We are all Warrior Princesses

~"This is impossible" - Alice Kingsley

~"Only if you believe it is." - Madhatter

~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 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 her parents...

~that her childhood may not have been perfect, but it's over...

~what she would and wouldn't do for love or money...

~how to live alone, even if she doesn't like it..

~whom she can trust, whom she can't, and why she should't take it personally...

~where to go...be it her best friend's kitchen table...or a charming inn in the woos...when her soul needs soothing...

~what she can and can't accomplish in a day...or a month...a year

~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 on her own. Even if she never wants or needs to...

~something perfect to wear if the employer or date of her dreams wants to see her in an hour...

~a youth she's content to leave behind

~a past juicy enough that she's looking forward to retellinng 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 makes her laugh...and one who lets her cry

~a good piece of furniture not previously owned by anyone in the family...

~eight matching plates, wine glasses and a recipe for a meal that will make her guests feel honored...

~a resume that is not even the slightest bit padded...

~a feeling of control over her destiny...