I actually planned my entire bachelorette party. For those of you who have the pleasure of knowing me personally, this is no surprise. I always knew my bach…

I took a peonies bud vase styling workshop at House of Lilac and realized that a bud vase is the most understated arrangement. The ladies at HOL were nice enough to share a “bud vase workshop…

I’s shared a few blog post on how to style everyday flowers throughout the home to elevate the every day. ( here, here, here and here ) In this blog post I’ll be styling a small arrangement with the flowers from my House of Lilac double bouquet subscription. I used a few flowers to style three bud vases and demonstrated a “bud vase how to” in this blog post. If your local and would like your very own HOL bouquet subscription or flowers you can use my referral code to get 15% off.

My little fur-babies turn two. Bruce and Wayne are from the same litter, but couldn’t be more different. Their favorite hobbies together included destroying “super chewer toys,” uprooting the…

Wow, was January a hard year or what?! I spent much of the month reflecting back on the prior year and really trying to choose my mood for 2020. I’m trying to be more present, less stressed and mor…

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How I styled my House of Lilac Double Bouquet at Home

Has anyone heard about the Peloton app? My co worker recently joined and can’t stop raving about it. Currently Peloton is letting you try the first 30 days for FREE! I currently have this spi…

Friendsmas is a great opportunity to spread some holiday cheer with friends before everyone gets too busy with family events. Gift exchanges such as white elephants or secret santa can be done duri…

It’s December 31, the clock strikes midnight, everyone is cheering and ringing in the new year, when all of a sudden you realize you just gave the government all your FSA money...

Did anyone else have time to stop and smell the roses between thanksgiving and new years eve? -asking for a friend In the span of 24 hours we turned over our guest room from hosting friends to in-l…

Books I’m listening to: “Dear Girls” by Ali Wong had me both crying and laughing at the same time. I’ve enjoyed Ali’s comedy since watching her “Baby Cobra” special on Netflix (I tell everyone to w…

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Each year I carefully search for a gift wrapping theme that calls to me the most. Since I keep the tree and decor around the house pretty neutral, I’m able to play around with the wrapping mo…

Last year I convinced my family to do a white elephant gift exchange instead of getting everyone individual gifts. I was the go-to gift shopper since gift giving is my love language. Which me…

How to host a friendsgiving

As a member of House of Lilacs Flower club, you receive many perks. I’ve taken a couple flowers workshops to learn more about flowers and how to style them. When they launched their flower bo…

Book I’m listening to The Cactus by Sarah Haywood on audible Podcast I’m listening to Financial Freedom by Grant Sabatier Rise + Rise Together Podcast by Rachel and Dave Hollis Goal Dig…

Last month I shared a few spring outfit ideas on the blog. This month I’m focusing on a specific statement hue…BLUE. Not sure why every spring all the fashion magazines insist on blue b…

A great perk of the RTR Update membership is the discounts (25% off) on additional rentals. I have a few weddings coming up in the spring and thought I’d share some looks I’m considerin…

Easy sweater-tuck tips for a fashion-girl look

Whats currently in my Infinitely Loft “on-the-rack” midi skirt shimmer dot dress pleated skirt black skinny jeans striped fringe sweater flare-crop jeans velvet blouse What I rented fro…

Winters in Miami go a little something like this: Morning: low 60sAfternoon: high 80sEvening: 100sNight: low 60s Make sure to dress accordingly! The key to dressing for all these temperatures in a …

Sala: a large or important room or hall especially : one used in a home for the reception and entertainment of guestsMerrian-Webster While all your primas are running around Miami trying …

In a prior post, I shared my fall inspiration. Now I’ll be sharing how I styled my Rent the Runway items during south Florida’s lovely “fall” weather. I paired the plaid str…

The Infinity Loft membership works a bit differently than the Rent the Runway one. It’s three items at a time, unlimited. The catch is that you don’t get to select which three items you…

These are the items I have saved to my Rent The Runway fall inspiration favorites folder. I currently have the RTR Update membership which is four items per month for $89. You can use the following…

Gift giving is my love language! Items that I could use as potential gifts constantly catch my attention. I look forward to each holiday, birthday, milestone celebration or just because occasions t…

For my bridal shower, in true type-A personality, I planned (almost) everything. Not that the bridesmaids were not capable of planning a wonderful bridal shower, its just I have control issues. Thankfully no bad blood was spilled because my bridesmaids understand my crazy. Given my obsession with flowers and decor, I decided to take over that aspect of the planning and left the rest to the bridesmaids.

Wedding Photographer: Infinite Creations Getting Ready We got ready at the Hyatt Regency Coral Gables. I rented us each a presidential suite to ensure both our wedding parties would have a comforta…

This may come as a surprise to some, but I actually planned my entire bachelorette party. For those of you who have the pleasure of knowing me personally, this is no surprise. I always knew my bach…

The national average cost of a wedding in the US comes in at $29,200 The Knot Worldwide’s 2019 Global Wedding Report Are you still there? When I first googled this number, I was flabbergasted.…

Girls Trip to Waco, Texas