Joanne Richard

The big Five-Oh has never looked better.

‘Twas the season to be jolly! And now the party is over – and all that ho ho ho has turned into oh, oh, oh! And owe, owe, owe.

Feeling stressed and food obsessed?

Aging is hazardous to your health.

Yesterday’s dinner is tomorrow’s drive to the office.

Tomorrow is Blue Monday – increasingly known around the world as the most depressing day of the year; it always falls on the third Monday in January.

From cooking to dieting to running, and even a game of Scrabble, competition can add a spark to a relationship - or extinguish it.

Vaginas have been causing quite the stir on social media this week, in particular a story regarding stuffing little balls of perfumed herbs into your vagina for a cleanse. Why? For a vaginal detox, a new way of restoring feminine health down there.

So your spouse wants to be a star?

Slip, sliding away is great if you’re on skates or a toboggan, but not when you slip on ice and break a bone. You may not know it until you slip and fall and something cracks...that your bones aren’t what they used to be.

I once binge-watched eight episodes of Breaking Bad in one sitting - I was breathless, drugged, insatiable. One was never enough – during my entire five-season meth binge over a month, nothing got done and I was lost when the series ended.

Go ahead, swear up a storm. It’s good for the soul.

So what’s Canadian resident John Beeden been up to since rowing solo and non-stop across the Pacific Ocean?

Every three minutes you’re interrupted or distracted at work - then it takes roughly 23 minutes to get back on task, reports the University of California.

February is heart month – and it’s not because of Valentine’s Day. It’s important to love the heart you’re with!

Gone but not forgotten? If there’s a whole lot of anger, chatting or Googling going on, your partner is likely not over their ex.

Forget the chocolates, bring on the chew toys! Valentine’s Day is going to the dogs, felines and feathered friends too.

You forgot? You don’t care? You hate this love day?

With a ring on it, it’s never too early to get wedding preparations underway and seek out advice. Bridal guru Jessica Mulroney is the perfect style expert to ask. She works in a glittering oasis of a wedding wonderland at Kleinfeld Hudson’s Bay, is a regular at bridal shows, and dresses lots of lucky brides.

Obviously what you see is not what you get.

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