Calendar Girl

Well, she's all you'd ever want,
She's the kind they'd like to flaunt and take to dinner.
Well, she always knows her place.
She's got style, she's got grace, She's a winner.
She's a Lady. Whoa whoa whoa, She's a Lady.

The forecast is calling for a hot summer and a luke-warm job market.

Where some are struggling to get going in their career, others are scraping melted crayons off of the floor of an SUV, which is the car she needs for a trade-in, of course. The summer sun melts more than misplaced crayons; her makeup suffers too. It's hard to look good in the heat unless you're on the beach or by the pool staying cool. Even though many summer garments are made of linen, this fabric wrinkles within minutes of wear.

Long stretches of unstructured time are what childhood summers should be, or used to be, about. But, times have changed. Many kids can't just go out and play all day, and for many reasons: mom and dad work; they live in an area that's not conducive to this; and as usual, there's the safety issue. Many kids are sent to day camps and sleep-away camps; some kids are gone for the entire summer. Some she's are fortunate enough to go away for the summer; she and the kids have a beach house and daddy visits. Visions of the Kennedy's summers at Martha's Vineyard are more like a Lifetime Channel movie of the week for most families.

Some schools are still in session; report cards are on their way. Sports banquets, dance recitals, and mommy-and-me classes fill her schedule. Sidewalk cafes are bustling with girlfriends gabbing and having a glass of wine after work, while neighbors are walking after dinner. She could be running with her iPod cranked, past a couple snuggling on a park bench, and wondering if some day her prince will come and sing...

Talkin' about this little lady
Whoa whoa whoa whoa
Whoa and the lady is mine
Yeah, yeah, she's a Lady
And the lady is mine.

She buzz words Plan

• Maneuver
• Controller
• Promises
• Fitness

Right now she could be

• Pumping air in her bike tire
• Catalog shopping
• Grilling hotdog

She facts

• In a Purina One study, 96% of cat owners said they would call or see a vet right
• away if their pet were ill. If they themselves were sick, one-third would wait at least a day before seeing a doctor.
• A study done on 200 couples over the last 17 years by the University of Michigan School of Public Health found that bickering between spouses is a good thing. Suppressed anger toward each other causes resentment and long-term conflict, which affected their physical health.

She green

She can stop using fabric softener and start using dryer balls by logging on to www.nellieslaundry.com. Dryer balls reduce drying time and soften fabrics without chemicals.

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