Appalled

I'm not one to get too heated about anything going on in the media, but this is ridiculous. A few weeks ago, Marie Claire (the big magazine) posted an article about healthy living blogs. Apparently, they don't think these blog are healthy. They think that women showing how they have personally chosen to live their life is not portraying reality. We are not all marathon runners, so we can read these blogs? Some of us require a higher calorie intake on a daily basis, so we can enjoy some healthy recipes? I can see if I were to try to mimic these women's diets and exercise habits exactly that it would not be healthy for me, but I can't image that TOO many people actually do that. So why is MC slamming a great resource for people who are looking to make their lives better health wise?

Now that might not seem THAT bad, but Marie Claire also found it ok to publish an article about plus-size actors being gross to watch. The article was referencing the new show "Mike and Molly," which I have not seen, but apparently the author of this article couldn't stand to watch two morbidly obese people with "rolls and rolls of fat" making out. SERIOUSLY? First off, that's so rude. Maybe it's not the best show ever, and maybe it's not the typical hot people pouring themselves onto each other in unrealistic sex scenes, but there is NO NEED to describe it with such disgust. Get over yourself and watch something else. Second of all, do you stand for anything good Marie Claire? Healthy living blogs are no good. Overweight people on TV are no good. Don't be healthy, don't have a sex life if you're big.

It's such crap that a reputable magazine would be willing to run either one of these stories. I completely understand that the life style of these bloggers would not be healthy for everyone...nor is being overweight...but why on earth would you make these things out to be SO negative? How about running an article with some good advice instead of just trashing other people?

Moral of the story, don't buy Marie Claire.

*both these articles can be found online. I didn't bother putting up the links because I don't really want to give Marie Claire the benefit of any more web traffic.

Falling Off the Wagon

I have never been that good at blogging. I got through times when I'm really on top of it and keep people updated all the time, and other times (like recently) where I fall right off the back of the wagon. Oops. Time to try to catch up with the hay ride and jump back on...

It's fall here in Massachusetts, and it's gorgeous. I didn't really notice it until I left the city last weekend to visit my grandparents. It's obviously fall in the city too, but we do not have the amazing leaf colors they have out in the suburbs. I couldn't believe that the colors were changing that brightly without me having noticed at all. The tree outside my apartment is still a shade of greenish-yellow. There are oranges and reds out there! It was beautiful. (Yes, I'm from New England, but I'm a closet leaf peeper. Don't hate).

Today will be a wonderfully fall day of laundry and possibly pumpkin carving with my Gramma. I also need to work on my Halloween costume...I have no idea what I'm going to be....

New Month and Vacation

All of a sudden, it's October! I feel like it came out of no where, and now it's already almost two weeks in.  It's amazing how fast this year is going. At least this month has been good so far.

Last week we were in New Mexico. We went for this:

We had an awesome week and did a lot in the Southwest that we'd never done before, even though we lived there for four years. It was really fun to be a tourist.

We went to Four Corners...

We went to Santa Fe on the train, and even had the most amazing frozen yogurt place in Nob Hill. The most exciting part of the trip for me was hiking up these bad boys:

The top is 10,378 feet up. We started the hike around 6,000 feet and made our way up. It was an intense hike, but it was amazing. The views along were worth it, let alone the amazing feeling of having made it to the top. Just last year I probably wouldn't have made it more than two miles in, and two years ago I would have never even tired. But I did it. It took a while, and I wanted to go back down more than once. But it was so worth it, and I'm so happy we made the decision to do it.

Now we're home, with a some what less spectacular view, and back to the grind. I'm happy to be home and feeling the crisp fall air here in the city. I love being on vacation, and I absolutely love New Mexico, but there's nothing like home and my own bed.