What I Spent
I wrote last week’s WIS, WWA post in a 15-minute span from 9:15-9:30 pm and I am sitting here at exactly 9:15 again, doing the same thing on a Thursday night.
from an Instagram story I did last night after work; peep Chiquita in the background. 😉
I worked today and I work tomorrow, then I have two days off, and then I’m back at the hospital again for two days.
I was telling my friend (who also works in healthcare) that it is a wild experience to live a long day in the chaos of a hospital, clock out, and then come home to your regular life.
The hospital is almost like its own world. And sometimes the things I see and experience there do feel rather like I’m living a whole different life than my normal one!
This week I spent:
- $30 on a Hungry Harvest box
- $27 at Safeway
- $73 at Aldi
And that makes $130 for me.
What We Ate
Saturday
I had a bag of Trader Joe’s orange chicken in the freezer, so we had that, plus I cooked up a little pot of jasmine rice. Fruit on the side.
Sunday
We had some cheese quesadillas, plus some cut-up fruit.
Monday
I realized I had a little backlog of bread on the counter, so we had French toast for dinner.
Tuesday
I ate shrimp, some roasted potatoes, and a green salad.
Zoe got home late from work and had some other leftovers.
Wednesday
I made some spaghetti and meatballs with a green salad.
Thursday
I honestly came home and ate the rest of my overnight oats, plus a few random meatballs, plus a peach.
I did eat a very organized lunch of spaghetti leftovers, bean salad, fruit, cottage cheese, and tomatoes. But my dinner was decidedly haphazard.
Friday
I have another tidy lunch packed, but after work, I think I might use a Panera gift card to pick up some dinner for Zoe and me. 🙂
And it’s 9:31 pm so I’m off to bed after I schedule this post!
What did you have for dinner this week?
P.S. Thank you for all your kind comments on my divorce announcement. I appreciate all the support you guys sent my way!
Geneva
Monday 5th of August 2024
Friday: Chicken and Cabbage with a side of mashed potatoes
Saturday: I had a work event – taco bowls on a boat cruise
Sunday: French Bread pizza and buffalo cauliflower
Monday: Roasted Shrimp Enchiladas over brown rice
Tuesday: Chicken and Yellow Rice, roasted veggies, naan, white sauce
Wednesday: leftovers
Thursday: I picked up two cheese pizzas from Aldi and added the last of the pepperoni from Sunday and mushrooms
Beth
Sunday 4th of August 2024
I don't remember which days where which dinner, but amazingly I actually remember what we ate.
--homemade pizza on whole wheat crust (slices divided up with ham & green olives/ just ham/ & just sweet red pepper & a tiny bit of cheese), carrot and celery sticks --bowl of fiber flakes cereal with blueberries and banana, and two apples (on my own for dinner) --homemade black bean burgers with spinach & condiments, apples --shrimp, rice, spinach salad --salmon, rice, spinach salad --tomatoes on cottage cheese, smashed avocado & 15 tortilla chips, the entire 1 lb box of strawberries cleaned/halved/and sugared with 1 1/2 teasp raw sugar (on my own for dinner again) --veggie soup from the freezer, a toasted almond butter & apricot jam sandwich, & apple (just me again)
Beth
Sunday 4th of August 2024
@Beth,
DOH! forgot the WIS part--$94 at Aldi, $15 at Giant
Cindy
Saturday 3rd of August 2024
There is a hospital near me where you work 7 12 hour shifts and then have 7 days off I didn’t work there
JEG
Saturday 3rd of August 2024
WIS: Market Basket $50+ I needed coffee and bread (lol) I don't know what we had last Friday or Saturday. aha, I remember. This is a good memory game to work on weekly: WIA, WIS.
Friday: Mac&Cheese because my 5.5 yr old grandson stayed overnight with me for the first time and he likes M&C. He had 3 helpings for Saturday breakfast. Saturday: Yogurt. I had spent a good portion of the day helping my daughter & SIL open boxes in her new home. Sunday: BLTs. Was hankering for some seasonally farm fresh tomatoes. Monday: Tried a hash brown/egg dish--It was okay. Needs work. Tuesday: Leftovers. Arrived home late from work Wednesday: Marinated steak and roasted squashes. Thursday, I went out to dinner. My boss does a summer outing and an after Christmas holiday outing. Last night (Friday) we had my granddaughter's 13 birthday celebration. My daughter did a taco bar and she made an ice cream cake. Sadly the aunt on my SIL's side could not come. Her husband was doing some yard work and somehow ended up with a branch (twig, stick) that he was cutting down into his chest. I guess did hit a lung but it could have been worse. Hopefully his recovery will be without issue. I'm sure my granddaughter will remember this birthday.
Kristen: Will you be working when you get back to school (now that you have your foot in the door)?
Marinell Crippen
Saturday 3rd of August 2024
I just went back and read your divorce post (I missed it somehow) and it made me cry. That was an absolutely beautiful post. It truly gave me inspiration. Thank you.
Kristen
Saturday 3rd of August 2024
I'm glad to hear this. <3