One of the first people to send me a “Happy New Year!” text this year was a colleague, a nurse who’s on my team. I wasn’t expecting to see the message on Wednesday evening, as I prepared for my 9:30pm bedtime, and it brought a smile to my face. It’s not always easy to predict where meaningful gestures will come from. I thanked him for the well-wishes and told him how lucky I feel to work with him each day. Before I stepped…

I woke up this morning and put on layers for the 2025 New York City kidney walk. I wasn’t entirely in the mood to go. I’ve had a busy few weekends and saw nutrition clients all day yesterday, and I wanted nothing more than a quiet morning at home. On top of that, the forecast predicted rain. There was no rain in sight as the day got underway. Instead there were streaks of sunlight breaking through patches of gray sky as I walked…

Hello, hello! What a treat to be sitting here writing a weekend reading post. It was my Sunday ritual for so long, but it’s been a whole six (!) weeks since my last check-in. One exciting thing has happened since then: A Grain, a Green, a Bean was published. I’m super grateful for the positive feedback and support so far. Otherwise, I’ve been immersed in my practice and my new clinical role, learning as much as I can and trying to juggle everything…

I left work and hopped on the subway a little before 9pm on Friday, which is always a long work day with my new schedule. My car was fairly empty when I boarded, but more and more people entered as we made our way downtown. Many of the other passengers were dressed for a night out in New York City. The car buzzed with restless, youthful weekend energy, intensified by the news that we’d have 70 °F weather on Saturday. (We did, and…

As I enter a new and especially busy period, I’ve been thinking a lot (and sharing a lot) about time management. One of the funny things about time is that it seems so concrete in one moment and so subjective in the next. Sometimes looking at the clock gives me an unwelcome reality check—how have hours gone by, when it felt like only minutes? And sometimes the opposite feels true: it’s as if time has expanded to accommodate my engagement with something. (I…

One of my ongoing projects is an effort to slowly, but steadily, ensure that older recipes on this blog are kept healthy. This means that I periodically revisit old posts, re-test the recipes, and make sure that they work as intended. I double check measurements, read over my instructions to see if they make sense, and spruce up the recipe card so that everything is clear. Some people have old journals or diaries that serve as records of their personal histories. I have…

I’ve had a lot to learn in the past four weeks, as is true for anyone who assumes a new role. And like most fresh hires, I’ve been overwhelmed at times. The patient-facing care comes easily to me. It’s continuous with what I do as a private practice RD, only more specific and with a different group patients. But one-on-one time with patients is only part of the job. When I’m not counseling, I’m busy reviewing medications, brushing up on lab values, navigating…