Details don't matter to you today, and you aren't interested in detecting subtle flavors, or wondering if that's turmeric or saffron. You want things full on today, big, bold and in your face. There isn't anything subtle about barbecued beef ribs, especially if they're smothered in spicy mesquite sauce.

Sudden changes to your routine lead to a frustrating day. Keep cool; these things happen, and the good news is that you adapt. In the meantime, relieve your anxious feelings by wrapping your paws around something comforting. Maybe a meatball grinder and some mozzarella sticks.

See the petty office power struggles as the energy-sapping time wasters that they are, and do your best to avoid them. Then wait for your chance. While your colleagues are busy tearing each other's hair out, jump at the opportunity to take the boss to lunch so you can pitch your latest ideas over egg drop soup and mu gu gai pan.

You're always up for a fun yet high-spirited debate, and you have a great way of seeing all sides of the argument. Today you don't concede, nor do you compromise. You defend your belief with much vigorous passion; no one's going to tell you that seitan tastes better than beef, especially when they've never tried it.

You eschew risks today, and you demand to know the inner workings of everything. Don't get huffy with the waitperson if they don't know how many calories are in the turkey club, or the sodium content of the clam chowder. You just have to take things at face value today, or make your own.

Your cash pool is not very deep these days, and you may have some choices to make today. Should you splash out tonight, treating yourself and a select group of friends to a decadent sushi and sake meal, or do you wait until the weekend? Choosing the latter may mean eating ramen noodles until then, but the wait is so worth it.

Those after-work games of basketball may have become a big part of your fitness routine, but energy and stamina may be problem. Carbo loading could help; remember that carbs are ready to be converted to energy 24 hours after eating them. Have whole grain pasta with a beefy marinara sauce tonight, and you could be tomorrow's star of the game.

You awaken today with one burning question: how can I get my daily allowance of potassium from bananas without taking in all that sugar? Think green and crunchy, my friend. Three stalks of celery contain the same amount of potassium as one banana without all that pesky sugar. So there; problem solved!

You're no Simon Cowell; you're not even The Situation. Yet you splash out like a celebrity anyway, treating your friends to champagne, caviar and fancy French meals. You may do anything to stay in the spotlight, but if you're forced to wash dishes as a way to pay for your overblown restaurant tabs, you may be in need of a reality check.

Sticking to a routine can be tough, and eating on the run happens. Make smart choices while you're zipping about. Cool your jets long enough to analyze what you're ordering before jumping on the first thing you see. Most places now offer healthy salads and pita wraps. Avoid the creamy dressings and extra cheese and you're good to go.

Everything you hate about the office environment seems magnified today, but you can keep the day from being totally hellish by sipping on soothing organic green tea, and making yourself scarce at lunch. For you today, a boisterous Jewish deli and a New York Reuben could be the very definition of getting away from it all.

You may not win anything monumental like an Oscar for today's emotional performances, perhaps something lesser like an Emmy, or worse, a Grammy. In fact, don't even go there and leave your problems at home. No one wants to hear your tales of woe, and hanging around the vending machines offering to buy chocolate bars and potato chips for anyone passing by can't help your cause.

If there were any justice in this world, you could eat like it's 1985. Like it or not, keeping the pounds off isn't as easy as it was when you were feathering your hair and listening to Wham. Some things never change, and eating yogurt, cottage cheese and steamed veggies should become as big a part of your diet as they were with your Mom when she was your age.

Unexpected change to your routine could yank the rug from underneath you today. With a sudden lack of stability could come a valuable lesson in spontaneity. Finding your favorite Japanese lunch spot to be closed for renovations could force you to go to the Indian place next door, and their amazing chicken vindaloo could become your new Tuesday favorite.

It's the positive, optimistic people who seem the happiest today. Be one of those people, and put an upbeat spin on everything you do. Even the foods you eat should have a plus side, and while a big burrito may not seem the healthiest lunch choice, skip the cheese, sour cream and refried beans and you've really got something you can work with!

There could be a reason a usually mellow coworker is being such a pain in the butt. Personal problems could be weighing heavily on their mind, and perhaps they just need to ear to talk to. Sharing your meatball grinder with this person could be the best thing to happen to them, and you, all day!

You can hope and pray that this is a good day, or you could actually make it a great day. It's all in the positive reinforcement -- do good things for yourself! Starting off with an egg white omelet, whole grain toast and a dollop of yogurt could lay the foundation for a day when all the pieces just seem to fall into place.

Why bear slings and arrows when your like-minded mates think your every idea is golden? This makes life much easier when it comes to picking a cool dining spot. The one group of friends gives a unanimous thumbs-up to your suggestion of a Malaysian/Indian/Indonesian fusion vegetarian joint, while the other groups look at you like you're speaking Malaysian.

You like your life to be refreshingly free of flamboyancy. Friends still think it's a bit odd when all you have for dinner is a simple wakame seaweed salad. There's nothing strange about the powerful health punch of seaweed: it's loaded with nutrients that can maintain healthy blood pressure, and it's even thought to help prevent certain cancers! Take that, simple lettuce salad!

Your inner wild child demands that you lavish yourself in decadent and expensive ways today. When push comes to shove, your more conservative side takes over, and start dictating your actions. Oh, you still splurge, only a multi-dish seafood meal takes precedence over the latest runway fashion that you wear once.

Look at those cute little lambs, as meek as they can be. Look closely and you see the zippers on the back; those wolves should have paid more attention to the details. Pick and choose your company well today; while they're looking you earnestly in the eye, they may be secretly coveting that crab cake sandwich you brought for lunch.

You freak people out today, only not in your usual overblown ways. Rather, you're withdrawn and demure, a real shrinking violet. Even your eating habits may take a conservative bent. Friends, alarmed that you're nowhere to be found at the local deli, are puzzled when they find you at your desk, reading a weepy pulp novel, picking at a cup of yogurt. See? Freaky!

You feel Lilliputian today, like the rest of the world is towering above you. Feeling small and insignificant is no way to go through life, and you can climb that ladder through positive thoughts and actions. Sipping on a cup of soothing organic peppermint tea at moments like this could give you a giant shot of Zen. Things are looking up already!

Today is a good one to zip it, and mind your own business. Falling into the gossip mill is easy, but you're above that. Expect retribution when you turn your back on the office bigmouths. They sneer at you from afar, and maybe even say aloud that they hope that lunchtime turkey club goes right to your hips.

The key to solving complicated work problems could come if you simply stop thinking. Clearing your mind is therapeutic, as is sipping on a cup of organic yerba mate tea. The ideas could flow fast and furious after your little mental clearing, and the rest of the day is as productive as all get out.

A new romance may seem stalled, but now is not the time to panic. Let things progress in baby steps if you want to see this thing through. Avoid needy pleas for affection, and perform simple gestures that say what you mean. Just meeting your honey for an afternoon cup of coffee and a shared Danish could be more meaningful than dinner at an expensive French restaurant.

Today's lunch break could be hilarious as coworkers relate their weekend war stories. You may have a few of your own, but you also might want to keep some of them under wraps. No one needs to know how you mistook cinnamon for cumin, and how your chili con carne turned out tasting more like strudel than chili!

The emotions could run high on this first day of the week, so be prepared for drama! Coworkers could work on your guilt to get what they want, but don't play that game. There's no way they're getting any of the homemade crab casserole you brought in for lunch, no matter how much pressure they apply.

Going to lunch with coworkers today could require flexibility. You may not be able to control the group consensus, so be prepared to shift gears. The big chain restaurant they choose may not be your nutritional cup of tea, but chicken fajitas or a prawn salad could at least give you the healthy choices you usually want.

Look at today as one of new beginnings. The stress and aggravation of last week is behind you, so start writing a new chapter. Starting the day on a good foot should help facilitate that process, and an egg white omelet and turkey sausage could be the foundation of one very good day.

You may not be able to suppress your joy at the prospect of another Monday. What the heck? Unlike everyone else, you see today as a time for new beginnings and new opportunities. Expect everything to take on a deeper meaning today. Even that first cup of coffee seems more vibrant and flavorful. Can't wait to see what the rest of the day brings!

Don't expect to engage in deep conversations with people who'd rather talk about the latest episode of 'Real Housewives.' Unfortunately, that may be everybody, so expect to go it alone. Lunch at a little cafe could bring relief, and you can enjoy a Caesar salad and cup of veggie soup while having a mental conversation with the most intelligent person you know: yourself.

You want to be anywhere but at work today. Don't be surprised if your imagination takes you on flights of fancy. You could see yourself in Hong Kong, enjoying dim sum dumplings and congee in a Causeway Bay eatery. Enjoy the fantasy, because the reality of eating cold chicken chow mein from a carton is downright depressing.

You take great pride in the things you do, and rightfully so. You bring a real sense of stylish aplomb to everything you sink your teeth into, and no activity is insignificant. Give it all you've got today; even something as simple as making a tuna sandwich for lunch is a major event.

The prospect of the same old lunch same old could leave you cold today, so go in search of something new, even if you have to go it alone. Coworkers may not be as enthralled as you at having Malaysian food for lunch, but for you, spicy Rendang meat stew is a welcome respite from burritos or deli sandwiches.

Today's workload may be overwhelming, so lean on others to help you through. You're surprised at how much support you get, so don't forget to show your gratitude. Treating those who helped you to a nice lunch is a magnanimous gesture, as long as you don't make it pizza slices and one soda with many straws.

One moment the kiddies are like purring kittens, and the next they're snarling lions. This confounding duality of emotions may go on all day if you don't do something about it. Baking a big batch of chocolate chip cookies and popping a favorite video into the player could solve your problem. Hmmm -- 'The Lion King' perhaps?

You may lack the eloquence to pen impassioned love letters, or to put together rhyming sonnets that come directly from your heart. For today, let your actions express how you feel. A home-cooked meal has a way of doing that, and the loving manner in which you serve your honey your roasted rack of lamb should say it all.

Too many details may lead to too many questions, and a project may become stalled before it even begins. The key word for today is simplicity. Why make a complicated seafood chowder when a simple oyster stew can satisfy your craving for seafood? See how many other complicated projects you can break down into the bare essentials today.

Your energies differ wildly from those of your family. While you're all go-go-go, they're hurry up and wait. There may be no getting them off the couch today, so strike out on your own. Don't be surprised if you find yourself thinking of them as you enjoy a nice cup of mocha java and a slice of German Black Forest cake at the local cafe. They don't know what they're missing.