We discussed a woman who had come up with a list of 20 things she wanted to accomplish before marriage. Melissa, Jill, and Kristin each feel they have succeeded in checking at least 17 of these items each off this list.

We think she left off babysitting toddlers for a weekend and oversees travel...possibly a few more.

Her name is Wendy Atterberry and with 11 days before her wedding she was thinking about her to-do list and it made her think of this list she came up with years before.

Things that have made me a well-rounded, experienced woman ready for a lifetime commitment to another person...

Here are her things that have made me a well-rounded, experienced woman ready for a lifetime commitment to another person

1.       Live by herself for at least a year.

2.       Live with someone else for at least a year.

3.       Recover from a broken heart.

4.       Have a vacation fling.

5.       Take a road-trip with a group of girlfriends.

6.       Relish sleeping in a queen-sized bed by herself.

7.       Get her finances in order.

8.       Learn to love her body.

9.       "Parallel park" with at least one person she'd never want to marry (or introduce to mom).

10.    Find reliable birth control.

11.    Pay off as much credit card debt and student loans as possible.

12.    Spend way too much on a something frivolous.

13.    Exorcise all past relationship demons.

14.    Travel somewhere exotic.

15.    Establish a strong circle of friends.

16.    Forgive her parents for not being perfect.

17.    Have at least one night she can't quite remember.

18.    Experience some really bad first dates.

19.    Find hobbies that fulfill her.

20.    Really celebrate her 25th birthday