Maybe it is because we are 1/12th done with 2014 already. Maybe it is because in 8 months I will be unarguably closer to 40 than to 30. Who knows... in any case, I have been thinking about what I long for -- my list of things a girl (lady) needs by the time she is somewhere in her 30s... Some I have already, some I still long for...
1.A passport (the more stamps the better).
2.The ability to flirt, elegantly, yet convincingly.
3.A great aesthetician to turn to for brows, other waxing needs, a facial, a massage.
4.A fail-safe skin care and makeup routine for day, and one for evening.
5.A signature fragrance.
6.A form of physical exercise you are passionate about.
7.A friend who can count on you as her "get out of jail" card.
8.A set of champagne glasses and a champagne you know you love.
9.A handbag from an iconic French or Italian design house.
10.A set of pearl or diamond stud earrings that makes you feel elegant and put together no matter the tears in your jeans.
11.A pair of jeans you know you look great in (with or without tears).
12.A garter-belt, and the confidence to wear it.
13.The ability to write the perfect thank-you note (and the stationery that goes with it).
14.Eye cream that you use religiously twice a day.
15.Something on your wall that is neither a poster nor a family photograph.
16.The ability to forgive (others, but yourself first).
17.A family you love.
18.The confidence to ask for what pleases you in bed.
19.The confidence to say no. At work. In bed. And everywhere in between.
20.A savings account and a retirement fund.
21.A local bar that will always find you a seat (because you go there often and tip well).
22.A restaurant you can take clients out to lunch that will always give you excellent service and act like they know you (again, because you go there often and tip well).
23.A set of stilettos that will give you confidence no matter the day you have had (and that you can walk in).
24.A person whose happiness you put above your own.
25.A bucket list.