I got some money for Christmas, and I went browsing at a calendar store. I saw "Get in Touch with Your Inner Bitch," and, simply put, I liked what it had to say.

January 3rd: Judy Garland once said, "Be a first rate version of yourself, not a second rate version of someone else."

March 29th: "I wish I had known as a teenager what I know today about my body, that whatever the shape or size, it's perfect." - Felicity Huffman

May 4th: "Whether one is planning a menu for a dinner party or running an international corporation, good judgement and taking time to reflect are more important than decisiveness." - Mary Catherine Bateson, anthropologist

June 22nd: An Inner Bitch Reminder: There's nothing wrong with doing something mindless for a while. Some of the best ideas ever have struck out of the blue during downtime- like the concept of gravity, or a solution to that big problem that's been bugging you.

The semester begins in about two weeks. Time to get my game face on . . .