Michelle Obama describes her life as ordinary. She says that she and her husband go out for either dinner or a movie, but it not because he is cheap.
Date nights. "Barack and I don't have interesting lives, never did. We're basically family people. When we go on a date, it's either dinner or a movie because we can't stay awake for both," she says. Dates now include the Secret Service. "They give us our space," she says.
Michelle works out for 90 minutes.
Her workout routine. It's 90 minutes long, and she does it up to four times a week depending on her travel schedule. It includes cardio, free weights, treadmill, stair-walking and other activities. "Nobody's asked that," she teases. "This is a scoop."
Well, that is not ordinary to me. I try to do 45 minutes when I can, and that is very hard to fit in. 90 minutes, I wish.
Fashion tips. "Wear what you like," advises the 5-foot-11 Obama, who is wearing a low-cut gray and white dress with an elegant gray sweater. On The View, she said she never wears pantyhose, but she'd like to clarify that: She wears them "for special occasions or for cold weather."
When you look like Michelle Obama, you can wear what you like. I need to be able to squeeze in 90 minutes of exercise, so I can wear what I like.
Evelyn Simien, a political scientist at the University of Connecticut, says the stereotype of black women is that "we're angry, even if we have a smile on our face." She says Obama is wise to stress her "Suzy Homemaker side" because "it's the side that married women can relate to. She's got to be strategic."
Are we are back to the Barbara Bush days, or maybe we never left.
Update:
Upon Special Request: Here is a link to more interesting facts about Michelle and pictures.