Thankful Thursday | “affordable” eggs

This week, I am thankful:

that eggs are still $5.79/dozen at my Aldi

Of course, $5.79 is a price that would have jolted me out of my skin 10 years ago. But under the current circumstances, it feels like a reasonable price.

When I eat eggs for breakfast, I use two whole eggs + 1/3 cup of liquid egg whites, so the whole egg part is still only costing me about a dollar. I’ll take it.

But I am doing oatmeal/protein powder breakfast on alternating days. 😉

for longer days

The increasing length is becoming obvious even if you’re not paying super close attention!

And when daylight saving time starts this weekend, we’ll be having lovely light evenings, which always makes me feel like spring is night.

that my ATI test saved

I was working on my mammoth 150 question non-protored ATI test (a required practice for the NCLEX at my school) and the power blinked off.

I was like, “OH NO.” because I was on question 110 at that point.

But mercifully, ATI saved my progress and I was able to log in and finish it.

that we’re almost halfway through the semester

This is week 7, so the end of next week is the halfway point of our 16-week semester. YAYYYYY!

But it already feels like we are halfway done because we have gotten through half of our content modules now.

for our reliable cars

I often think how grateful I am that my Sienna and Zoe’s Civic are virtually problem-free. I have never had to get anything done on them besides regular maintenance*, and I love that.

(*excepting the squirrel-chewed wire issues in the past. Ha.)

for my good health

If I believed in jinxing I wouldn’t say this but…I have not been sick with a single thing since last June. And this despite regularly working in hospitals!

Perhaps this is a testament to the power of hand sanitizer. 😉

that I am getting to know a few people at my gym

something I don’t do at the gym: run on the track. Ha.

Since I am often there in the early mornings, I am starting to be friendly with some of the other early-morning regulars, and that feels nice, even if it’s just an, “Oh, hi!”

that you all are understanding about my crazy schedule

I appreciate you all giving me some grace about late posts or shorter posts. 🙂 I think things will settle down once I am done with school; this is just a temporary busy phase.

I honestly think it will be way easier to blog when I am just working as a nurse vs. now.

What are you thankful for this week?