Health

Last weekend, three tough women and I took part in one of Oxfam Canada's “toughest team challenges” (according to its website) to help raise money and awareness for people living in poverty in developing countries — we attempted to hike 100 kilometres (62 miles) in under 48 hours.

Thursday was my 9th wedding anniversary. Mark and I are celebrating with a few days in Muskoka. I couldn't really travel too far because of the pleural effusion. I wanted to stay close to home and was worried about the pressure from flying.

When eating healthy means cooking at home, sometimes the "healthy" part falls by the wayside -- you're busy, you worked late, you don't have the right ingredients in your kitchen. That's why meals you can make in large batches, and then freeze for later, can be so handy.

Eating meals outside the home is definitely part of the problem of childhood obesity, said a new study published in the Journal of the American Dietetic Association.

A friend recently confessed an interesting secret: she's dating a man with a girlfriend. In other words, she's the "other woman," relegated to late-night secret rendezvous back at her apartment while the girlfriend plays front and centre and helps the jerk entertain at joint parties.