What a Woman Should Have

A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE......

• enough money within her control to move out and rent a place of her own even if she never wants to or needs to
• something perfect to wear if her employer or the date of her dreams want to see her in an hour
• a youth she's content to leave behind
• a past juicy enough that she's looking forward to retelling it in her old age
• a set of screwdrivers, a cordless drill and a black lace bra
• one friend who always makes her laugh....and the one who lets her cry
• a good piece of furniture not previously owned by anyone else in her family
• eight matching plates, wine glasses with stems ans a recipe for a meal that will make her guests feel honoured
• a feeling of control over her destiny
• how to fall in love without losing herself
• how to quit a job, break-up with a lover and confront a friend without ruining the friendship
• when to try harder and when to walk away
• that she can't change the length of her calves, the width of her hips, or the nature of her parents
• that her childhood may not have been perfect but it's over
• what she would and would not do for love or more
• how to live alone....even if she doesn't like it
• whom she can trust and whom she can't and why she shouldn't take it personally
• where to go...be it her best friend's kitchen table, or a charming inn in the woods, when her sould needs soothing
• what she can and can't accomplish in a day, a month and a year