Category: The Frugal Girl

First, one of you asked what recipe I used for the chicken lo mein that I packed in my lunches last week: I used this one from Chef Savvy. I mainly follow the recipe, except I use more chicken and veggies and fewer noodles. What I Spent I spent: $90 at Aldi $35 on our […]

This week, I am thankful: for all the green outside my hospital The trees have almost completely obscured the streets and buildings out there now! I love working on a unit with windows. that my work schedule is much less heavy right now From the 5th-12th, I had a very heavy schedule, but from the […]

I had to get dressed up several times recently, and I was reminded that a scrubs wardrobe is a simple wardrobe! 1. I sewed my button back on I wore these pants to the nursing conference I attended with Brittany, and I noticed the threads on one side of the button were starting to come […]

I haven’t made a Sam’s Club run in ages. But I needed to bring a very large fruit salad to work for a coworker’s going-away party, so I popped in and spent a fair bit of money! (Obviously, I bought more than just fruit. Ha.) What I Spent I spent: $155 at Sam’s Club $70 […]

This week, I am thankful: that only one essay stands between me and the end of this class I have to write a 3-4 page paper about how this class has helped me grow and how it has improved my writing. Ahahaha. I don’t think it has helped me very much, so this essay is […]

I think I mentioned recently that I had a meeting scheduled with my BSN program advisor. Well…the outcome of the meeting was a slightly gloomy Kristen. I had dearly hoped I could finish my program by December (oh, how I want to be done!!!), but sadly, it’s not really possible without jam-packing my summer with […]

1. I submitted my summer 2026 tuition for reimbursement It is a rather tedious process, but I got it done. Yay me! The reimbursement should show up in my next hospital paycheck. As you know, I am not delighted to be in a BSN program, but I console myself by remembering that at least I […]

I scrolled through the comments, looking for questions I’ve missed answering while I’ve been at work. And here’s the whole collection! Kristen, I have a question about the blueberries in your pancakes- is it that you always have fresh blueberries on hand? Or do you use frozen blueberries on occasion as well? I would make […]

You know how my work schedules are all over the place? Well, that is still the case, but I’m in the midst of an eight-week streak of working every single Friday. Which makes sense, because apparently Friday staffing has been a little thin. Luckily, I’m not a person who tends to have big Friday night […]

First, I want to share this picture of Chiquita because it makes me giggle when I look at it. This week, I am thankful: that there was beautiful sunshine on my birthday We’ve been having some much-needed rain, but the day of my birthday was filled with sunshine. Yay! for the rain It has been […]