Of Must Haves and More ..

A List of things a 27 year old must have in her life , purse , wardrobe , office and more .

1. A Best Friend who is a girl - who also multi tasks as fashion police, fait accompli , honest critic ,wishful thinker,driven,purposeful,motivated,objective and like self - a little obsessive and complusive about men,calories and clothes.

2. A pair of well worn sneakers - representative of dropping phrases like "I'm an out doorsy girl who is in tune with nature " ..depending on audience (wouldnt want to show up for a cute picnic soon after that in a pair of bland new ultra screechy white keds right !) ...also immensly necessary for long walks , pretend work out sessions and for months when the casual tom boy look is in .

3.A little black dress - that always gets you into trouble when you wear it.

4. A favorite sweatshirt - thats atleast a "phase in your life" old. Like caterpillars , real women like silk , eat a lot of mulberry leaves (or other healthy substitutes) ,gain weight and then one day miraculously lose it all to become gorgeous butterflies .Well - that may be my personal wishful fantasy , but its better in a threadbare comfy old sweatshirt thats at least a phase old ..silk , mulberry or butterfly .

5.Black Kohl Liner - for dramatic moments .They just look better with the liner -trust me.

6.A personal pep you up , make you feel like Athena ,atleast 10 pounds lighter (mentally also counts) ,wanna be a world changing combination of Condi ,Hilary,Nooyi and Bipasha Theme Song .

7. A guy friend falls into the "Nice" guy category . These are the true fossils of nature.To give you much needed career advice ,ignore your extra pounds ,compliment you , ask you for advice , occasionally ask you for directions ,let you give them serious fashion advice ,actually go out and fall for and marry the not so skinny normal girls you set them up with and be good friends ,listen to your boy problems and remind you that in every boy lies a man waiting to be discovered

8.A guy friend who falls into the "Nice to you - but a complete player ,ruthless, mind game playing ,compulsively flirting with skinny women in the gym who actually look good in boy shorts ,dont ever sweat in makeup and who dont know what S.C.U.B.A stands for ..thinks he is a one in a million combination of Pitt,Gates,Messi ..umm ..couldnt think of one attractive intelligent politicain.. But NICE to you since you are immune to snake like charms Friend : Serves a very very important purpose . When you are in a war - it is best to have someone who thinks like the enemy on your team . I hope you get the point .

9.Killer Black Heels ,Boots meant for walking and Black Mary Janes

10. A Flashlight next to your bedstand , one in the Kitchen and one in the Car .
To show you the way -when you most need it .

11.A favorite perfume that does not have a grey and white ,glossy , tabloid looking ,PDA indulging couple in its advertisement. To reaffirm ones status as a viable market sector .

12. A Scrunchy - to remind you of times you can be a mess and have your hair in knots ...literally

13.A key chain that actually means somethinng . Not am old bank memorablia or an unwanted christmas ornament .Keys open doors , Doors that have opportunities , dreams , alternate lives ,or V6 engines at the end of them .Its best to play it safe and choose something meanigful - after all god alone knows where having an old plastic one that says "Prozac" could take you .

14. soul food - Food that you know will always make you feel happy and wholesome.
My soul food is Sev Puri. Its fabulous , familiar and flavorful .

15.Long and Lean Jeans . Faded , Ripped , Well Worn , Well Travelled , Multi Purpose and Stromg .Much like yourself .

16. A book where you can see yourself as the protagonist - I guess its the best substitute to having someone make a movie about your life right ..

17. A watch - that you have bought for yourself . That reminds you that of all things you can give yourself - the most important and difficult ..is Time .

18.A plain black T shirt , a white collared shirt and a red tank top .
So that you are like a newspaper , black ,white and well read ..(and sometimes lame too :) ..but this makes perfect fashion doesnt it ?!)

19. A Yoga Class - to worship our holy lady of weight loss

20.A Blog like this one :)