Once a Month Cooking - OAMC

A few years ago, I tried OAMC for the first time. I went online and copied a whole months worth of meals from the internet. I grocery shopped for the supplies, grabbed my husband and together we made all the meals for the month of January. Now that i've done my first month, I want to share with you the things that i've learned.
First off, don't go into oamc without planning. I was very organized when I went grocery shopping and when I started cooking that day. I was very fortunate that I took that extra time. I could have easily seen where things could have gone awry. Second, if there is someone there that can help you, involve them in it. For me, my husband was home that day from work and he helped put all the food that needed to go into the food processor. That saved me alot of time.
As the month went on I pulled out my meals from the freezer in the morning and cooked them up in the evening. Boy, did that save me alot of time and headaches. I loved it. Although I had put together meals that I had never tried before. The first week we had only 2 meals out of the 7 that the family enjoyed. So next month I will be making meals that we already know that we like. So this is my biggest tip that I want to give. Cook meals that your family is currently eating. If you are not sure if you can handle the once a month cooking, then next time you make a meal, cook extra and freeze it. Then you can start filling your freezer up with the meals.
Below is a list of resources on the web for OAMC. If you know of any other ones, please email me with the website.