Girlfriendology August Book Club – Tonight!

August 30, 2010 – 9:17 am

Want to meet amazing women? Read a fabulous book – and talk to the fabulous author? Join our online Book Club TONIGHT!

Join us HERE (on this page) tonight (August 30th) at 7-8pm ET as we chat online with Cathie Beck, the author of this month’s book: Cheap Cabernet: A Friendship.

How our online Book Club works: At 7:00pm ET, we’ll start commenting below. Simply refresh your page (or F5) to add the new comments and add your own. Introduce yourself (name, where you are, what wine you’re drinking or whatever!) and join in the conversation. To keep the conversation going, we’ll post questions on the book and have the opportunity to chat online with the author to hear more about this girlfriend tale and about her friendship with Denise.

Join us!

Comment below, introduce yourself, join in the conversation with others in our Girlfriendology online Book Club!

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Girlfriendology NEW News – what’s new with you Girlfriend?

August 13, 2010 – 1:57 pm

What’s new girlfriend?

When was the last time you took a new road? Ate foods you’ve never tasted before or made a new friend?

Life is an adventure. It’s a wild ride through our 20s, 30s and beyond. From the changing landscape of relationships to possibly marriage and motherhood; physical, financial and emotional swings; to the lessons learned along the way, it’s generally not for the weak or whimpy, and definitely not for those traveling through life alone.

Thankfully we have our girlfriends. Old friends who have Read More »

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Be a better friend – in the Highs and Lows

July 30, 2010 – 10:15 am

Ever have one of those weeks? HIGH highs and LOW lows – and everything in between?

Last week my DH (aka: ‘dear husband’) was out of town. My plan was to diet, exercise and do lots of work. Reality: I did pretty well on my eating healthy (he wasn’t around to spoil me with carbs!) and got the treadmill in a few times as well as a bunch of dog walks. I did work lots but maybe not quite as much as I anticipated.

Why not? My girlfriends. I had a happy hour with Tina, Becky and Lynn. (High high) Wine on the porch with Anne. Another happy hour with the Cincinnati.com LOL Bloggers (thanks Chris & co.!). I had meeting with Bridgett and went to a movie with Penny. All HIGH highs. It was a wonderful way to enjoy the week by reconnecting with so many of my favorite females.

The big HIGH and LOW came on Saturday. I attended a Read More »

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Be a Better Friend – Five Great Ways to be a Great Friend

July 27, 2010 – 9:01 am

Are you the kind of friend you’d love to have? Here are five great ways to be a great friend:

Shared by our girlfriend author (and great interview!) CATHIE BECK, author of “Cheap Cabernet: A Friendship” (which just happens to be our August Girlfriendology Book Club book!)

1. Make a conscious decision to listen. Meet a friend for lunch, a Read More »

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Girlfriendology Online Book Club – HERE, TONIGHT!

July 26, 2010 – 9:33 am

Join the women’s online book club with fun female friends, great discussions and that doesn’t require you to clean your house or bring an appetizer!

There’s something amazing that happens when women share their thoughts, ideas, challenges and lives. We connect, learn and de-stress. And, in the case of a book club, we also learn about the book and how other women view the topic – which, in this case, is pretty close-to-home for most women.

TONIGHT – Monday, July 26th, 7-8pm ET, we’re Read More »

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Be a Better Friend – Dream Support

July 16, 2010 – 12:25 pm

What are your and your girlfriends’ dreams?

I ran into an old coworker girlfriend yesterday. “B” and I both left the corporate world several years ago to start our own businesses. We were/are passionate entrepreneurs who didn’t fit in a 8-5 office environment and our friendship bonded over our dreams and schemes to follow them.

B hasn’t had an easy road to her dreams. She’s had to deal with legal and financial issues that weren’t her fault. She put her house and everything she owns on the line to pursue her dreams and, fortunately, she still has her home and dreams. She now is in the process of starting over but she knows she’ll be okay because she still has passion and friends who support her.

Sometimes we have to start over on the road to our dreams. Thankfully we have our Read More »

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Be a Better Friend – Freedom and Friendship

July 2, 2010 – 9:18 am

I love my independence. I love that I can read, shop, eat and dress as I please. I love that I can travel, own property, have a business and make my own decisions. I can vote, worship and express my opinion. I love the freedom and protection bought by the dedication of decades of women and men.

And fortunately, that independence allows me the opportunity to be dependent. I’m blessed to have a dependable husband, new roof (yeah!), dog (the cat isn’t always dependable!) and 4-year old car. And I’m so honored to have friends, on whom I can depend. Thoughtful, helpful, wonderful, beautiful girlfriends who are there for me to get together with for a movie (thanks Julie!), to take care of Read More »

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Be a Better Friend – Just Hang Out Together

June 25, 2010 – 8:28 am

It’s not just Book Club.

Hot and yummy artichoke dip, tasty crab salad, healthy fresh fruit, trail mix (with dark chocolate M&Ms), black bean salsa and chips, very chocolatey chip cookies and wild berry pie. Each treat shared by a girlfriend at last night’s neighborhood Book Club. (Calories don’t count when you’re with your girlfriends, right?!)

We feasted and caught up on each others lives.

Lorri always has funny stories about her funny sons. Amy is expecting a baby, Stephanie is ‘expecting’ a puppy and Judy and Kay are proud Grandmothers. Several of us are running or walking in a neighborhood race this weekend. And we actually did talk about Read More »

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June Online Girlfriendology Book Club – ‘Eat, Pray, Love’

June 24, 2010 – 2:18 pm

Join us on MONDAY, June 28th, 7-9pm EST for the June online Girlfriendology Book Club!

RIGHT HERE on Girlfriendology!

Just come to this page and we’ll start promptly at 7pm EST with introductions to see who’s online (if you want to introduce yourself) – just leave a comment below. Then refresh the page (or hit the F5 key) to see the new comments. Then, we’ll post discussion questions and talk online Read More »

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Be a Better Friend – It takes a long time …

June 18, 2010 – 9:29 am

You never know where you’ll find a friend.

Where did you meet your BFF? In school? At work? On your street or yoga class? Have you found friends at the dog park, soccer games, volunteering or waiting on your decaf venti non-fat latte? (or is that just me?!) Have you found friends on Facebook? At church? Hanging out at the farmer’s market?

Sometimes where you least expect it, a potential gal pal will share something in common with you. She’ll laugh at the same silly thing, love the Read More »

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