Nine Ways to Help Girlfriends Develop Positive Body Image | Advice from Cristina Fahrbach-Connors
May 23, 2012 – 8:50 am
“Step Away from the Mean Girls…
…and say bye-bye to feeling bad about your looks.” Oprah Winfrey
Girlfriend Suzanne has gorgeous, straight blonde hair which she hates. All she wants is hair that curls. Girlfriend Julie has brown curly hair which she constantly complains about, wishing endlessly for hair she could straighten without a flat iron and six gallons of hairspray. It seems inevitable that we want whatever we don’t have…
But wanting what we don’t have isn’t just about hair. Some of us wish we were taller, others shorter. The list goes on and on. Girlfriend and guest blogger CRISTINA FAHRBACH-CONNORS shares her wisdom about helping us all have a more positive body image.
We all love our girlfriends, so what do you do when you have a friend who doesn’t realize how great she is? I’m talking about positive body image. We’re all uniquely beautiful, but sometimes we just can’t see it. Girlfriends don’t let girlfriends hate their bodies! Here are nine ways Read More »
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Hormonal Healing, Girlfriend advice by @FLOliving Alisa, #BlogTalkRadio
May 23, 2012 – 8:25 am
The greatest wealth is health. ~Virgil
Girlfriend – I want you to be well and be around for a long time. I do. I want you to feel strong and happy, healthy and confident.That’s what girlfriends want for each other.
Fortunately as women, we generally share information and info on being healthy is some of the most valuable. (If you haven’t got your health … it’s sad, right?) Thankfully we’ve got some great girlfriends around her at Girlfriendology who have great girlfriend advice! Meet ALISIA VITTI, founder of FLO Living. She’s got great information for women about being hormonally healthy like this personal story on overcoming some big health issues:
The defining moment for me came 12 years ago, I weighed 200 pounds, I had severe cystic acne, I was deeply depressed, and I had Read More »
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Pay Yourself First | Financial Advice from Girlfriend Guru Miata Edoga
May 22, 2012 – 8:21 am
“If you would be wealthy, think of saving as well as getting.”
Ben Franklin
We all have chores we really don’t mind (personally, I kinda like folding towels) and other chores we really, really, REALLY don’t like (don’t bother asking me to make the bed–never gonna do it). Based on a highly scientific survey (we called three girlfriends), we don’t know anyone who likes paying bills.
Fabulous Girlfriend Guru and finance expert MIATA EDOGA reminds us that we often forget to pay one of the most important people–ourselves. Her tips can help us all have more savings. We think that’s pretty fantastic.
I came home today to a stack of bills.
Sigh.
One of my Read More »
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The State of Female Friendships – Girlfriends in 2012 (& more!)
May 21, 2012 – 11:40 pm
“I get by with a little help from my friends.”
- John Lennon
How are YOU and YOUR FRIENDS Girlfriend?
It’s not easy. Female Friendship. It takes time. Sometimes patience, forgiveness, missing a TV show to spend time talking with her or indulging in some wine, french fries or cookies together. (Thankfully, girlfriends will indulge in calories and spend some time for the sake of friendship – right?!)
We want YOUR input on the State of Female Friendship in 2012. We want to know your girlfriend story – who are your friends? How do you spend time together?
And we want to THANK YOU for taking this survey (below). We’ll share four $25 Starbucks gift cards with our friends who complete the survey by June 1 (to take your girlfriends out for coffee on Girlfriendology!). Here’s the survey …
PLEASE take this survey – Please?! Thanks Girlfriends!
This past Read More »
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Tagged blogtalkradio, Facebook, female friendship, Friends, Girlfriend Gurus, girlfriends, guest blogs, pinterest, starbucks, survey
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How to Think Healthy | Girlfriend Advice from Michelle Covington-Crawford
May 21, 2012 – 8:27 am
Choosing to be positive & having a grateful attitude is going to determine how you’re going to live your life.
Joel Osteen
Have you ever had one of those days? One of those days where the universe just seems to be collaborating against you? Then to top everything off you get stuck in traffic, you spill coffee on your white shirt, and you miss the next episode of Mad Men. How do you react?
Fabulous girlfriend and guest blogger MICHELLE COVINGTON-CRAWFORD shares some great advice about being healthy and staying healthy by thinking positively. We think her ideas for thinking healthy and living well are terrific. What do you think?
You are what you think! Being healthy is more than just eating right and exercising. In order to live above the challenges of your day you have to Read More »
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Traveling with Friends | Girlfriend Getaway Advice from Maire Hunter
May 19, 2012 – 2:54 pm
“I love traveling with a friend and seeing places through her eyes too.” –Girlfriendology
Traveling with a girlfriend has all sorts of advantages. You have someone to play with, someone to watch the luggage while you take turns using the restroom, and (best of all) you get to spend time with a really great gal.
Guest blogger MAIRE HUNTER reminds us that a little bit of planning can make a vacation with a gal pal even better than you thought it could be! (Happy traveling, girlfriend!)
Vacations are a wonderful experience that many people enjoy. Vacationers take a wide variety of excursions and road trips to amusement parks, historic sites, different states, and sometimes different countries. About 58 percent of vacationers travel with their romantic partners, while 22 percent bring Read More »
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Posted in Be a Better FRIEND, Girlfriend Travel, thankful for girlfriends
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Tagged Girlfriend Travel, girlfriend trip, Maire Hunter, see new places, travel, travel tips, vacation, vacation budget, women's travel
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Cell Phones, Brownies, and Trusting Yourself | Girlfriend Advice from the Faux Diet Queen
May 18, 2012 – 7:34 am
“My friends remind me that I’m smart when I forget to remind myself.” The Faux Diet Queen
Our wonderful friend, the Faux Diet Queen (FDQ as we often call her), usually has disasters of the food and kitchen variety. This week, our silly friend had a technology encounter. Like many of us, she loves technology–when it works properly without her having to think about it). When there are hiccups (or in this case a full fledged breakdown), she unravels pretty quickly.
How do you handle technology mishaps girlfriend? Do you turn to brownies the way the FDQ does?
I had an Electronic Communication Device breakdown this weekend.
Now on some level, I understand Read More »
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Three Massive Mistakes Women Make When Shopping | Fashion Advice from Style Guru Donna Gamache
May 17, 2012 – 5:32 am
“Know, first, who you are; and then adorn yourself accordingly.” Epictetus
A friend of mine got a great birthday card recently. It had a picture of a baby wearing a diaper staring into a closet. The caption was “a closet full of diapers, and I have nothing to wear.” We howled with laughter, knowing it was true–especially for this girlfriend. She has an endless ability to have lots of clothes and nothing to wear.
Sound familiar? Style Girlfriend Guru DONNA GAMACHE sees it all the time. This month, she shares some tips for avoiding the Big Three Mistakes women often make when shopping. And let’s face it: wouldn’t we all rather have fewer pieces that we actually wear rather than zillions of things we will only stare at?
It’s quite the epidemic! Millions of dollars are spent each year on clothing, shoes, and accessories yet most women will confess that even though they have a closet full of clothes they “have nothing to wear.” True confession time…is it happening to you? Little shopping mistakes add up to be time consuming and costly so read on to find out what to avoid when shopping. Read More »
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Let me tell you about my Girlfriend | Guest Blog by Author Melissa Fay Greene
May 17, 2012 – 5:17 am
“There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.”
Maya Angelou
All girlfriends have a story. That’s the beauty of friendship. Author MELISSA FAY GAYE shares her story on a friend, who has stories on her (as all girlfriends do!). And she’s our guest on our this week’s BlogTalkRadio show on Friday, May 18 2-2:30pm ET. JOIN US!
Andy & Me
It’s my turn again!
First (because she ran down her driveway and across our street and into my house and up the stairs to find me sitting on my bed weeping at a low point of family chaos and strife), I wrote about my friend, Andrea Cornell Sarvady in my new book, No Biking in the House Without A Helmet.
Then Andy wrote an online essay entitled: “Whoa! I’m A Read More »
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How to Pick the Right Sports Bra | Lingerie Advice from Miss Kitty Plum
May 16, 2012 – 9:28 am
“A sports bra is a bra that provides additional support to female breasts during physical exercise.”
Wikipedia
I’m sorry, but that definition just cracked me up. 
Thankfully we have the perfect girlfriend to share her girlfriend advice on something that makes us comfortable when we exercise. Meet MISS KITTY PLUM as our Girlfriend Guru of Lingerie (& Sports Bras). Thanks Miss Kitty for sharing ..
It’s been a long winter and if you are Read More »
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Posted in Be a Better FRIEND, FASHION - savings, style & shoes, Girlfriend Gurus
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Tagged bras, friendship, girlfriend advice, girlfriend guru, lingerie, miss kitty plum, plums lingerie, sports bra
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