May Grocery Challenge

Some blogs that I frequently visit have been having "eat from the pantry" weeks. Some have even challenged themselves to eat from the pantry for a month! There's no way that I can eat from my pantry for a month, but I'm going to stick to a 25.00 budget per week during the month of May. That will force me to use food that I've already paid for! The monthly total for May ends up being 100.00. Can I do it? I'm sure going to try! I'm only going to take cash in the store with me - that way there will be no temptation. As far as my supplies at home . . . .I've got two and a half packs of diapers left and 1 pack of night time diapers. Hannah's been wearing panties at home for the last week and using the potty! That should help with the expense of diapers. I've also got full cabinets and a full freezer. So, we'll see . . . I'll post my grocery totals each week and might even post the menus, more to keep me accountable than for your reading enjoyment (sorry!). Why start the challenge in May instead of waiting until June when I'm at home more often? I've really got to start cooking and meal planning like I did back before we went on vacation. It's been crazy around here since we got back - revival plus Hannah being sick for almost a week, lots of afterschool/night activities at school, and then Hannah being sick again last week. Cooking has been low on the priority list, which means we had take out and pizza way too many times! Can you believe that I haven't cut out coupons since sometime in March? So, starting my challenge now will encourage me to get back in the couponing groove. I really am starting to think of myself as a grocery geek:)