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I think it's fair to say that most women are consumed by cutting down their consumption. Even the most independent, strong-willed, confident and smart women I know will acknowledge being concerned about their waistlines - even if they're not overweight.

There's nothing quite like a wedding to make you reflect on your own situation and your own relationships. I've spent plenty of time doing that and right when I felt that luck was on my side, things have going horribly wrong.

There are many topics best avoided for their propensity to inspire awkwardness, and many are related to money. Here's what to do when they come up.

I've spent the last year and a half traveling pretty consistently for work, and it's been thrilling. I've been to Greece, Hong Kong, Jamaica, India, Turks & Caicos, Mexico, Spain and a whole bunch of other amazing places. I have had my favourite leather boots stained by milk fresh from a goat on a mountaintop in Crete. I have received a deep tissue massage from a former Mr. Jamaica. I have written about a seemingly endless array of beauty treatments — from thalassotherapy to chocolate body wraps. And I have expanded my eating repetoire to include snake, turtle, crickets, ant eggs, gizzard and pretty much anything else that has been waved under my nose.

On Mother’s Day, I decided to host my first lunch party at my house. This is because I felt like being a “good” daughter, my mother deserves it, and my brothers weren’t stepping up to the plate. I was scared out of my mind.