A talented singer and a beautiful young mother - she looks like Zena - Peggy is a busy, hardworking woman.

No one will ever steal her dreams.

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Woman

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 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 honored...
- 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 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...

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