Thanksgiving By the Stars

I found this fun little Gobbling By the Signs list that tells you what your astrological sign's typical Thanksgiving behavior is.

I was amused to see that my sign, Sagittarius, is most likely to just go camping for the long weekend. That sounds about right. Well, maybe not camping—I think a tropical locale would be much more my speed. At least that's what I'd rather be doing. I'm not a big fan of Thanksgiving and other holidays that involve traveling and sitting still for long periods of time being on good behavior. Ideally, I like to be able to work in the kitchen or get out and take a walk at some point for some fresh air and alone time.

This year, my family is going up to Boston to spend Thanksgiving with Chris' family. I'm sure it will be fun, but I'm definitely bringing my yoga pants. It's not quite the same as a long walk on the beach, but I'm sure I'll be needing to take me a few vinyasas.

Feast on some astrological insight into the holiday eating habits of your friends and loved ones.

Aries starts eating before everyone else has been seated.

Taurus accepts only the finest pieces of white meat.

Gemini grabs both turkey wings for themselves.

Cancer spends all day slaving over a hot stove and cries when the meal is over too soon.

Leo sulks that Capricorn is at the head of the table.

Virgo will only accept a minimum helping of the meal.

Libra does their best to make sure everyone gets equal portions.

Scorpio puts extra garlic in the mashed potatoes.

Sagittarius goes camping for the long weekend.

Capricorn sits at the head of the table.

Aquarius makes a meal entirely out of soy products.

Pisces wants to be one with the turkey.

What To Eat When "Healthy" Isn't An Option

Okay, so I know that women's magazines aren't exactly the best sources of dietary advice, but sometimes it's interesting to see where the rest of the world outside of a nutrition grad program is at.

On Glamour Magazine's Health and Fitness section this month, there is a piece called "What To Eat When Healthy Eating Isn't An Option," which describes various scenarios in which you might find yourself in a "nutritional wasteland," and what types of lesser-of-two-evils choices you can make to get the most nutritional bang for your buck.

Check it out here.

A Long Way From Home

Hello, hello.

Chris and I are up in Maine with his dad and stepmom this weekend, and boy, is it rainy!

I try to be a good Sagittarius and relish the adventure of traveling, but I am also a creature of habit and like my morning routine. Sometimes I get cranky when I'm out of my comfort zone, so I usually have a few things I do to help me chill out.

This morning, I did yoga while Chris sawed wood in the background. It was really nice—both energizing and relaxing. And then I went out into the kitchen where his folks were working on their laptops and joined the party. Late Summer newsletter had to go out.

Last night, we went out to this wonderful restaurant in Wells, Joshua's, which has its own farm. Worth the trip.

For breakfast, I had a cut-up banana, green grapes, a few almonds, and half an expired yogurt (I didn't want to be rude and point out that the best-by date was over a month ago). It tasted okay, but I was a little bit too nervous to finish the whole thing. 2 ounces probably won't make me sick. Being as I have the stomach of a goat, the whole 4 ounces probably would have been fine too, but better safe than sorry all over someone else's house.