A true Renaissance woman

Saw an article in the SMH's Style Notes section, about the things that an accomplished and capable woman should be able to do these days.

I have my own list.

• Dance properly, with a male partner, without looking like a twit
• Read stories to young children, doing all voices, without shame
• Go to a restaurant alone
• Go to the movies alone
• Cook something from scratch, and I mean SCRATCH. Not even a stock cube
• Make your own stock
• Make your own pasta
• Make your own bread (at least once)
• Take part in a personal sporting challenge (swim a certain distance, beat a personal best, go in a fun run, etc)
• Travel alone
• Say no to your parents, especially your mother
• Have a pet
• Learn the basics of how computers and the internet work
• Be an expert on a topic, no matter how obscure
• Be able to look back after sixty years or so and have no regrets
• Conquer a phobia or two
• Go to a bar alone and order yourself a martini
• Change a washer on your leaky tap
• Dispatch a wasps' nest, ant nest or roach
• Host an impromptu dinner or gathering with minimal stress at a moment's notice
• Write a will, and leave specific and random items to your relatives
• Quit your job
• Apply for a new job, and be happy about it
• Have shares
• Know how to properly iron a man's dress shirt and pants (with creases)