January : what have I gotten myself into? -- February : an enterprising month -- March : if the leopard print shoe fits... -- April : clarity, enlightenment, and highlighters...Oh my! -- May : I'd kill for a burger and a latte right about now -- June : living with less while dreaming of more -- July : name that blogger -- August : America gets a report card -- September : shaky ground -- October : isn't it ironic? -- November : guess who's coming to dinner? -- December : light at the end of the tunnel -- January : basking in the afterLO.

A month-by-month account chronicles the author's efforts to live for a year as Oprah advises on her TV show, in her magazine and on her website, with each month's entry including a running tally of the financial and time costs required to do each assignment, reflections on the results and revelations the author experienced.