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Girlfriendology 101
Guide to the Online Community for Women based on Female Friendship |
July 31, 2009 |
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Dear Girlfriend,
 Girlfriends are fun! Multiply that fun by 1300+ women who are passionate about what they do, and we’re also loud, wild, hilarious, caring, sharing, FUN and – did we mention – loud?!
BlogHer, a conference for women bloggers, took place last weekend in Chicago. (Did you know there are over 42 million women in the blogosphere every week?!) It was an amazing opportunity to meet, connect, learn, share and laugh IRL (in real life!). It was a time to learn, laugh, meet new friends and see old ones. It was a wild, wonderful weekend with some wild and wonderful women!
Online or offline, connections with women make us stronger. Through social media and social events like BlogHer, or book clubs and GNO’s with our favorite gal pals, we build those networks of women who inspire us, who care and share, and who make our lives better in a whole bunch of ways – from health to happiness, lower stress to higher self esteem.
We can’t have BlogHer all the time (we couldn’t survive many more days and nights like that!), but we can, and NEED to, connect with other women both online and off-line/IRL.
Take time for your friends this weekend. Make conversation with a new friend. Be the kind of friend you’d love to have. Life is better together – with your girlfriends!
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 Wild Women & Blogs
… that’s BlogHer. Since not all of our girlfriends could be there, here are a few we’d love to introduce to you:
- Lucrecer is an artist, designer, mom, fun girlfriend and professional scrapbooker and photographer. (She took many of these photos – thanks Lucrecer!)
- Bev is a bird-loving, bi-lingual, energetic, smart, amazing woman who makes a difference through her leadership in the March of Dimes. (Lucrecer and Bev in photo here.)
- Jyl is making the world a better place – one mom at a time! She founded “Mom It Forward” and the awesomely popular Twitter party #GNO. (Shown below in pink boa with me and my pink hair!)
- Liz is a leader in the social media world and I can’t believe she’s also a girlfriend! (She’s a big deal!) And she’s one of the nicest people in the blogosphere – seriously! (Liz and Michelle are in the photo at the very top with two other blogger babes at BowlHer.)
- Michelle is a scream! She’s a social media maven, author and sometimes goes by the name of ‘white trash mom.’ (See – I told you she was a scream!)
 Winners of the SlimPerfect Little Black Dress Contest:LISA, KRYSTLE, ANA & COURTNEY as well as ‘People’s Choice’ winner JERRI ANN. (Krystle and Courtney in photo – aren’t they FAB!!) *** Today is the LAST DAY for 50% off all purchases with promo code “BlogHer.” (50% off!)
And my fabulous Cincinnati girlfriends at BlogHer: Shannan, Lisa, Leslie, Andi, Monika, Julie, Kate, Michelle, Carla, Amy and my roomie (from Muffintopless!) Carole.
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Girlfriendology BlogTalkRadio guest: JULIE BAUKE, Author & Career Strategist
 Yeah! It’s back to fun, friend-filled Friday on BlogTalkRadio/ Girlfriendology TODAY at 11am PST/2:00pm EST!
Are you or a girlfriend in the job search mode? A lot of us are so we have just the girlfriend to help! JULIE BAUKE is a Career Strategist who has worked with thousands of professionals. She found that really smart, accomplished people make the same mistakes over and over again as they seek out their next opportunity. We’ll get some great girlfriend advice from this author of “Stop Peeing on Your Shoes: 7 Mistakes to Avoid in Your Job Search.”
So listen, call or chat – but just join us on this week’s BlogTalkRadio show! TODAY at 11am PST/2pm EST on www.BlogTalkRadio.com/girlfriendology!
Our BlogTalkRadio show next week will return to Friday with author SUSAN MALLERY at 2:00pm EST (11am PST).
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Make Time for your Girlfriends (with time-saving ’stuff’!)
 And, save time and money by designing, customizing and shopping for fabulous greeting cards at Send Out Cards and never leave your laptop!
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Lost and Found
Meeting new women (aka: potential girlfriends) can be fun, stressful, interesting, or, as we mentioned above, LOUD. Being open to new friends sometimes takes a little time and effort on our part, but think of all the things we have to learn from each other?!
This week, make an effort to find a new friend. Nothing fake or forced, just be open to talking with a neighbor or calling up someone new and get to know her. Grow those friendships that are just acquaintances. Listen for the lessons we have to share and celebrate how much we can care for each other.
And, D.J., in addition to FINDING new friends, think about how LOST you’d be without your friends. Female friendship is a worthwhile effort that makes us healthier, happier, less stressed, live longer and feel more beautiful.
Don’t feel lost or lonely. Find a new girlfriend, appreciate the friends you have and be open to all the beauty that friendship brings into your life!
THANKS Girlfriend! Have a fun, friend-filled week!!
Debba Haupert, Girlfriendology founder
Follow and join: Twitter/Girlfriendology, Facebook Group, LinkedIn, Flickr Group
p.s. Don’t forget to listen in at 11:00am PST/2:00pm EST TODAY for our BlogTalkRadio show! And next Friday at the same time!
AND! Make sure you check out our new Girlfriendology site! The community will open in the coming weeks and we’ll get to sharing our girlfriend tips, tricks, advice, wisdom, stories, inspiration and more! And, we have NEW, not-available-anywhere-else girlfriend gifts coming too! |
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