Dear Our Lady of Weight Loss, Forgive Me for I Have Sinned I don’t know how it happened. Seriously! I had one paper-thin sliver of carrot cake (a vegetable, no less!). And the next thing you know, I was like off to the races. Bam, POW, rational thinking down the drain. I sit here before…

We are off to visit my mother, Queen of Hearts today; she who loves her tarts and has spent a lifetime pondering the existential question, “What is the point of having coffee without cake?” Here follows a ‘lower-cal’ recipe that is BIG time FUN for the kids and the grown-ups! Our Lady of Weight Loss…

After I did a bit of research on etiquette, I was shocked to learn that my family is made up of a bunch of ill-mannered heathens. And, if I were to be perfectly honest, I’d have to say that I’m in violation myself and therefore, not a candidate of the Emily Post Manner Award. How…

While you are busy steaming your veggies, how about some positive self-esteem talk? Be sure to compliment yourself at least three times a day! I love my NuYawk accent. Look at me – steamin’ and e-steemin’. I am great! I’m a good person. I just smiled when my mother said, “You’re not giving away your…

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