Oh, Solo mia!
   Wendy Burt & Erin Kindberg
  2000 Contemporary Bks/McGraw-Hill, Chicago, IL
   ISBN: 0809297825


Single women & hip chicks, take heart, here is a new book packed with ideas for solo adventures ranging from the mild to the wild.

From their introduction, Wendy & Erin write: “From loveseats to tandem bikes to double occupancy, it seems like the whole universe is plotting to pair people up. Women don't need a date or a friend to have a great time. We've included ideas for chicks of every disposition, from mellow bookworm types to wild party girls. There's only one person a women needs to rely on for a great time -- herself!”

Having said that they plunge us into singing lessons with an eye for a karaoke try out. On, breathlessly on, to volunteering at your local pound or take up cooking -- not just for the free grub either!

Gone with the Wind appropriate enough after stuffing yourself in cooking class, is for those chicks who want to try their parasailing wings or perhaps Rosie the Riveter is your heroine of choice -- pick up your hammer & join a group building a Habitat for Humanity.

How about getting spoiled rotten by having a masseur mangle your muscles? Not quite your cup of tea, well then, why not get involved with local politics & put your two cents into the power play?

Then, again, you can leave your razor at home & join a women's retreat to learn how to belch like a real human being. What about submerging yourself at the local school or hospital?

Waiting to exhale? Take a deep sea diving course!
Want to dance in the street? Host a block party!
Want to give peace a chance? Join an international peace camp!

It's not just the ideas these hip chicks come up with, it's also their language. Wendy is the daughter of Pastor Burt of A Christmas Dozen & I was amused to the point of unladylike guffaws at this irreverent couple's take on the world.

Bored? Nothing to do? Tired of yet another Saturday night painting your toenails? Get a copy of Oh, Solo mia! & work your way through all the mayhem & mangled metaphors -- even if you don't leave your apartment, you'll have had one helluva fun read!

Do catch my Interview with this lively pair of hip chicks -- I think you'll have as much fun meeting them as I did!
(06/03/01)

Rebecca