What I Spent
This week, the burnout has been hitting me hard. And I feel rather crispy.
A small comfort is that many of my classmates are feeling the same…it’s not that there’s something wrong with me! We’ve all just been working very hard for a long time, and that makes you a little crispy around the edges.
In other news: Chiquita always likes to crouch down next to my clinical bag. Every stealthy hunter knows if you stand next to a clinical bag, you’re basically invisible. 😉
I spent:
- $95 at Aldi
- $6 at Safeway
- $30 on ramen (not the packets!! See Monday below.)
What We Ate
Saturday
Mashed potatoes with sausage and a tomato/broth/half-and-half sauce. I packed the same thing to take for my lunch the next day at clinical.
Sunday
Pan-sauteed tilapia and broccoli. And I think there was some unpictured toast on the side.
Monday
Sonia and I went out for ramen together, and she gave me her egg! I’d already ordered an extra so I ended up with three.
What a good night. 😉
Tuesday
Leftover ramen because sheesh, those bowls are huge!
Wednesday
I was at school at dinnertime to volunteer for the open house and when I got home, I just ate some yogurt, strawberries, and granola, and went to bed.
Thursday
A green salad (unpictured) plus mashed potatoes, sauteed peppers, and some chicken sausages.
Why mashed potatoes so much? Well, potatoes have been in my Hungry Harvest box frequently.
Friday
I am currently drowning in last-semester projects (one of them is possibly going to be the end of me. The rubric alone is something like six pages long!) so whatever I make will be simple.
I feel some pancakes coming on…
And I will cheer myself by remembering that as of today, there are only 30 days left until the final exam.
Kim from Philadelphia
Sunday 13th of April 2025
You are almost there! Just keep pressing the “easy” button as much as you can when it comes to meals at home, and putting off just about anything except laundry. It can wait! Graduation is around the corner!
Stephanie
Sunday 13th of April 2025
I love fruit granola and Greek yogurt for a meal in a pinch.
We were out of many many household things and I stocked up pre tariff just a bit. Out of maple syrup honey olive oil spices toilet paper and laundry detergent. Stocked up on nuts chocolate and coffee and tetley tea. Spent 438 dollars ( !!!!) at Sam’s Aldi and Kroger Pickup. We also had to purchase new tires. Double WAHHH for regular car maintenance .
Monday: Tuna wraps. Fruit. Chips. Tuesday: on your own. Some ate leftover tuna. Wednesday: fish sandwiches. Pickles. Aldi potato salad. Sliced apples Thursday: same from WED. It was good and we had all the stuff. Friday: cheese pizza and bagged salad Saturday: ground turkey tacos. With the fixings. Rice. Tomato and cucumber salad.
I also made a double batch of homemade granola with the restocked items from Sam’s club. I also cut up two dif kinds of cheese into small squares. Stocked up on Aldi brand “ triscuits”.
Kristen
Sunday 13th of April 2025
Yes. We make the rules, and we can decide that yogurt, granola, and fruit IS A MEAL.
Helen M. Beggane
Saturday 12th of April 2025
Thinking of and praying for you as you navigate the next 30 days. So proud of you! Look what you've accomplished in the past several years. I am curious. What is the topic of the major school project you are doing? I have been a follower of the Frugal Girl since it began in 2008. Love it, love you. God bless you.
Selena
Friday 11th of April 2025
Sat - “upscale - read Culvers” fish dinner/fish sandwich Sun - dine out Mexican, leftovers fed us for lunch on Tuesday Mon - skillet of potatoes, mushrooms, leftover meatloaf, onions Tue - crock pot CAB roast (sale item) w/potatoes, carrots, onions, mushrooms Wed - grilled burgers, leftover rice from Sunday enhanced with onions and mushrooms Thu - take out Chinese with the last of the gifted HM egg rolls. Fri - salmon, steak, baked potatoes w/sour cream, asparagus sautéed with bacon and HG garlic
Anita
Friday 11th of April 2025
The end of the last semester of nursing school is all about crispiness! I graduated 10 years ago and I still remember we were all burnt out at that point. Hang in there! There's a light at the end of the tunnel!