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When I go out on a first date with someone new, one of the inevitable questions my friends will ask is "Did he pay?" If I say yes, they usually nod approvingly. If I say no, that we split the bill, they also nod — but it's usually a little more hesitant and accompanied by pursed lips. "Hmmm..." they appear to be thinking, "that's a bad sign."

I love food. It's almost a prerequisite for working at Chatelaine. But even if I wasn't a foodie before I got here, sitting mere steps away from the Chatelaine Kitchen would have done the trick. Thanks to that proximity, I've really been flexing my culinary muscles and when my friend told me that he was having a barbecue, I thought this was a good opportunity to show the world what a great cook I've become. The world being about ten people and a few toddlers.

The limited edition men’s fragrance Bleu de Chanel is an alluring blend of citrus and wood.

More and more of our foods contain genetically modified organisms, which some studies link to health and environmental issues. If you want to avoids GMOs, we've got some tips for your next grocery trip.

Don't talk to me. It's the countdown to race day, and I'm a ball of nerves — prickly, anxious, snappish, and guilty. Sorry, kids! Sorry, husband! What was I thinking when I signed myself up to compete in a triathlon? Someone remind me, please.

I love weight training, but I’m not a fan of the weight-training room. The steel equipment is cold and prehistoric-looking. As a social space, it's off-putting to those not versed in the Language of the Meathead (see the Beefcake in his native habitat in this video for a quick laugh: "I lift things up and put them down").

The other night, I had a major sob fest…in front of my boyfriend. This was the first time in our 7-month plus relationship that I bawled uncontrollably in front of him.

You may know her as the world’s scariest boss from her stints on reality series’ such as The Hills, The City, Kell on Earth, but privately, she’s more domestic goddess than holy terror.

Where have all the good mistresses gone? The declining stock in decent women willing to sleep with another woman’s husband while simultaneously maintaining a dignified silence on the details of the betrayal can no longer be ignored. We’re at crisis level. On newsstands around the world, the integrity of infidelity is being assailed.

Ontarians are drinking more and smoking more pot, according to a recent survey by the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health. While fewer of us are binge drinking (down from 12.6 percent of us in 2006 to 7.1 percent in 2009), the amount who are daily drinkers is up significantly, and the average amount of drinks per week has risen from three to four and a half.

So, as I mentioned quickly last week, I did start the new clinical trial. It consists of two drugs. There is a low dose, daily, oral chemo called cyclophosphamide that everyone takes. Then, there is a second drug that is randomized. Only half the people on the trial get the drug. It is Abbott's version of the PARP inhibitor. It is completely randomized. Yay me! I got the PARP inhibitor!

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