About

Hey look, it’s me!

The Short Version

If you’re looking for anything in the realms of food, travel, healthy living lifestyle, you’ve come to the right place! (I couldn’t choose just one thing (story of my life), so I write about em’ all!)

By day, I’m a family medicine physician practicing in the SF Bay Area. In my pockets of spare time, I delve into one of 2348294 other interests, including cooking/eating, power lifting, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, volunteering, hiking, dancing (Polynesian, salsa, pole), music (especially piano and singing!), skin care, rock climbing, writing, finding awesome deals/saving money, and travel.

If you’re interested in the medicine aspect of my life, check out the “Medicine” tab in the menu!

This is my manifesto!

Want to find out more about me? Read on!

How Did This All Begin?

Once upon a time (post-undergrad), I was moving from California to the land of the bitter cold (east coast) to start grad school. Since I’ve always kept a journal and wanted to document my adventures and to compile all the recipes I’d ever made/attempted, Fairyburger (one of my brother’s many nicknames for me) was born!

Are You Lost?

I know there’s a lot on here–I broke down the navigation to my blog in a handy little post right here!

I follow somewhat of a blogging schedule (for sanity’s sake, and also because I schedule most of my posts pretty far into the future), so if you’re only interested in certain topics, feel free to check in then!

• Monday: If anything, Medical Mondays posts usually take place here! I write about anything medicine/health/med school/residency-related, and try to include pertinent health issues/topics whenever possible!
• Tuesday-Thursday: Free for all! This usually includes fitness, reviews, skin care, more recipes, reflections on my rotations, “Day in the Life” posts, Travel Tuesdays…you get the idea!
• Friday: Do you love food? I co-host Foodie Friday, a bi-monthly themed [healthified] recipe linkup! You can find more healthified recipes via my Recipe ReDux recipes! (More of my food philosophies available here!) The first Friday of each month = Ultimate Coffee Date!
• Weekends: I try to take weekends off to give myself (and all of you) a break. Go out and enjoy life!

If you’re looking for something specific, there’s always the search bar! :]

Random Facts

• I hold a Bachelors of Arts & Science in Exercise Biology and Music Performance (Piano). I’m also, randomly, two courses away from an Associate’s in Athletic Training (so close, yet so far…).
• Because I’m somewhat of a degree slut (someone else’s words, but it works), I also have a Master’s in Biomedical Sciences and a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine. I finished my residency at my first-choice program in the summer of 2019! :]
• My dad = a fan of Farrah Fawcett, so he named me after her! (I’d be a terrible actress though.)
• I may or may not plan my life around my meals.
• Since I have some pretty monstrous amount of debt due to my student loans, I occasionally supplement my income/livelihood as a non-starving musician/accompanist (food is the only area where I’ll “splurge”), a research subject, and from selling my belongings or blogging.

For other “about me” posts, check out the following!

• 25 Things You Didn’t Know
• Liebster Award x1
• Liebster Award x2
• Liebster Award x3
• 10 Confessions
• 5 Facts About Me
• Get To Know Fairyburger
• The ABCs of Fairyburger

This is me wielding a giant ice cream cone from Meadowlark Dairy.

I have a billion interests but don’t tend to drop previous hobbies/activities, so the list just keeps growing. As such, I’ve gotten very good at multi-tasking. I detest idle moments, so I’m constantly trying to do everything.

I’d like to make every moment in my life count, and live my life in such a way that when I officially kick the bucket, I can do so without any regrets.

This is me summarized on a t-shirt.

In case you couldn’t tell, there’s a chance that I could be considered somewhat of a nerd.

For a couple years during med school, I used to live at a cat rescue! My pipe dream is to live a Harvest Moon life with a bunch of animals, a fruit orchard, and a veggie/herb garden. It’s a pipe dream for a reason, because my bigger dream is to take care of my patients and to continue helping under-served populations, but maybe someday! In the meantime, I have two adorable rescue kitties, pictured below:

Ninja is afraid of the world but so very adorable. <3

Princess Muffin is a “foster-fail” (I got too attached!) from Please Save A Cat!

Contact

If you need to contact me for any reason, my contact information/internet presence is all over here