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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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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Top Five Travel Accessories Every Girlfriend Needs | Notes from Guest Blogger Noella Schink

March 20, 2012 – 7:55 am

I travel a lot; I hate having my life disrupted by routine. ~Caskie Stinnett

Planning a girlfriend trip anytime soon? Do you make a list of things to take, or do you just throw everything in a suitcase and know that somehow or other it will all work out?

Travel writer and guest blogger NOELLA SCHINK shares some of her favorite things for women travelers to take on a trip.

There is a list a mile long of the places my best friend and I have left to go in this world, but we’ve been lucky enough to get out and travel a bit so far. As a practical lady who grew up in Maine, you’ll find my tips Read More »

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How to Mix and Match Swimwear | Fashion Advice from Susan Bodack

March 19, 2012 – 8:08 am

Statistics are like bikinis. What they reveal is suggestive, but what they conceal is vital. ~Aaron Levenstein

It’s just barely Spring but we’re having thoughts of Summer and Swimwear!

Whether you are preparing for Summer, getting ready for a trip to someplace warm, or live in a swimsuit year-round locale, shopping for a new swim suit is generally not on the top of our Fun Things To Do list. We can’t even count the number of times we’ve gone shopping for swimwear and purchased shoes instead!

But sooner or later we have to get over the dread of facing ourselves in the mirror and find a great suit. Or two. Or three. Guest blogger and swimwear expert SUSAN BODACK shares tips for mixing and matching swimwear so that we’re ready to look extra fabulous at the beach or pool. (And guess what? Swimwear shopping is even better with a Read More »

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Hobbies to Try in 2012 | Ideas from Julie Bowman, Guest Blog

March 10, 2012 – 2:03 pm

Did you make lots of new year’s resolutions? (We did!) Are you still on track for them? (No comment from us on that, girlfriend!)

Guest blogger JULIE BOWMAN reminds us that it is never too late to re-start a resolution–or to make a new one right here in March. She suggests trying a new hobby is a great place to start. What do you think?

A new year is always a good time to begin a new hobby and even though we are a couple of months in now there is still plenty of time to Read More »

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Women, Wine & TIME for a Change | Leap Day, Time Change, Wine Time

March 5, 2012 – 11:24 pm

For a great TIME … Combine Women and Wine!

Mix women and wine and you’ve got a wonderful time – right? Well, that was definitely true last week when I was in Napa for the First Annual Gathering of the Wine Sisterhood with great women from the worlds of wine and social media. (Thanks Wine Sisterhood for this great event! This is a photo of my beautiful girlfriends Danielle and Aliza, as well my full review of the Wine Sisterhood ‘custom blend of women and wine!‘)

LISTEN to our BlogTalkRadio interview with Mary Ann of the Wine Sisterhood – great inspiration for sharing wine and/or travel with a girlfriend!

(And while we’re talking women and wine, here’s a great guest blog post that the Wine Sisterhood wrote for us – on pairing wine with Read More »

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Mirror Mirror | Inspiration from Girlfriend Guru Arlett R Hartie

March 5, 2012 – 8:18 am

We took a highly unscientific poll here at Girlfriendology.com and found that several of us have BFFs who look, sound, and act more like us than our biological sisters do.

Girlfriend Guru, ARLETT HARTIE, author Chasing Joy, points out that this is probably not an accident (nor is it an act of rebellion against our sisters). We simply tend to become and remain friends with women who reflect our personality traits (or the personality traits we’d like to have).

A week or so ago I was reading my bloggie friend Morgan Dragonwillow’s blog, Shadow Rhythms. In her post Creating a Change – Weightloss Wednesday she mentioned how we tend to Read More »

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Timing matters: A Girlfriend’s Prayer | Insight from Girlfriend Guru Rachel Awes

March 1, 2012 – 9:36 am

“My girlfriend are there for me.” It’s amazing how powerful a statement that is. This month, Girlfriend Guru (and fabulous artist) RACHEL AWES shares her experience learning to be less anxious through the well timed support of caring friends.

I was just out for dinner with a dear girlfriend. I was sharing my anticipation about speaking at a women’s retreat soon. I told her how I get so anxious when I speak to groups, and also how I want to work through this and simply enjoy it.

She emailed me the next week and asked the date and time I would be speaking. She said she would like to pray for me during this time. She added that she has been praying for me even now … for clarity, vision, and peace in my preparation.

To think that someone in this whole Read More »

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On Surviving Fork-Worthy Days & Helping a Girlfriend Who’s Having One | Leah Downs Classifies Bad Days

February 26, 2012 – 2:02 pm

We all have good days and days that are, um, less than wonderful. Fortunately, a great girlfriend can make all the difference. A real friend can help us all work through the worst of times (or, if not “work through” then at least accompany us on the journey).

Leah Downs shares her own unique way of classifying bad experiences and offers some suggestions for how to help a friend having a rotten day.

We all have moments that test our mettle; it’s a clause in the “being human” contract. To add levity to Read More »

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