Mrs. O's Portfolio

Michelle's jewelers roll out a budget line at Target. NY Daily News. Lynn Sweet spends some time with First Lady Michelle Obama, giving us a snapshot of her portfolio:

The newest item on her non-controversial agenda is healthy living. That's in addition to assisting military families, pushing work-family balance, national service, women's concerns and opening up the White House to the community.

Michelle, plugging fruits and veggies at the Ag Dept, but she likes cheeseburgers too. Apparently the White House farmer idea is a non-starter.

The NY Times on Michelle as mom--the kids will have their First Chores:

“That was the first thing I said to some of the staff when I did my visit,” Mrs. Obama said in an interview with ABC News, describing her talks with White House employees. “Don’t make their beds. Make mine. Skip the kids. They have to learn these things.”

First family life with Mrs. O.