- 	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 
- 	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 likely she'll get it 
- 	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 its over 
- 	what she would and wouldn't do for love or more 
- 	how to live alone, either she like it or not 
- 	whom she can trust, whom she can't, and why she shouldn't take it personally 
- 	where to go, be it to her best friend's kitchen table or a charming Inn in the woods when her soul needs soothing 
- 	what she can and can't accomplish in a day, a month, and a year 
- 	she is truly loved and thought of by her parents 
         aug 12 2010 ∞
 aug 6 2013 +