Lovely … Girlfriend Gifts, Girlfriend Gatherings (#BloggyCon), Girlfriend Guru’s

July 11, 2011 – 10:23 pm

It’s a LOVELY week for girlfriends here at Girlfriendology! (:

Why? Because it’s summer (can you tell?!) and there’s girlfriend ’stuff is heating up. Like Lovely Girlfriend Gifts (daily – and lovely – ideas on how to make your girlfriend feel as special as her friendship is to you, you know – great gifts for girlfriends!), Girlfriend Guru’s (do you want to be one?!), Girlfriend advice (like this from Dr. Andrea Bonior, author of ‘The Friendship Fix,’ guest blogger about ‘4 Simple Ways to Improve your Friendships,” and our guest on last week’s BlogTalkRadio Show) and Girlfriend Advice, like this on what to do if your friend is dating the wrong guy – or how to make your friend feel special when she requested ‘no gifts.’ (See, I told you things were heating up!)

p.s. and then there’s that ‘Summer Special!’

More? MORE?! Okay, more from Girlfriendology …

Let’s be honest girlfriend, your Read More »

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All you need is LOVE | We Love Friendship, Mother’s Day & Inspiring Women

May 2, 2011 – 10:23 pm

Love, love, love. Love makes the world go around. Love rules. Love is …

… we all have our own definitions for ‘love.’ From relationships to pets, TV shows to favorite foods, we all LOVE a lot of things. We love our non-fat no whip lattes, pedicures, a long bath, a good book, a hug from a great friend … love does rule.

This week we’re looking at love and it’s role in our busy lives. From the love of others (like I experienced at a recent SobCon conference), to the love witnessed in the royal wedding, to the love of a new pet (welcome kitty ‘Kit Kat’!), love makes our days memorable and feeds our souls. But without a doubt – the most wonderful thing to love are the people in our lives who bring out the best in us, who encourage us and who love us in return even with our faults and failures.

So, just for the heck of it, STOP and feel gratitude for Read More »

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Lessons from SobCon – Amazing People, Incredible Conversations & Love

May 2, 2011 – 2:55 pm

When passionate people come together, share opening and genuinely want to encourage and inspire each other, amazing things happen!

Such was the case this past weekend for me in Chicago. I had the honor of attending a conference unlike all the others I go to/speak at.

SobCon stands are “Successful Online Business Conference” and this was their 4th annual conference. (I went two years ago but couldn’t go last year.) It was started by two friends (and now two friends of mine): Liz Strauss (who I believe is the smartest, kindest woman in the business / social media world) and Terry ‘Starbucker’ St. Marie (also brilliant and kind – they make a great team!). (* It actually is a bi-annual conference since they hold a smaller one in CO in the Fall, I just consider the big one, the annual one.)

The conference is limited to 150 passionate people – so you get to have Read More »

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Wordless Wednesday – Julie & Debbie, Girlfriends :)

April 27, 2011 – 4:17 pm

Meet Julie – my Homeschooling, Entrepreneurial, Mom, Motivator, Cheerleader girlfriend!

I met my friend JULIE a few years ago through a social media group. Eventually she, I and two other women (who love to sit together at these events and have been, on more than one occasion, ’shusshed’ for talking!) called ourselves the ‘bad girls of social media.‘ (You can just tell she’s fun, can’t you?!)

Recently she was at a homeschooling conference in Memphis and she needed help working her booth (she was a speaker too!). Here’s our Wordless Wednesday photo of Julie and girlfriend Debbie who came along to assist her (because that’s what girlfriends do!).

I know this is far from Read More »

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Building Online Community | Build your Brand/Business with Social Media

April 7, 2011 – 8:47 am

What if we all told others what we knew? What would happen if we graciously shared our women’s wisdom?

That’s the basis of our thinking in launching and publishing the Girlfriendology Guides* – online content (eBooks, audio books, webinars) that tells what one woman knows to any other women who also could benefit – basically sharing ‘women’s wisdom.’ (And personally, I love that! That’s what girlfriends do – we share what we know in hope that it will make a friend’s life better, or even benefit a perfect stranger – because we’re all girlfriends really, we just may have not met yet!

Well, in the spirit of sharing what I know with other women, I’ve been doing a lot of speaking on Read More »

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Blissful, Blissdom Women’s Online Communities

February 5, 2010 – 12:25 am

Are you here in Nashville for Blissdom – the great conference for women bloggers?

If so, look for me – I’m wearing the Girlfriendology orange flower.

There’s about 500 of us female blissful bloggers who are passionate about the blogosphere and social media. We’re poken-ing (a social media tool for connecting), sharing, connecting and learning together (in true Girlfriendology women-supporting-women fashion).

First, a HUGE thanks to the sponsors who made this affordable for all of us to attend: Read More »