Sarah Dairiki

Since moving from my old house with a tiny, cramped kitchen to my new house with a large, open kitchen with an island, I have been meal prepping, cooking, and baking a lot more. With this, I have been keen to try new recipes! I do eat meat, but most of the time I tend to cook vegetarian and vegan meals. This vegetarian chili recipe was one that I came across while browsing for a good, hearty chili recipe, and it is so delicious I had to share it with all of you. I did not come up with this recipe myself. The lovely Shannon, with her blog "The Glowing Fridge," posted this recipe. Her website is amazing, and I highly recommend you check it out. (Also, if you are interested in more plant based recipes, take a look at Shannon's website here: https://www.theglowingfridge.com ) Ingredients: 1/3 cup vegetable broth (or 1 tbsp olive oil) - for sautéing 1 onion, diced 1/4 of a finely diced jalapeño (optional) 3 minced cloves of garlic 1 bell pepper of any color, diced 1 ...

As I mentioned in my previous post, I am interested in pursuing a graduate degree in the health care field. More specifically,  I am passionate about pursuing a Masters degree in Physician Assistant Studies. Due to this, I am currently working as a CNA, not just to gain patient care experience, but to see if working in health care is the right field for me. And let me tell you: despite all the frustrations I face in my job, there are just as many perks. And after a year as a CNA, I can tell you with ease that health care is the right field for me. A CNA is also known as a certified nursing assistant. My job duties as a CNA include: showering patients, toileting patients, getting patients dressed, making beds, feeding patients, transferring patients from bed to wheelchair and vice versa, taking vitals, charting, reporting changes to the nurse, etc. To work as a CNA you typically have to hold a CNA certification, which can be easily obtained. My CNA class was slightly over a month ...

It has been almost 3 years since my last post on this website. And it has been way too long. I began posting less and less as I got more busy with college, up until the point where I wasn't even posting anything at all. Now that I have graduated and am on the road towards pursuing graduate school, I thought I would pick the writing back up. Writing has always been a way for me to express my thoughts, and this blog has been a place where I can write about what truly fascinates me. The blog has undergone many transformations topic wise over the years that it has been active, but as my subtitle goes, this blog will continue to focus on health, beauty, lifestyle, recipes, and more. There will most likely be a trend towards focusing on health-related posts since I am trying to pursue a graduate degree in the health care field, but there will also be some other fun bits in there as well. I have a lot of ideas that I want to write about and post for you all to read, so those will hope...