A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE:

1). One old love she can imagine going back to, and one who reminds her how far she has come...

2). Enough money within her control to move out and rent a place of her own even if she never wants or needs to...

3). Something perfect to wear if the employer or date of her dreams wants to see her in an hour...


4). A youth she's content to leave behind...

5). A past juicey enough that she's looking forward to re-telling it in her old age....

6). A set of screwdrivers, a cordless drill and a lace bra...

7). One friend who makes her laugh and, one that lets her cry..

8). A good piece of furniture not previously owned by anyone in the family...

9). A feeling of control over her destiny...

EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW:

1). How to fall in love without losing herself...

2). How to quit a job, break up with a lover, and confront a friend without ruining the friendship....

3). When to try harder and when to walk away....

4). That she can't change the length of her calves, the width of her hips, or the nature of her parents...

5). That her childhood may not have been perfect but, it's over...

6). What she would or wouldn't do for love or more...

7). How to live alone, even if she doesn't like it...

8). Whom she can trust, whom she can't and why she shouldn't take it personally...

9). Where to go... be it to her best friends kitchen table, or a charming inn in the woods, when her soul needs searching...

10). What she can and can't accomplish in a day, a month and a year.