JUST WHO WILL YOU BE?

"Just Who Will You Be?"

That's the title of a new book penned by Maria Shriver.

I love this book. Shriver talks about finding herself and having an identity. She had been asked to speak at her nephew's high school graduation, and wasn't feeling worthy. The book is the result of the speech she wrote.

It's the perfect gift for any graduate.

I didn't know who I would be when I graduated high school in 1990. I held all kinds of jobs.

Served frozen yogurt at TCBY.

Pressed men's jackets at the local dry-cleaners. And lost about 15 pounds due to the heat.

Telemarketer. But, I mostly talked to dial tones.

Nanny. In college, I cared for two boys who had more energy than they knew what to do with. Now I'm a mom to two boys who have more energy than they know what to do with.

I was a silly kid who would have loved to work as a bellydancer. As a preteen, I begged for the costume. My parents bought it and wondered where they went wrong. I danced around the house, veil and all, while my sisters would ask, "are we really related?"

Now I'm a mom and a deejay.

And no, I no longer don the veil.