Leanne again: Well, that's all I have scouted so far. One thing I noticed big time that there was common thread to all these letters to the Dinner Diva. Do you see it? Do you know what it is?

Yep, it's Whining, capital W. No one likes listening to a whiner (or reading one either!). This week we're remembering one of the great FlyLady principles: Thou Shall Not Whine. I have this plaque in my house and it's a terrific reminder for both me and the kids. Let's NOT go there!

Whining will not make your menu planning happen, your meals effortless nor your grocery shopping a breeze. If you think cooking is about as fun as cleaning toilets, try to look at this task from a different angle — like the one that makes your husband brag about you at work or your children ask you with a smile, "What's for dinner, Mom?"

Changing your attitude and determining you do too have time, that no one HAS to be picky for life (there is hope even with the pickiest!), and that the result is well worth the effort, will forever change your feelings about cooking.

So my dear readers, don't you come whining to me now with your great big whiny list of WHY you can't do dinner, lunch or any other meal. I might have to sic the Dinner Diva on you!

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Leanne Ely, a k a Dinner Diva, is the author of the best-selling "Saving Dinner" and "Saving Dinner the Low Carb Way" (Ballantine). What's for dinner? Go to www.savingdinner.com and find the solution!