Nine Ways to Help Girlfriends Develop Positive Body Image | Advice from Cristina Fahrbach-Connors

May 23, 2012 – 8:50 am

“Step Away from the Mean Girls…
…and say bye-bye to feeling bad about your looks.” Oprah Winfrey

Girlfriend Suzanne has gorgeous, straight blonde hair which she hates. All she wants is hair that curls. Girlfriend Julie has brown curly hair which she constantly complains about, wishing endlessly for hair she could straighten without a flat iron and six gallons of hairspray. It seems inevitable that we want whatever we don’t have…

But wanting what we don’t have isn’t just about hair. Some of us wish we were taller, others shorter. The list goes on and on. Girlfriend and guest blogger CRISTINA FAHRBACH-CONNORS shares her wisdom about helping us all have a more positive body image.

We all love our girlfriends, so what do you do when you have a friend who doesn’t realize how great she is? I’m talking about positive body image. We’re all uniquely beautiful, but sometimes we just can’t see it. Girlfriends don’t let girlfriends hate their bodies! Here are nine ways Read More »

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Hormonal Healing, Girlfriend advice by @FLOliving Alisa, #BlogTalkRadio

May 23, 2012 – 8:25 am

The greatest wealth is health. ~Virgil

Girlfriend – I want you to be well and be around for a long time. I do. I want you to feel strong and happy, healthy and confident.That’s what girlfriends want for each other.

Fortunately as women, we generally share information and info on being healthy is some of the most valuable. (If you haven’t got your health … it’s sad, right?) Thankfully we’ve got some great girlfriends around her at Girlfriendology who have great girlfriend advice! Meet ALISIA VITTI, founder of FLO Living. She’s got great information for women about being hormonally healthy like this personal story on overcoming some big health issues:

The defining moment for me came 12 years ago, I weighed 200 pounds, I had severe cystic acne, I was deeply depressed, and I had Read More »

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How to Pick the Right Sports Bra | Lingerie Advice from Miss Kitty Plum

May 16, 2012 – 9:28 am

“A sports bra is a bra that provides additional support to female breasts during physical exercise.”

Wikipedia

I’m sorry, but that definition just cracked me up. Thankfully we have the perfect girlfriend to share her girlfriend advice on something that makes us comfortable when we exercise. Meet MISS KITTY PLUM as our Girlfriend Guru of Lingerie (& Sports Bras). Thanks Miss Kitty for sharing ..

It’s been a long winter and if you are Read More »

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Ever wanted to be ‘her?’ | Girlfriend Advice Needed for Guru Arlett R. Hartie

May 8, 2012 – 4:07 pm

To speak painful truth through loving words – that is friendship.

Henry Ward Beecher

It takes a real friend to speak the truth. Sometimes the truth is painful to admit and maybe even to hear. But, as friends, we’re still there for each other. We weigh the truth through eyes of love and admiration, we listen with acceptance and support.

Girlfriend Guru, ARLETT R. HARTIE, author Chasing Joy, reminds us that sometimes, being honest is hard – to even accept yourself and admit to a friend. In this blog post, she asks for help – not to be perfect, but to keep striving to be her best. And that’s something we can all use a little help with, right girlfriend?

I know being a girlfriend guru I’m supposed to be brilliant and all knowing regarding all things girlfriendship related. Well, part of being brilliant and all knowing Read More »

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Here’s to your Health | Girlfriends & National Women’s Health Month

May 7, 2012 – 11:42 pm

“Women in particular need to keep an eye on their physical and mental health, because if we’re scurrying to and from appointments and errands, we don’t have a lot of time to take care of ourselves. We need to do a better job of putting ourselves higher on our own ‘to do’ list.”
Michelle Obama

How’s your Health Girlfriend? (Your Friends Care!)

It’s National Women’s Health Month, and National Women’s Health Week (May 13-19). The official description shares:

National Women’s Health Week is a week-long health observance coordinated by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office on Women’s Health. It brings together communities, businesses, government, health organizations, and other groups in an effort to promote women’s health. The theme for 2012 is “It’s Your Time.” National Women’s Health Week empowers women to make their health a top priority.

This week and every day, we women have to Read More »

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The Eyes Have It :) | Allegra, CVS, Spring Make-up #ClearBeauty

May 3, 2012 – 2:14 pm

What’s Your Spring Beauty regimen? What Spring Beauty trends are you seeing?

Spring has sprung, which in my region means allergies have too. We’re all sniffing and squinting – it’s a lovely sight, let me tell ya.

So, when asked about what Spring Beauty Girlfriend Advice I could offer, I knew the old allergies needed to be tamed to be able to keep mascara on my lashes and not all around my eyes. (I have a tendency of not looking at myself in the mirror a second time to make sure I look okay – gotta get better at that! I’ve gone out with some really strange make-up looks!)

The fine friends at Collective Bias (see below) invited me to explore ways to prepare and shop for Spring Beauty. And, the folks at Allegra invited me to CVS to explore the make-up aisle now without my make-up-impairing allergy issues.

To prep for my CVS Spring Beauty shopping, I first Read More »

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Girlfriend Advice | Erma Bombeck, Sandra Lee & Girlfriend Gurus

April 24, 2012 – 8:47 am

“When your mother asks, ‘Do you want a piece of advice?’ it is a mere formality. It doesn’t matter if you answer yes or no. You’re going to get it anyway.”
Erma Bombeck

Advice … it’s what we women give, offer, listen to or ignore! But the root of all (sincere!) advice, is the desire to do or say whatever we can to be there for another women. It’s our way of sharing what we’ve learned, the insight we alone have and the hope that we can do something to make your life better.

On Girlfriendology, we share women’s wisdom, aka: girlfriend advice, among our fabulous female friends. We have guest blogs and Girlfriend Gurus who share their girlfriend advice on everything from saving money to saving time, from a funny approach to dieting to serious info on Read More »

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Financial Success | Money Advice from Girlfriend Guru Miata Edoga

April 17, 2012 – 8:24 am

“Money, if it does not bring you happiness, will at least help you be miserable in comfort.” – Helen Gurley Brown

One of the ‘most valuable’ things about girlfriends … that they share women’s wisdom and great girlfriend advice. This is especially helpful when it’s on a serious topic that we may or may not be good at. Unfortunately, when it comes to this topic – MONEY, many of us have ‘poor’ skills at managing it!

Thankfully, we’ve got the girlfriend to help! Meet MIATA EDOGA. She’s our Girlfriend Guru of Abundance – and wouldn’t you like your financial status to be ‘abundance’?! Here’s her girlfriend advice on

Some days the worst part of surfing online is watching all the fun other people are having, while you’re stuck at home because Read More »

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LOL! Fun Friends, Silly Spring Stuff & Chocolate – Something for Every Girlfriend!

April 16, 2012 – 11:04 pm

There is nothing better than a friend, unless it is a friend with chocolate.
- Charles Dickens

What girlfriend makes you LOL? What silly stuff are you and your BFFs up to this Spring?

It’s a wild and wonderful Spring when you get the girls together for fun stuff! We love hearing your stories of Happy Hours, Girlfriend Trips you’re planning, funny friends who make you LOL, and how your friends are there for you – you rock Girlfriends!

Share your funny friend tales on our Facebook page and comments right here on Girlfriendology!

Fun Stuff Not to Miss on Girlfriendology …

Girlfriend Advice on Read More »

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Girlfriend Advice on Spring Cleaning | from our Friends at Mean Green (who are really NICE!)

April 11, 2012 – 8:36 am

Cleaning your house while your kids are still growing up is like shoveling the walk before it stops snowing.

Phyllis Diller

Good Morning, start the coffee, put on your comfy clothes, crank the tunes and open the windows. It’s time for some serious spring cleaning, in-side and out.

Hopefully by now you’ve heard the words Mean Green enough that you have picked up a bottle. If not, go to MeanGreenDegreaser.com to print a coupon and get to a Wal-mart, Dollar General, Family Dollar or K-mart to get yours today. It’s the multi-purpose cleaner and degreaser that can be used in about every room of your home and definitely outside. With the coupon, you can get a bottle for under $2. Use it full strength for really dirty stuff. You can also make your Mean Green last longer by Read More »

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Nine Ways to Help Girlfriends Develop Positive Body Image | Advice from Cristina Fahrbach-Connors

May 23, 2012 – 8:50 am

Hormonal Healing, Girlfriend advice by @FLOliving Alisa, #BlogTalkRadio

May 23, 2012 – 8:25 am

The greatest wealth is health. ~Virgil

Girlfriend – I want you to be well and be around for a long time. I do. I want you to feel strong and happy, healthy and confident.That’s what girlfriends want for each other.

How to Pick the Right Sports Bra | Lingerie Advice from Miss Kitty Plum

May 16, 2012 – 9:28 am

“A sports bra is a bra that provides additional support to female breasts during physical exercise.”

Ever wanted to be ‘her?’ | Girlfriend Advice Needed for Guru Arlett R. Hartie

May 8, 2012 – 4:07 pm

To speak painful truth through loving words – that is friendship.

It takes a real friend to speak the truth. Sometimes the truth is painful to admit and maybe even to hear. But, as friends, we’re still there for each other. We weigh the truth through eyes of love and admiration, we listen with acceptance and support.

I know being a girlfriend guru I’m supposed to be brilliant and all knowing regarding all things girlfriendship related. Well, part of being brilliant and all knowing Read More »

Here’s to your Health | Girlfriends & National Women’s Health Month

May 7, 2012 – 11:42 pm

How’s your Health Girlfriend? (Your Friends Care!)

The Eyes Have It :) | Allegra, CVS, Spring Make-up #ClearBeauty

May 3, 2012 – 2:14 pm

What’s Your Spring Beauty regimen? What Spring Beauty trends are you seeing?

Girlfriend Advice | Erma Bombeck, Sandra Lee & Girlfriend Gurus

April 24, 2012 – 8:47 am

“When your mother asks, ‘Do you want a piece of advice?’ it is a mere formality. It doesn’t matter if you answer yes or no. You’re going to get it anyway.” Erma Bombeck

Financial Success | Money Advice from Girlfriend Guru Miata Edoga

April 17, 2012 – 8:24 am

LOL! Fun Friends, Silly Spring Stuff & Chocolate – Something for Every Girlfriend!

April 16, 2012 – 11:04 pm

There is nothing better than a friend, unless it is a friend with chocolate. - Charles Dickens

What girlfriend makes you LOL? What silly stuff are you and your BFFs up to this Spring?

Fun Stuff Not to Miss on Girlfriendology …

Girlfriend Advice on Spring Cleaning | from our Friends at Mean Green (who are really NICE!)

April 11, 2012 – 8:36 am

Cleaning your house while your kids are still growing up is like shoveling the walk before it stops snowing.

Phyllis Diller

Good Morning, start the coffee, put on your comfy clothes, crank the tunes and open the windows. It’s time for some serious spring cleaning, in-side and out.

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“When your mother asks, ‘Do you want a piece of advice?’ it is a mere formality. It doesn’t matter if you answer yes or no. You’re going to get it anyway.”
Erma Bombeck

There is nothing better than a friend, unless it is a friend with chocolate.
- Charles Dickens