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The question I'm asked most often, when people find out that I'm training for a triathlon, is: how do you find the time? As a mother of four children under the age of 10, and a part-time writer, the truth is, sometimes even I'm not entirely sure. But one thing I know for certain: I'm no superwoman.

Realizing that the now full-term baby in my belly could come any day now, it was time to prepare something for my husband and midwives to snack on while they alternate helping me in labour. I don’t recall what we gave them during the birth of my son, just over two years ago, but I can assure you that it was nothing that I had made. I thought that the Cranberry-bran muffin recipe would be perfect, since muffins are an any-time-of-day treat. Plus, I figured that freezing a package of them would be great for when I go into labour – we could throw them into the hospital bag, thaw them out in the delivery room and be ready to eat when my helpers got hungry.

Embrace nature's diversity by growing a beautiful garden like botanist Diana Beresford-Kroeger's

Here's what we suggest you do with leftover red onion

10-minute project: Make over your front hall by turning salvaged corbels into a stunning table.

The Do Diet: We’ve got the skinny on how to survive a summer of sizzle with your waistline intact. Who says burgers and swimsuit season can’t peacefully coexist?

I am a huge fan of goat cheese. In my twenties, I had the opportunity to live in the south of France in a prime goat cheese production region and that first taste of fromage de chevre I was hooked forever. In the naïveté of my youth I thought that I didn’t really like cheese due to my limited experience with bright orange coloured varieties that usually came out of a jar or a flimsy square of plastic. Thankfully, I had nine months in which to sample hundreds of cheeses, many purchased from markets staffed by local cheese farmers.

Today, I went to the doctor and discovered that I have several masses on my thyroid and parathyroid. With that confirmation, I'm definitely scared.

Clearly we’re hard-core happiness pushers in this blog. We talk to people who study happiness, we share experiences of happiness in our own lives, we report on happiness news that has hit the headlines.

Summer switch-ups are taking shape all around the home, and we've recently learned of an artisan who is creating spectacular blankets that are the perfect replacement for your winter duvet (and so much more).

Get fibre, protein, vitamin C, calcium, and iron, all in one recipe!

For the past week, the south of France has been brimming with Hollywood beauties in celebration of the 64th Cannes Film Festival.