WIS, WWA | a restock - The Frugal Girl

What I Spent

I did make it out to Aldi to restock my poor empty fridge/pantry!

I spent:

$25 at Sam’s Club
$98 at Aldi
$30 on a Hungry Harvest box
$15 on pizza with my group

So, $168, which is unsurprising given how little I spent last week!

What We Ate

Saturday

After clinical, I boiled some Aldi ravioli and mixed it with some pesto; salad on the side.

I went outside to eat my pasta and as I was sitting there in the beautiful weather, surrounded by green, on the steps of my little rental house, I felt so blissfully content.

I felt almost like I needed to pinch myself to believe that I get to keep living here, that this life of freedom is really mine to keep.

I never have to go back, and sometimes that still feels astounding to me.

Sunday

I went out for pizza with my clinical group to celebrate our last day! I split a pizza with a friend in my group who is also named Kristen. And she even spells it the same way (which is obviously The Correct and Superior Way).

Monday

I heated up some leftover pizza from my outing plus some leftover pizza that Zoe had baked on an earlier evening. And I ate some fresh produce on the side.

Tuesday

I satueed some tilapia and broccoli; an odoriferous combo to be sure. Thank goodness it was weather for open windows!

While I was making dinner, I noticed the light by the dandelions in my backyard was nice, so I paused and went to take a picture.

Wednesday

A green salad with chicken and a cilantro/lime dressing.

Thursday

I baked some sweet potatoes, sauteed some tilapia, added some sliced red peppers on the side, and called it good.

Friday

I am having a study session with these two classmates:

If our last sessions are any indication, this one may bleed into dinnertime. We’ll see how much stamina we have!

What did you have for dinner this week?

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Sk in Norway

Sunday 11th of May 2025

In Norway Kristen is a man's name and Kristin is a women's name. Just a fun fact :)

Selena

Saturday 10th of May 2025

How else do you spell Kristen?

Sat - Culver’s with a coupon. Found a boatload of morels so better half cooked a post dinner small treat with bacon, HG asparagus, HG garlic. Sun - Mexican dine out Mon - leftover enhanced Mexican Tue - “mother’s day” dinner as I have to work/sleep on mother’s day Wed - grilled burgers, beans Thu - leftover lasagna/pizza Fri - leftover freezer steak for me, baked fish for better half, with browned potatoes

My team has been down one person since last October (STD to LTD), I don't expect this co-worker to be back. In April another member said he was retiring, believe he got another job, why the subterfuge is beyond me. Explains only two weeks notice however. Another person is leaving end of this month. My remaining co-worker is the oldest of us all and yes, has health issues. Already told the boss I'm not gonna burn out. I'm already past crispy. I was spending 1/4+ time on this team while 3/4~ with the other team under our manager. Odds of finding a person to replace one of the team members is going to be hard. Replacing what appears to be the other two is a Vegas bet I would not place. Upside is I too am retirement eligible. Might be time to work 3 or 4 days a week to get to the just less than a year for Medicare. I'd hoped to make it to the 2026 mid-term. We'll see and thanks for being an ear.

Joy

Your pansies are beautiful! Such happy faces! Well, it’s been a busy spring here. Planting is finished! And graduation parties and ceremonies in full swing! As of 12:01 p.m. today we are officially through with the graduation activities. We had two grandchildren graduate from high school this year. I made a twin size quilt for them and then a monetary gift along with it. One is getting married to a boy she graduated with…have been sweethearts since 8th grade. The boy is going on to college about an hour from home. So as for eating meals….haha! We did grill a steak Thursday night and had fresh asparagus from the garden. Otherwise it was hit and miss with trips to Sioux Falls and eating out. I anxious to see your graduation pictures.

Julia

Friday 9th of May 2025

The first school I worked at had an abundance of Kristin(s) and it was a running joke that Kristin with 2 "i"s was the only "right" spelling for that name. I kind of felt sorry for the Kristen that got hired with the "wrong" spelling.

Daisy

Dandelion greens are a good addition to a green salad!