Crafty Mother’s Day Gifts | Creative Advice from Girlfriend Beth Engelman
May 13, 2012 – 12:47 pm
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 Day just as seriously, although we have moved beyond bringing mom Cheerios and milk in bed. Many of us ARE moms, and have the dual joy of celebrating the day with our own mother and with our children’s mom. Here are some great ideas from guest blogger BETH ENGELMAN on ways to help your kids make a gift for you (or another fabulous mom). Now that we think about it, these are pretty nifty ideas for girlfriends, too….
Happy Mother’s Day! Celebrate your favorite mom (or girlfriends) with these charming gift ideas that are Read More »
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By Judi
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Posted in Be a Better FRIEND, Crafts and Creativity, FAMILY Life - relationships, mom advice
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Tagged Beth Engelman, crafts, DIY, frugal, gifts for mom, Girlfriend Gifts, Mother's Day, Oprah quote
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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 says ‘You’re special to me. You deserve a special gift.’
Pinterest has inspired lots of creative, crafty and even DIY gifts that are perfect for girlfriend gifts – everything from jewelry to home accessories, coffee gifts to chocolate, books to bags – and anything else that might brighten a girlfriend’s birthday, holiday or just turn an everyday into a special day. (What Etsy finds would you love to give a friend? What creative blog posts can you share to inspire others? NOTE: our Fave Etsy Finds Pinterest Board and our Pinterest Pinboard of Girlfriend Gifts.)
Giving handmade and/or thoughtful gifts is a wonderful way to show a friend how special her friendship is to you (or just finding that one perfect thing to make her day – something no one else would know to give her that she’ll love!). Share your favorite girlfriend gifts to give or receive – Etsy handmade gifts, calming gifts, chocolate gifts, gifts of gratitude, blog posts of gifts you’ve given/made, even books/etc. that you know a friend would love to receive. INSPIRE others to give great girlfriend gifts!
We’ve added some of our favorites below and we welcome you to share yours. What gifts would you love to give to or receive from a girlfriend? What presents would make your day if a friend made or gave them to you? What inspires you to Read More »
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Girlfriend Advice on Giving a Great Gift | Food Ideas from Lynn Steinberg
April 2, 2012 – 7:16 am
A hug is a great gift – one size fits all, and it’s easy to exchange. ~ Unknown
Hugs are a wonderful gift. But sometimes it’s not enough to give a hug (well, really, its always enough to hug a girlfriend–trust us on this). Finding a gift for a gal pal can sometimes be the easiest thing in the world (after all you know each other so well!). But sometimes, finding the right gift is next to impossible.
Guest blogger LYNN STEINBERG has great ideas about finding great food gifts. Which girlfriends would Read More »
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By Judi
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Posted in Be a Better FRIEND, FOODIES Fab Friends who love FOOD, Girlfriend Gifts
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Tagged birthday, birthday gift, cookies and wine, food, food gifts, foodies, gifts, Girlfriend Gifts, Goodies for Gifts, guest blog, Lynn Steinberg, pinterest
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Caffeinated Happiness – Girlfriend Gifts for Coffee Loving Friends
February 22, 2012 – 12:21 pm
We love girlfriend gifts based on things our girlfriends love, don’t you?! For girlfriend birthdays, bad days, just because days or even Mondays, girlfriends who love COFFEE (and Tea) will love these girlfriend gifts!
A reliable coffee maker is like a reliable friend – right? There for you when you need a little pick up! So, a great girlfriend gift is a reliable coffee maker – or get ‘fancy’ with a latte/espresso machine. (My girlfriend had one of these and I felt like I was staying at a super nice bed and breakfast!) Or just make her day with a Starbucks gift card.
By the way, check out these caffeinated blog posts about girlfriends and coffee: Coffee, yoga and girlfriends; and Read More »
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What have YOU been doing for the past six years? | Six Years of Girlfriendology
January 23, 2012 – 11:40 pm
Happy Birthday to us! Happy Birthday to us! Happy Birthday Girlfriendology! Happy Birthday to us!
Six years ago, on January 20th, 2006, Girlfriendology.com was ‘born.’ It started from a response to two girlfriends, Dana and Allison, dealing with cancer, as well as just a need to be around female friends. A little research confirmed – there’s a reason we NEED girlfriends! Female friendship actually makes women healthier, happier, less stressed, live longer and feel more beautiful.
So, I started blogging about female friendship. I was inspired by the amazing women who shared their stories about their girlfriends, who confirmed that our female friendship keep us afloat when we think we’re drowning. Women shared their lives and how their girlfriends had been there for them when they so needed it. We all know that feeling!
Thanks to the women who have helped us grow our online community of women to over Read More »
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Tagged birthday, blogtalkradio, crystal collins, Facebook, Faux Diet Queen, fitness, friendship, Girlfriend Gifts, girlfriends, health, SuperBowl, twitter, Videos
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12 Days of Friendship | Girlfriend Gratitude
January 4, 2012 – 10:55 am
The holidays are behind us. A new year is ahead of us. And who’s here with us – through it all? GIRLFRIENDS!
Today we’re celebrating our final day in our 12 Days of Friendship – spread over the Christmas, Hanukkah, New Years holidays. We’re unwrapping our final present – the gift of girlfriend gratitude.
My girlfriend Jill and I had this conversation recently while hanging out at the dog park. Why is it that we generally gravitate to what is wrong in our lives? Why do we focus on the things we don’t have rather than the blessings of all the things we do have? Why do we overlook the joy to mainly see the struggle and perhaps injustice in our world?
It’s unfortunate but true – we don’t Read More »
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Tagged 12 days of Christmas, 12 days of friendship, Appreciation, Christmas, Friends, friendship, Girlfriend Gifts, girlfriend gratitude, girlfriends, Hanukkah, thankful
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Day 11 of 12 Days of Friendship | Be there through Life Changes and Stages
December 31, 2011 – 9:01 am
“A friend is one who walks in when others walk out” (be that kind of friend!)
Walter Witchell
Happy Holidays and Happy New Year’s Girlfriends! What girlfriends have been for you through years of holidays? Who’s been a friend through life changes and stages?
We’re ‘celebrating female friendship’ in this Holiday, Christmas, Hanukkah, New Year’s season with our 12 Days of Friendship. We’ve celebrated the gifts of knowing our friends are there for us, girlfriend traditions, our cheerleader/supportive girlfriends, friends that makes us laugh and more fabulous gifts of friendship. Today, number 11 of 12 days of Friendship we’re celebrating the friends who are there for us through life changes and life stages.
Having focused on female friendship for the past six years has been really interesting. So many of our friendships have originated with life stages and changes. Teen girls who seem to Read More »
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Tagged 12 days of Christmas, 12 days of friendship, Christmas, Friends, friendship, Girlfriend Gifts, girlfriends, Hanukkah, life changes, life stages
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Day 10 of 12 Days of Friendship | The wonderful Comfort Level Between Girlfriends
December 29, 2011 – 11:02 am
Who are the friends you let into your house when it’s dirty? Or the girlfriends you let see you without any make-up? Or the friends you trust with your deepest fears, wishes or secrets?
Thanks to the women in our lives with whom we can completely be ourselves.
For this holiday season of gift-giving, we’re celebrating the gift of girlfriends in our 12 Days of Friendship. Today’s girlfriend gift of friendship: the wonderful comfort level of friends in our lives.
Lately I’ve been trying to work-out more often at the gym. It’s funny because sometimes I’ll get there for a 9:15am class and wonder if I even looked in the mirror to see if yesterday’s mascara was today’s raccoon look! I trust that other women at the gym understand and give me Read More »
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Day 9 of 12 Days of Friendship – Missing Friends during the Holidays
December 26, 2011 – 6:15 pm
Do the Holidays make you miss a special girlfriend? Are you sad, lonely or just wish you were ‘Christmas-ing’ with an old friend?
Some people come into our lives & quickly go. Some stay for a while, leave footprints on our hearts & we are never, ever the same.
Flavia Weedn
We’re celebrating 12 Days of Friendship this December as we look at the ‘gift of girlfriendship.’ Today’s gift might not seem like a ‘gift’ but it is. Sometimes, for a wide variety of reasons, girlfriends are no longer in our lives. We’re looking at the not-so-Happy-Holidays – missing our friends.
The holidays can be blue, lonely, sad, even depressing – especially if we’re missing friends like my dear friend Dana shown here. (We lost Dana to breast cancer two years ago December 23rd. Here’s our tribute to her and Elizabeth Edwards – both great women who fought cancer bravely. Also, these ways we can Read More »
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Posted in Be a Better FRIEND, FUN Stuff we share with Girlfriends
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Tagged 12 days of Christmas, 12 days of friendship, Christmas, Friends, friendship, Girlfriend Gifts, girlfriends, Hanukkah, lonely, missing friend, sad holidays
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Day 8 of 12 Days of Friendship – The Gift of Laughter with a Friend
December 20, 2011 – 5:37 pm
When a friend REALLY makes you laugh, do you snort? Do you giggle? Make funny noises? Don’t you love how laughing with a girlfriend makes you ‘drop your stress?’
It’s Day 8 of our 12 Days of Friendship and we’re celebrating funny friends and the wonderful gift of laughter with the women who make us laugh on a regular basis!
What do you get when you combine fabulous drag queens, ugly Christmas Sweaters and girlfriends? A hilarious evening with friends!
My friend Penny gathered up a mini-van of girlfriends this past Sunday night for ‘Gay Bingo.’ It’s a hilarious fund-raiser for Carecole – a local non-profit that cares for families with HIV/AIDS. From the hilarious drag queen Bingo-caller (with a FABULOUS Read More »
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Tagged 12 days of Christmas, 12 days of friendship, Christmas, Friends, friendship, funny friends, giggle, Girlfriend Gifts, girlfriends, Hanukkah, Laughter, ugly christmas sweater
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