The State of Female Friendships – Girlfriends in 2012 (& more!)

May 21, 2012 – 11:40 pm

“I get by with a little help from my friends.”

- John Lennon

How are YOU and YOUR FRIENDS Girlfriend?

It’s not easy. Female Friendship. It takes time. Sometimes patience, forgiveness, missing a TV show to spend time talking with her or indulging in some wine, french fries or cookies together. (Thankfully, girlfriends will indulge in calories and spend some time for the sake of friendship – right?!)

We want YOUR input on the State of Female Friendship in 2012. We want to know your girlfriend story – who are your friends? How do you spend time together?

And we want to THANK YOU for taking this survey (below). We’ll share four $25 Starbucks gift cards with our friends who complete the survey by June 1 (to take your girlfriends out for coffee on Girlfriendology!). Here’s the survey …

2012 State of Female Friendship SURVEY

PLEASE take this survey – Please?! Thanks Girlfriends!

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Let me tell you about my Girlfriend | Guest Blog by Author Melissa Fay Greene

May 17, 2012 – 5:17 am

“There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.”
Maya Angelou

All girlfriends have a story. That’s the beauty of friendship. Author MELISSA FAY GAYE shares her story on a friend, who has stories on her (as all girlfriends do!). And she’s our guest on our this week’s BlogTalkRadio show on Friday, May 18 2-2:30pm ET. JOIN US!

Andy & Me

It’s my turn again!

First (because she ran down her driveway and across our street and into my house and up the stairs to find me sitting on my bed weeping at a low point of family chaos and strife), I wrote about my friend, Andrea Cornell Sarvady in my new book, No Biking in the House Without A Helmet.

Then Andy wrote an online essay entitled: “Whoa! I’m A Read More »

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Mothers, Girlfriends, Women … Celebrating all our ‘Titles’ in Life :)

May 14, 2012 – 11:32 pm

Behind every successful woman … is a substantial amount of coffee. ~Stephanie Piro

For every Mother, Girlfriend, Woman … there’s not only coffee, but other Women who help make us successful. Thankfully we have coffee (or tea, or wine, or chocolate) and each other.

What are your ‘titles?’ Mom, Sister, Aunt, Neighbor, Teacher, Knitter … whatever your ‘title,’ fortunately you’re still Chris, Jill, Julie, Marie (insert your name here!) to your girlfriends. You’re

HAPPY BELATED MOTHER’S DAY!

To our MOM Girlfriends – we LOVE you! We Read More »

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The Journey | Girlfriend Advice from Guru Jennifer Hall

May 2, 2012 – 8:55 am

Friends are kisses blown to us by angels.

~Author Unknown

Our relationships are far more important than the dishes or a TV show.

Jennifer Hall

A year from now, will you remember spending the evening watching Dancing with the Stars or a Real Housewives marathon? Probably not, right? How often do we spend time on little things and fill up our schedule with To Do’s and ’stuff’?

Thankfully we have Girlfriend Guru JENNIFER HALL to remind us of what’s really important … spending this journey called life with the important people who bless us with their friendship and support.

Life is a journey. We all know this, right?

We should always be learning, growing, changing, adapting … walking our paths.

I celebrated my birthday this month and received the most perfect greeting card from one of my best friends:

I think it’s true what they Read More »

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Words, Women & Wit | The Erma Bombeck Sisterhood #EBWW

April 21, 2012 – 5:29 pm

It does – “It takes a lot of courage to share your dreams with someone else.” Erma Bombeck

For the past two days I’ve had the honor of attending (and speaking at) the Erma Bombeck Writer’s Workshop, a bi-annual conference for humor writers in Dayton OH. Attended largely by funny females, this gathering of creative, talented and generous writers proved to be a sisterhood brought together by a wonderful woman who unfortunately is no longer with us. (With us though, among the illustrious and successful authors/writers, was her dear family – the Bombecks each expressing their appreciation for keeping her memory and humor alive.)

There something about being around writers that makes me want to be one. (Yes, I blog but its not the Read More »

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Meeting New Friends on the Internet | True Story from Natali Carrera

April 18, 2012 – 8:03 am

A friend is one of the nicest things you can have, & one of the best things you can be. ~Douglas Pagels

Do you remember where you met your BFF? Was it in school, at work, through another friend? Sometimes, meeting a girlfriend who is destined to play a big role in your life is a memorable moment; other times we try to look back and reconstruct the meeting and only have a general idea of the first time we were introduced.

Girlfriend and guest blogger NATALI CARRERA met some of her best girlfriends in a way that was unthinkable as little as 20 years ago—online. Have you met new people through chat rooms or social media? We want to hear your story too girlfriend!

I’ve met some of my closest friends on the planet on the internet. Yup. It’s true.

I remember being a sophomore 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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Your Best Spring Ever | It’s a Great Season for Girlfriend Advice

April 9, 2012 – 11:47 pm

Spring is nature’s way of saying, “Let’s party!” Robin Williams

Happy Spring Girlfriend! How’s your Spring so far? Did you know this could be your best Spring EVER?! How? Actually, there are a few things you can do to make it an amazing, fabulous, wonderful, memorable Spring. It’s a great thing you’re reading because it’s our ‘Have your best Spring edition of Girlfriendology Girlfriend Advice’ update.

Look for the clues to your Best Spring Ever below. They’re hidden in some of our girlfriend advice – look for the *’s below!

Last week on Girlfriendology …

The Girlfriend Discount (because that’s what we do!) – PINTEREST MARKETING WEBINAR – Coupon just for our girlfriends on this package of a 60-Minute Pinterest Marketing Webinar, 22-page transcript, 25-point Checklist and BONUS of 50 Pinable Board Ideas. Check out our Girlfriend Discount!
How to Keep a Read More »

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Homemade Signs & Bouncy Balls | Girlfriends on our Team, Sarah Boucher

March 27, 2012 – 7:20 am

There is nothing better than the encouragement of a good friend.

Jean Jacque Rousseau

The best thing about having friends is that they are always there for us. Just think of all the times your BFF has been there for you in big and little ways. (Thanks to all girlfriends everywhere–we probably don’t say it enough.)

Guest blogger SARAH BOUCHER shares her story about her best girlfriend being there for her–without question, without judgement, without holding back. Just like a great friend should be!

I pulled my minivan into a parking space and waited for my girlfriend Beth to emerge from her one bedroom apartment.

Our lives were and still are as different as Read More »

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Doing Life Together | Reflections from Girlfriend Guru Jennifer Hall

March 26, 2012 – 8:39 am

Friendship isn’t a big thing – it’s a million little things. ~Author Unknown

Sometimes our girlfriends are the glitter in our world–the bling that gives every day just a little more sparkle. Sometimes our friends are the foundation that holds up our teetering world. Isn’t it wonderful that friends can hold so many roles in our lives?

Girlfriend Guru JENNIFER HALL shares this story of wonderful friends being there for each other.

This comes straight from the heart.

Every single one of us women needs other women, and we need Read More »

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