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These feel-good flats with the blue flag on the back feel good on your feet (the suede insole with cushion is super-comfy), come in a variety of styles and will make you feel good on the inside, too.

Stacy Morrison put aside her feelings when she quit her high-flying job to care for her dying mother, despite their turbulent relationship. Six months later, an undiscovered letter helped the former editor-in-chief of Redbook magazine come to terms with a troubled family legacy

The author of the runaway bestseller One Day, which hits the big screen this summer, starring Anne Hathaway, talks to us about life, writing and sentimentality

One woman reminisces about her mom's homemade soap. It’s a thoughtful, personal gift — and good clean fun to make!

This morning I actually set out to write a blog post on how our new debt diet is making my husband and I a bit thinner (eating all that expensive takeout really packed on the pounds!). But then a friend of mine posted a link to this article on Facebook. A new research paper published in the Journal of Applied Psychology finds that skinny women earn way more in the workplace their “average weight” counterparts. Women who are very thin earn nearly $22,000 more. Skinny figure = fatter paycheque.

Over at Brain Pickings — a very cool site, by the way — Maria Popova brings attention to a new book by Robert Penn, It's All About the Bike: The Pursuit of Happiness on Two Wheels. In addition to delving into his personal relationship with the bicycle, Penn also explores bike history and culture.

Between our last barbecue of 2010 and our first of 2011, I stopped eating meat. Most of our friends are omnivores, so this means that I have to find some new veggie-friendly options for the barbecue.

But should teenagers be shown graphic images of abortion as a means of informing them about the reality of the procedure? That’s the question more and more school boards may have to ask themselves as some anti-abortion groups set up shop near high schools in Canada (currently some groups employ this tactic on university campuses).

If you can't eat dairy, or are just looking to try something new, we've got a round-up of the different milk alternative and their nutritional benefits.

Improve your posture and agility with these Pilates-inspired moves that will flatten your belly and strengthen your core.

As we all know, it’s the smallest things that can sometimes become an issue in a relationship. Here's mine: I prefer he sleeps at my place. And it's not because I’m lazy and don’t want to drive the 40 minutes to his house. (Okay, I am a little lazy.) My issue with him has nothing to do with his love for his La-Z-Boy chair (surprisingly extremely comfortable!) and my love for contemporary furniture (These two trains shall never meet.) No, it has to do with his sheets. You know, bed sheets.

10 minute project: Get cozy with these easy to make night lights, perfect for hot summer evenings