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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Be a Better Friend – What Defines You?

June 11, 2010 – 10:59 am

I love the lessons I learn from girlfriends.

A girlfriend recently shared an update on her friend who had dealt with breast cancer. Her girlfriend made a conscious decision to not be defined by this terrible disease.

That made me think. We each get to decide what defines us.

Are we a victim or survivor? Are we a Read More »

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June Girlfriendology Book Club: “Eat, Pray, Love”

June 1, 2010 – 8:57 am

Join us online for the Girlfriendology June Book Club – “Eat, Pray, Love“

We had a “bumper crop” of girlfriends in our May Book Club when we read ‘The Wildwater Walking Club‘ (that inspired so many of us!) – along with fabulous author CLAIRE COOK. Thanks to all of you for joining us! (And congrats to Claire for her new book “Seven Year Switch” that just came out today!)

In June, we’re reading “Eat, Pray, Love” by Elizabeth Gilbert.

Join us Monday, June 28th online, 7-9pm EST.

“Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman’s Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia” is a best-seller that Oprah Read More »

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Be a better friend … like Carrie, Charlotte, Miranda and Samantha

May 27, 2010 – 1:31 pm

Carrie, Samantha, Miranda and Charlotte. Alone, they’re not ‘Sex and the City.’ Girlfriends need each other.

Maybe you love them or you hate them. Maybe you don’t even care … but they do offer an interesting insight into girlfriends who consider each other soul-mates. They’ve been through boyfriends, husbands, ex-husbands, kids, parents, jobs and life together – as girlfriends do. And they’ve come out of it with laughs, tears, memories and forever friendships.

Plus, you’ve got to love that Mr. Big said to Carrie’s girlfriends (shared in this guest blog), “You’re the loves of her life and a guy’s Read More »

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Guest Blog by Claire Cook, author of our Book Club book – Wildwater Walking Club

May 25, 2010 – 11:03 am

Hey girlfriends – do you love a good book, a wonderful author and a great Book Club?!

Well, we’ve got all three for you today – plus a wonderful guest blog from the author of ‘The Wildwater Walking Club‘ (our May Girlfriendology Book Club book) – CLAIRE COOK.

Take a Walk on The WILDWATER Side with Me!

I was sitting on a restaurant patio overlooking the ocean on a perfect summer day, eating lunch with a friend and doing one of my favorite things: listening to the conversation at the next table.

A group of women was laughing and telling stories. One of them turned sideways in her chair and Read More »

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