If you can't cook, you're not alone. Notes from the Trenches recalls her past holiday food fiascos. "Let’s see...there was the time I cooked the turkey with the plastic wrapped neck and gizzards still inside. But who hasn’t done that, right?" she asks. "Then there was that time I put the turkey in the oven frozen thinking that surely it would defrost as it cooked. I pulled out a golden looking turkey that was still frozen in the center. Maybe if I had cooked it in the oven for another 15 hours until the outside was charred black dust the inside would have been edible!"

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Single Mom Seeking plans to organize her life during Thanksgiving break, and offers some great tips for clearing the clutter, like "Go through that closet of yours and get rid of things that don’t fit or look right — you deserve to look fabulous!"

Worried about the inevitable Thanksgiving sugar rush? Taking the Kids recommends serving kids healthier drinks this holiday season. Instead of sugary sodas, offer club soda, 100% fruit juice, and new Clif Kids Splashers. Sweet idea!