Biology is the least of what makes someone a mother. ~Oprah Winfrey
Remember when we were little and we took Mother’s Day very, very seriously? We made gifts, and cards, and breakfast (which mom later cleaned up) and we were so proud of our ability to do something for our mother.
Today, most of us take Mother’s [...]
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Crafty Mother’s Day Gifts | Creative Advice from Girlfriend Beth Engelman
May 13, 2012 – 12:47 pm
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Tagged Beth Engelman, crafts, DIY, frugal, gifts for mom, Girlfriend Gifts, Mother's Day, Oprah quote
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Keeping The Light Of Friendship Alive | Guest Blogger Sarah Oxley
May 4, 2012 – 7:01 am
Friendship isn’t a big thing — it’s a million little things. – Unknown
You probably have the type of life where you have plenty of time for all the things you want to do, right? Yes, we’re rolling on the floor laughing at that idea too!
We would all love to have more time in our busy [...]
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Tagged crafts, girlfriend get togethers, girls night in, girls night out, GNO, making time for friends, Sarah Oxley, upcycling
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Favorite Girlfriend Gifts on Pinterest | What would you love to give/receive?
May 1, 2012 – 3:58 pm
The greatest gift is a portion of thyself. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Giving handmade and/or thoughtful gifts is such a great way to show a friend how much her friendship means to you.
We women know this – a personalized present is much better than receiving an expected gift. We love to be thoughtfully surprised with a gift that [...]
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Hobbies to Try in 2012 | Ideas from Julie Bowman, Guest Blog
March 10, 2012 – 2:03 pm
Did you make lots of new year’s resolutions? (We did!) Are you still on track for them? (No comment from us on that, girlfriend!)
Guest blogger JULIE BOWMAN reminds us that it is never too late to re-start a resolution–or to make a new one right here in March. She suggests trying a new hobby is [...]
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Tagged crafts, exercise, girls night out, GNO, guest blog, Julie Bowman, new hobbies, zumba
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Going Bananas | Girlfriend’s Banana Bread Recipe
December 5, 2011 – 8:02 am
Girlfriend Advice: A ‘bunch’ of ideas for too many bananas
My girlfriend, Dee, thinks I’m crazy. Recently, she opened my freezer to find enough frozen banana pieces to ensure the entire monkey population in the western hemisphere will never go hungry. Since we have The Puppy and not a monkey, she decided I was a little [...]
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Tagged Baking, banana, banana bread, Cooking, Friends, friendship, fruit, girlfriends, recipe
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Artistic Sandwiches Part II | The Ultimate Creative & Funny Lunch, Funny Stuff we share with our Girlfriends
September 23, 2011 – 10:13 am
What do we LOVE to share with our girlfriends? Fun stuff! Things that will make them laugh or smile.
We can always use another laugh, another smile, another giggle, another “OMG, I can’t believe someone had the time to DO that!” Things we share with our girlfriends, like funny cats in boxes or life lessons.
Here is [...]
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Summer Solstice | Eight Great Girlfriend Ideas for the Summer
June 21, 2011 – 6:24 am
Hey, Girlfriend! Happy Summer Solstice! It’s officially summer! How are you celebrating?
There is something special about summer. Even though we’ve been out of school for a long time, summer still seems to mark official “vacation” time of year. There is something very freeing about wearing shoes with manicured toenails peaking out, just hanging out with [...]
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Month of Friendship, Day 21: Make a Girlfriend Gift
September 21, 2010 – 2:39 pm
Actually, it’s much more than just making a ‘girlfriend gift’ …
It’s a thoughtful, creative way to express your girlfriend gratitude, to make her day/birthday special, to be an ongoing reminder of your friendship.
All this, and it’s pretty simple girlfriend. Today’s Month of Friendship ‘challenge’ is to make a girlfriend gift. It doesn’t need to be [...]
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Making a Girlfriend Gift – Celebrate her celebrations!
May 25, 2010 – 4:17 pm
Part of the fun of girlfriend’s birthdays is the celebration we get to have with them – of their birthday and of our friendship.
Recently it was my BFF from college’s birthday. We celebrated with a party at a local restaurant where so many of her friends joined us to make sure Barb’s birthday was a [...]
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