Month of Friendship, Day 24: Surprise your BFF
September 24, 2010 – 8:15 am
When was the last time you surprised a friend, or she surprised you?
Was it a ‘big’ birthday or graduation? Was it a girlfriend gift you found taht made you think of her? Was it a surprise visit when she had no idea you were nearby? It’s the “peak-a-boo” syndrome – generally, we love being surprised, when it’s a good surprise!
Or maybe we’re more like Oprah, who has said: “I love surprising people, I don’t like being surprised.” (But have you noticed how her Producers LOVE to surprise her?!)
Today’s ‘girlfriend challenge,’ in this Month of Friendship, is to surprise a friend and make her feel as special as her friendship is to you. Here’s a few idea on ways to surprise a friend:
- “School of Thoughtfulness” – Mindy and Jen are the Read More »
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Month of Friendship, Day 23: Go explore your city with a Girlfriend
September 23, 2010 – 8:18 am
Today’s challenge: Grab a girlfriend and go explore!
When was the last time you and your girlfriend went to the zoo – together? A nearby museum? A festival or park outside of your neighborhood? Girlfriends are great exploring companions so, for our Month of Friendship challenge today, we’re encouraging you to get out of the house, leave the family at home and go explore your city with a girlfriend.
Why? Because you not only get to know your hometown a little better, you get to know your friend better too. Exploring together is the perfect way to spend the day – visit shops you’ve never visited, go to a park and walk the trails, pretend you’re Read More »
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Month of Friendship, Day 22 – Coffee with a Girlfriend
September 22, 2010 – 8:22 am
Coffee with a Girlfriend – isn’t it the best way to start the day?
Actually, starting the day with a friend, with or without caffeine, is a pretty great day. Today we’re looking at yet another way to reconnect with old friends or bond with new friends in this Month of Friendship, and it just starts the day with a friend.
My girlfriends Jill and Becky used to meet with me every Friday morning just to catch up. We’d share coffee and conversation that only girlfriends could share – our lives, thoughts, fears and seeing us through tough times like Jill losing her job (but YEAH! she has a new one!) to really sad realities like Becky losing her sweet husband Bruce to cancer last Thanksgiving. That’s what girlfriends do, we share our lives – and sometimes over a cup of our favorite beverage.
So today’s Month of Friendship challenge is pretty easy. Just Read More »
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Month of Friendship, Day 21: Make a Girlfriend Gift
September 21, 2010 – 2:39 pm
Actually, it’s much more than just making a ‘girlfriend gift’ …
It’s a thoughtful, creative way to express your girlfriend gratitude, to make her day/birthday special, to be an ongoing reminder of your friendship.
All this, and it’s pretty simple girlfriend. Today’s Month of Friendship ‘challenge’ is to make a girlfriend gift. It doesn’t need to be a six-month project, it can be very simple and you can even do it if you feel you’re ‘not crafty or creative.’ We’ll get to how easy in just a bit.
For now, you might be wondering WHY it’s so important to ‘make’ a gift? Wouldn’t a store-bought gift be just as well received?
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Celebrating Friendship, Girlfriend Gratitude and Advice
September 20, 2010 – 4:56 pm
Who’s your go-to girlfriend for solutions? assistance? laughter? a hug?
We all need a friend to call when things are good, when things are bad and even when we’re not sure what they are. A friend who will listen, respond in kindness and support, and be there to make your life better – just by being your friend.
That’s what this Month of Friendship is all about. We’re focusing on ways to make new friends and reconnect with old pals. We’re exploring ways to spend time together, show our girlfriend gratitude and make our friends feel as special as their friendship is to us.
Why? Well, we NEED girlfriends. For a whole host of reasons … we need supportive, caring women in our lives who we can ‘do life’ with. Women who know and accept us, and with Read More »
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Month of Friendship, Day 20: Make it an ‘All-about You Girlfriend’ Day
September 20, 2010 – 1:05 pm
What girlfriend deserves her own special holiday? (seriously!)
Some friends are there for us when no one else is, others find ways to help us reach our dreams and then there are those amazing women who know just how to make us laugh when we were really ready to cry. Girlfriends who care about how we feel and think, who really listen and who celebrate our successes with us are cherished friends.
We’re so fortunate as women to have close friends and especially blessed when a special friend comes into our life who makes us a better person and who Read More »
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Month of Friendship, Day 19: Go for a Girlfriend Walk
September 19, 2010 – 7:17 pm
Take a hike, girlfriend – with me!
I’m a time/task cruncher. Even though they say ‘multi-tasking’ isn’t efficient, I still do it – all the time. I like to fold clothes and talk on the phone (headset), read a magazine on the treadmill and have 20-40 websites open simultaneously. So the prospect of combining being with my favorite female friends AND doing something I want/need to do, is perfect in my busy little world.
One of my favorite examples is taking a walk with a friend. Obviously it combines exercising with catching up with someone who matters to me. But it’s more than that. It’s Read More »
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Month of Friendship, Day 18: Have a Girlfriend Chick Flick or Wii Party
September 18, 2010 – 4:27 pm
Call up the girls – it’s time to hang out together!
Who do you love laughing with and sometimes even like crying with? (like over a touching movie) Generally it’s the fab females in our life who turn watching a chick flick into a party. And, who can find new ways to make Wii a hilarious way to spend an evening. So, why not invite them over for an evening of laughs and snacks for an impromptu girlfriend party?
It’s our Month of Friendship and we’re sharing 30 days of 30 ways to connect with old friends and make new friends. So, for this September Saturday, we’re taking on the Read More »
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Month of Friendship, Day 15: Practice Random Acts of Kindness
September 15, 2010 – 8:25 am
Want to make a friend’s day?
Surprise her.
Call her when she doesn’t expect it, leave a note in her cube, send her a really sweet tweet. Just do something out of the ordinary to show her how much her friendship means to you.
Want to REALLY make her day? Practice random acts of kindness. Mow her lawn. Help her paint her house. Leave a gift certificate for a spa in her desk drawer. Bake her favorite Mac & Cheese (shared by Cathie – thanks!), do her laundry (thanks Alison) or weed her garden (thanks Joan!).
It’s a great exercise actually. To get in the habit of going out of our way for a friend, or even Read More »
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Month of Friendship, Day 14 – Host a Girlfriend Happy Hour (GNO!)
September 14, 2010 – 3:32 pm
GNO time! Plan a Girlfriend Happy Hour …
or … where to wear your favorite new pair of shoes, or … the perfect end of a day with your ‘besties.’
When was the last time you saw your best friends? Got out of the house and didn’t have on yoga pants? (Okay, that might be a stretch, no pun intended.) Had so much fun laughing that you forgot all the stress in your life?
We’re on a friendship journey through September, aka: our Month of Friendship of celebrating our friends. Everyday we’re sharing Read More »
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