May 2023 Grocery Challenge

GreenFairy

Cashing out at a smidge under €601 for May, after a couple of top ups last week - including a trip to the cheese shop after far too stressful a day. Oops.

The cupboards aren't bare, but there are almost no snacks of any kind, and the freezer is running low. Kids not very amused but very well fed.

Result! 

diminua

Calling it at £9.28 over my target for this month. 

lianne1984

Well done everyone!
See you over in the June thread  

mumtoomany

Final spends for May came to £39.99. Total for the year now £1006.36/£1860. See you all in June, hugs, mumtoomany.xxx

Saver-upper

After posting my updates on 30th, I have only bought milk and bread (£5.87).
Total spend for the month was £328.33/£300.00

ancientmum

May spending has ended below target at £479.96 out of  £1200 annual  budget.  

Half a week away with Dgd2 has meant a couple of meals and snacks bought while out and about, but that is holiday spending and we had a lovely time exploring the local city and a nature reserve where ice cream was essential.  I'm here on my own now for one more day and will take a picnic out to the reserve to have a walk and try out my new camera. 

See you all in June.

PipneyJane

I am declaring at £155.30/£157.80 leaving £2.50 to transfer to June

Apologies if I’ve missed anything momentous - I’m about 100 posts behind.  I’ve also completely lost the plot with what I’ve declared and what I haven’t.  Oh, and there are gaps in my record.  However, I can confirm that there was £2.50 left in the GC purse, so the above maths is correct.

Why am I so disorganised?  Well, do you remember me mentioning a dizzy spell, early in May?  Turns out that I had a bleeding stomach ulcer.  I spent 10.5 hours in A&E, after seeing my GP, and am on the mend now.  However, it made me anaemic, so I have had no resilience and get tired quite easily.

- Pip

weenancyinAmerica

@PipneyJane - Hope you get better soon. I went to the hospital with a bleeding ulcer about 5 years ago. It does make you sooooo tired. I feel like I lost a year of my life while the doctors were trying to find out why. My own doctor said I was overweight and not exercising enough. Fie on him. It took a Clinical Research doctor to catch the problem. Take care of yourself - it takes a long time to get back to "normal" again. 

PipneyJane

weenancyinAmerica said:

@PipneyJane - Hope you get better soon. I went to the hospital with a bleeding ulcer about 5 years ago. It does make you sooooo tired. I feel like I lost a year of my life while the doctors were trying to find out why. My own doctor said I was overweight and not exercising enough. Fie on him. It took a Clinical Research doctor to catch the problem. Take care of yourself - it takes a long time to get back to "normal" again. 

Thanks @weenancyinAmerica.  I have an endoscopy booked for June 27th.  Fingers crossed that it’s cause is just infection.

- Pip

Suffolk_lass

I am sorry to hear that @PipneyJane, I noticed you were absent and assumed it was hols! Fingers crossed it is infection derived.