Final Menu Planning
I have just finished menu planning for the days leading up to our departure. It looks like my meat supplies are going to work out perfectly with a very small amount of our own lamb to take with us (which I’m happy about as I probably won’t buy lamb while we’re away). I’m also planning to buy a couple meals of sausages from our favourite butcher (given I have the opportunity to on Friday - I don’t always get near where he is) to take with us. They don’t take up much room in the freezer and make a quick and easy meal the whole family enjoys.
So, this is what our menu looks like:
Tuesday 23rd June - Take Away (we’re away all day so it just makes sense to bring something home with us)
Wednesday 24th - Blade Steak in the Crockpot with Mushroom Soup
Thursday 25th - Out at training so we’ll buy tea there as usual.
Friday 26th - Lamb Fillets
Saturday 27th - Ham & Cheese Quiche
Sunday 28th - Chicken Thigh Fillets (possibly with Southern Fried Chicken coating)
Monday 29th - Heart Smart Round Steak
Tuesday 30th - Corned Beef (giving us cold meat for the first couple of lunches away)
Wednesday 1st July - Our first night away. BBQ lamb fillets & snags
Thursday 2nd July - My birthday so we’ll go out for a meal.
Friday 3rd July - Our plan while we’re away is to make Friday night Take Away night. I wasn’t going to worry this first week as we’ll have been out for tea the night before but where we’re planning to stay apparently has a very popular pizza place so we might end up having pizza. We’ll see. Otherwise it’s likely to be tomato soup (have some already packed in the caravan) after a long days travel.
Saturday 4th July - Will be my first actual shop on the trip. The plan is to shop on a Saturday and take out leftover money in cash for the rest of the week. That money will need to buy incidentals like milk, cover spending money (we’re allocating $5 each which won’t go far) and any take away we buy. Friday night take away night’s will be dependent on whether there is any cash left in the “kitty”. That will also determine whether we’re having hot chips or something a little more expensive. 
This Months Spend So Far:
So far, I’ve spent around $260 on groceries this month. Whatever is left from my $600 budget is the cash we’ll set out on the trip with (my first budgetted trip amount isn’t due to come out until the first Saturday). It won’t have to cover my birthday meal as that comes from a separate budget but it will have to cover any purchases made from Wednesday to the first Saturday (including Friday night’s tea if we have take away).
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NOOOOOOO!!!!
Its too soon! I’m not ready for you to leave yet. *sob*
Last training this week….sniffle….
Take me with you!!!! WAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!
Wow it is so exciting to think your trip is finally so close. I’m really looking forward to reading your posts on the other website. I’m making my way through your grocery budget series and really enjoying it. I can’t believe you’ve fed your family on $260 this month! I have a lot to learn.
Flowergirl
I’m going to miss your daily blogging!!! It’ll be different reading your caravanning adventures over the coming weeks, and I’m not good with change! LOL.
Wow, suddenly your big trip is so real…and you seem so organised. I am so excited for you all - it will be so wonderful and exciting.
I’m looking forward to reading your travelling posts. I think I’m going to enjoy this trip as much as you are.
Sharon -
I know. It kind of feels funny to be leaving mid-season. It wasn’t a factor I ever considered when we were planning this trip. I mean, who knew I’d actually play netball again after all these years???? Gosh, I hope I don’t lose my fitness while we’re away!!!!
Flowergirl - I hope you’re finding the grocery series helpful. Don’t forget that I’m trying to use things up this month so my spending is lower than usual. Well, theoretically it should be anyway.
Katy - you might be surprised how often I still blog. I like my computer time even when we’re away. I’m hoping to be still blogging at least semi-regularly, internet connection withstanding. I find it good “down time”.
Kelli - When my menu plan started to spill over into the actual trip it made it all the more real how close it is getting!!!!
River - I really hope you do!
Your meal plan looks great and I think your whole approach to meals while away is a good one. I’ve sent a whole lot of frozen meals (that i made) with my parents for when we are travelling with them. We usually have lunch out or rolls in van while we’re travelling, then a homecooked (defrosted) dinner at night, with the occasional dinner out or takeaway.
Are you coming through Wollongong at all?
Libby
Libby - how do they store so many frozen meals? I have this teeny tiny freezer in our caravan. I was wondering where you are. Ummm…it’s unlikely we’ll get to Wollongong. Sydney is probably the closest we’ll get to there. Can you email me a contact number just in case?