| EVERY WOMAN
SHOULD HAVE...
...one old love she can imagine going back to... and one who reminds her how far she has come... ...enough money within her control to move
out and rent a place
...something perfect to wear if the employer
or date of her dreams
...a youth she's content to leave behind... ...a past juicy enough that she's looking forward to retelling it in her old age... ...the realization that she is actually going to have an old age and some money set aside to fund it... ...a set of screwdrivers, a cordless drill, and a black lace bra... ...one friend who always makes her laugh... and one who lets her cry... ...a good piece of furniture not previously
owned by anyone else
...eight matching plates, wine glasses
with stems, and a recipe
...a resume that is not even slightest bit padded... ...a feeling of control over her destiny... EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW... ...how to fall in love without losing herself... ...how to quit a job, break up with a lover,
and confront a friend
...when to try harder... and when to walk away... ...how to have a good time at a party she'd never choose to attend... ...how to ask for what she wants
in a way that makes it most
...that she can't change the length of
her calves, the width of
...that her childhood may not have been perfect... but its over... ...what she would and wouldn't do for love or more... ...how to live alone... even if she doesn't like it... ...whom she can trust, whom she can't,
and why she shouldn't take
..where to go... be it to her best
friend's kitchen table... or a
...what she can and can't accomplish in a day... a month... and a year... |