• Falling in love.
• Laughing so hard your face hurts.
• A hot shower.
• No lines at the Super Walmart.
• A special glance.
• Getting mail.
• Taking a drive on a scenic road.
• Hearing your favorite song on the radio.
• Lying in bed listening to the rain outside.
• Hot towels out of the dryer.
• Finding the sweater you want is on sale for half price.
• Chocolate milkshake.
• A long distance phone call.
• A bubble bath.
• Giggling.
• A good conversation.
• The beach.
• Finding a $20 bill in your coat from last winter.
• Laughing at yourself.
• Midnight phone calls that last for hours.
• Running through sprinklers.
• Laughing for absolutely no reason at all.
• Having someone tell you that you're beautiful.
• Laughing at an inside joke.
• Friends.
• Falling in love for the first time.
• Accidentally overhearing someone say something nice about you.
• Waking up and realizing you still have a few hours left to sleep.
• Your first kiss.
• Making new friends or spending time with old ones.
• Playing with a puppy.
• Late night talks with your roommate.
• Having someone play with your hair.
• Sweet dreams.
• Hot chocolate.
• Road trips with friends.
• Swinging on swings.
• Watching a good movie cuddled up on a couch with someone you love.
• Wrapping presents under the Christmas tree while eating cookies and drinking eggnog.
• Song lyrics printed inside your new CD so you can sing along without feeling stupid.
• Going to a really good concert.
• Making eye contact with a cute stranger.
• Making chocolate chip cookies!
• Hugging the person you love.
• Watching the expression on someone's face as they open a much-desired present from you.
• Watching the sunrise.
• Getting out of bed every morning and thanking God for another beautiful day.
• Many people will walk in and out of your life, but only true friends will leave a footprint in your heart. 
• 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 of her own... even if she never wants to 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 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 in her  family... 
• eight matching plates, wine glasses with stems, and a recipe for a meal that will make her guests feel honoured...
• a resume that is not even slightest bit padded..
• a feeling of control over her destiny... 
• a skin care regimen, an exercise routine, and a plan for dealing with those few other facets of life that don't get better after 30..
• a solid start on a satisfying career, a satisfying relationship, and all those other facets of life that do get better after 30... 

EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW... 

• how to fall in love without losing herself... 
• how she feels about having kids... 
• 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 ... even if she doesn't like it... 
• 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...