Unless you’ve been hibernating for the past 2 months – or live in the southern hemisphere – then you’ve undoubtedly noticed it’s summertime.

The interesting thing about summer (no, it’s not the heat) is the Girls. Yes, the Girls of The Summer. A very unique breed of girls that seem to appear overnight the minute the temperature hits 19.5º degrees. Toes are immaculately groomed and on display, perfect tans (read: no tan-lines) appear out of nowhere and barely-there-frocks are du jour. For some extra good measure, already blonde highlights are reinforced.

Now, I’m all for the “if you’ve got it, flaunt it” motto, but even I have to admit that the Girls of The Summer phenomenon has reached new heights. The girls are skinnier, the legs are longer and the competition is fierce!

Back in the day when I was a naïve teeny-bopper, there was always one girl who stood out from the crowd – the queen bee if you will. That one hot girl that all the guys were after. These days, all the girls are pretty, all the girls are flirts and above all, all the girls are fashionistas.

So, what’s a single gal to do then? I looked at my blonde highlights, my French-pedicured-Havaianas-clad-feet and my oh-so-cool Diane Von Furstenberg dress … am I just another face in the crowd then?

I hold that thought as I'm interrupted by my ringing iphone, and as I read the sms, I can't help but smile – at least for now, one Hottie seems to be finding me irresistible ;)

 Yes, it's summertime alright, and the living is easy ...