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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1bDHcClOInU 2 pounds of meat = 8, 4 oz meals 1 cup dry white rice = ~ 666 g; 8, 75 g meals 2 cups frozen veggies = ~ 8 meals Cook up the veggies and meat, section out the veggies start boiling the rice, section out patties of meat, let rice cool then section out. Mix in spinach after microwaving. BOMB. Meal prep done. Video is chopped up. Entire prep took about 1.5 hours. Typically I'll take 3 meals for my 12 hour days. Plus breakfast at home (oatmeal and protein powder), Quest bar snack,  and a snack when I get home (rice cake and almond butter) ~ 1550 calories, 150 g carbohydrates, 135 g protein, 50 g fat It's not complicated. But it is a commitment to yourself and the routine. <3 MA

One of the newest things I’ve added to my life is the concept of competing in a sport that I’ve been trying out and loving for 3 years. There’s an entire background to this situation and the years I’ve spent working on becoming the picture of who I want to be. That is for another time or the bits and pieces I’ve laid strewn across this platform. This time, I would like to discuss the impact that competing left on my soul. This is perhaps a documentary on the experience of that day, as I feel someone may benefit from reading and knowing this before they compete. Knowing your numbers is great, having all your gear is best, but nothing prepared me for the aftermath of war. This is that story. A short autobiography may put this in perspective for your own experience. I competed in team sports for a short while, but always focused on experiences that put your time and effort against others’ capabilities. From piano to karate to colorguard, I competed on and

One of my greatest achievements is doing. I take pride in doing. I want to be known as a doer. I build my confidence through my ability to achieve. It makes me happy to take something from nothing and make it great. It helps that I'm a developer, so one of my favorite things to do is assist someone else in achieving their dreams. Mostly because I did not get here alone. Not by a long shot. I got a mentor for every day of the week and every poison I've decided to try. I like to do. That does not mean become a master or "finish". There is always more to learn. So there are a couple of ideas that have been rolling in my head. I need to write these down. I cannot let these ideas go to waste. Take or leave them, this is what I do. I make lists. Lists for what needs to happy with a due date. Lists for what needs to happen today, in the order they'll occur. Sometimes I have a good timeline estimate, sometimes I don't. Lists for what will happen this wee

I find it difficult to move up in the workplace. For the workplace, my only suggestion is to continue to learn through formal education and certificates and put yourself in a position to mentor and be mentored. The reason I love AORN is that the Dallas chapter brought me in and gave me a position of authority in order to help our membership. I was asked for my input as a millennial and I asked questions of potential mentors in order to provide the best service to the chapter. I am still learning how to ask, question, and delegate in order to achieve the best results of my team, formally or informally. My PhD tract is helping me learn, as well as informal mentors through committees at work and in AORN. I received these positions by networking and asking how I can help. When given an assignment, I follow through and I perform well. I ask questions when I’m not sure of the assignment or what the team needs. I’m an open book and I ask questions until I have a co