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Back-to-School Gifts for Girlfriends – Celebrate the end of Summer & the start of School!

August 17, 2011 – 7:25 am

Friendship Back to school girlfriend gifts girlfriendologySeriously?! Can you believe it’s Back-To-School Time? Thankfully we have our girlfriends to help us adjust and get ready for another BIG year.

Each week we feature some girlfriend gifts as a way of showing your fab friends how much they mean to you. It could be for a birthday or sad day, a just-because-you’re-special day or maybe, at this time of year – aka: back-to-school, it’s a thoughtful way of acknowledging a child going off to school can be an emotional time (or time for celebrating!). And, for our girlfriends who are teachers or work in education, it’s a time of getting back to work and a girlfriend gift (aka: teacher gift) might just cheer up their day.

So, in honor of moms, teachers and all the fab friends with birthdays or special days at this end of summer, here’s a few thoughtful ways to say Read More »

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Summer in Girlfriendland – Friends, Travels and a Virtual Pool Party?

August 15, 2011 – 6:41 pm

Friendship Girlfriends Pool Party GFPoolPartyIt’s the middle of August and kids are already going back to school, Halloween decorations are in stores and I still haven’t had enough girlfriend pool time yet! That’s Summer for ya!

It’s been a crazy summer here in ‘Girlfriendland.’ We’ve been traveling and seeing some great friends (like Amy’s new home, and girlfriend bloggers like Kelly, Karen and Carole at BlogHer). We (me and my ‘insanely brilliant’ and beautiful, I might add :) colleague JUDI), just hosted the first that we know of ‘Virtual Pool Party’ (AKA: #GFPoolParty on Twitter and Facebook) this past weekend. It was a HUGE success and we met lots of fabulous new friends, share countless classes of cool and refreshing virtual True Lemon Lemonade and even watched our fun friend Janet get her hair colored during the party! (: We gave out over 20 prizes including a signed copy of CHASING PERFECT by author SUSAN MALLERY, earrings from EVIE ‘N LIZZIE, Girlfriend Cruise Gift Certificate (from Janet, aka: GirlsonaCruise), PURSE PERFECTOR – gave two purse organizers away – for our winner and a

girlfriend, and a bunch of Read More »

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Keeping Your Cool | Five Tricks for Staying Comfortable in Summer

July 31, 2011 – 7:08 pm

Friendship Summer GirlfriendsGirlfriend advice for surviving the Summer!

The last few days here have been blistering hot.  Like most of the country, it is just stifling here. Temperatures are over a zillion degrees with humidity in triple digits. It is too hot to even blink and our hair frizzes at the mere thought of going outside.

At Girlfriendology, the air conditioning is cranked up, the ice cubes are clinking, and we’re considering looking in the freezer for almost anything and “accidentally” forgetting to close the door for a while.

As we contemplate ways to stay cool (no, we do not advocate leaving the freezer door open), we’ve been brainstorming fun ideas for these ultra sizzling days.

Here are five great ways to stay cool this summer, girlfriend!

Pool Party

The ultimate stay-cool gathering is a Read More »

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Summer Girlfriend Update – Girlfriend Advice & Life Lessons

July 25, 2011 – 10:22 pm

Friendship MOnica McGee fitness girlfriendsIt’s just dang hot. (At least in most of the country right now.) How are you staying cool girlfriends?

First piece of ‘business,’ girlfriends don’t let girlfriends suffer in this heat. If you have a friend without air conditioning or in need of a pool (that you just happen to have), INVITE HER OVER! Friends take care of friends. DO IT!

There’s so much going on on Girlfriendology …

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Beautiful Black Skin | Summer Advice from One of the Girls

July 22, 2011 – 7:28 am

Friendship black Biracial Skin CareI love great girlfriend advice … like on fashion, footwear and finding a great sale! We’re talking skin care girlfriend advice this week with two great gal pals …

We know we should take care of our skin but what does that exactly mean? What products and practices are good for us? It’s best to ask an expert and we’ve got just the girlfriend for summer skin care advice, particularly for women of color. Thanks JULIETTE SAMUEL for sharing your girlfriend advice in this guest blog

Summertime, when Taking Care of Your Beautiful Black Skin Should Be Easy!

We’re about to be fully immersed into summer, is your skin ready? What’s that?  You didn’t Read More »

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What would Summer be without Girlfriends? | Bloggers, BlogTalkRadio, Facebook & more

July 5, 2011 – 9:06 am

Friendship Summer GirlfriendsSummer without my girlfriends?! NO WAY! NO FUN!!

Hey Girlfriends! Hope your July 4th was fab, fun and friend-filled! What a great time of year to spend time with your girlfriends! Funny – We’ve got some ideas on that too:

Speaking of summer … did you know there’s a “Summer Special” on Girlfriendology 101 – Simple Steps to More Fulfilling Friendships? Yes – through Labor Day! 35% off and it’s BOGO – buy one and get one to share with a girlfriend! (Promo code: “SummerSpcial”)

Thanks Girlfriends! All 40,000+ (& growing) of You Wonderful Women!

We’re THRILLED, HONORED, GIDDY to announce that we’ve connected with over 40,000 fabulous females (& friends) through Facebook and Twitter!

Yes, we totally know that it’s not about the numbers as much as it about the people, but that’s 40,000 individuals who help us share our Girlfriend-inspiration message and can help us reach our goal of making the world a better place, one friendship at a time!

If you haven’t connected with us yet on Facebook and Twitter, please do! And please share us with your female Facebook Friends! THANKS GIRLFRIENDS!

Friendship Xina SyBlogTalkRadio: Xina Sy wants you to feel ‘Fit and Fabulous!’

We had an AWESOME conversation with an inspiring woman last week on our BlogTalkRadio show. XINA SY inspired us all to be ‘fit and fabulous’ and shared how she helps other women feel that way too through her message of having a positive body image (something many of us don’t have). LISTEN IN as she shares hilarious and heart-warming insights in how to achieve this self love and share it with our girlfriends and daughters! (And check out her Resolutions for a Lifetime DVD, previously sold on QVC.) And, learn how to turn off the negative self-talk for yourself and your girlfriends in this great guest blog Xina shared. Thanks Xina for your great girlfriend inspiration!

Join us on Friday, July 8th 2-2:30pm ET on BlogTalkRadio.com/Girlfriendology as we talk with DR. ANDREA BONIOR, author of “The Friendship Fix: The Complete Guide to Choosing, Losing and Keeping Up with Your Friends” she’ll share: the five things to consider before friending your ex, your boss, your co-workers; how to make new friends at a new job/new city and the six reasons friends can make you healthier and happier. LISTEN IN – Friday, July 8th 2-2:30pm ET on BlogTalkRadio.com/Girlfriendology.

And watch for Dr. Bonior’s guest blog post  this week on Girlfriendology.com: Four Simple Things You Can Do Today to Improve Your Friendships.

Friendship Girlfriendology Girlfriend GuruCalling all Women Bloggers and/or Experts – want to be one of Girlfriend Guru’s?

Do you have great girlfriend advice? Wonderful stories about you and your friends? Inspiration and information that could make girlfriend’s lives better? Then you could be a GIRLFRIEND GURU!

We’re currently enlisting amazing women to share their inspiration, information and insights monthly on Girlfriendology. As a Girlfriend Guru, we’ll promote you and feature you on our site, newsletter, Facebook updates, Twitter tweets, etc. Here’s all the scoop on how to be a GIRLFRIEND GURU!

Another way to be featured is by being an eBook Author. Have a lot of womens’ wisdom to share? Become an author of one of our “Girlfriendology Guides.” (And we’re always looking for eBook affiliates too!)

AND BLOGGERS … here’s some girlfriend advice on getting ready for a tradeshow or conference. Presented by The UPS Store in the #Print4BlogHer program, here’s this week’s prep for BlogHer: Doing the research before you go to a blogger conference.

Here’s the Girlfriend Buzz of the week …

Based on our Facebook.com/Girlfriendology community, women like these quotes and videos (and share them with their girlfriends!)

  • We look into mirrors but we only see the effects of our time on us – not our effects on others.” #quote Pearl Bailey http://ow.ly/5vR4Q
  • The true Republic: men, their rights & nothing more; women, their rights & nothing less.” #quote Susan B. Anthony http://ow.ly/5vNBE
  • It was we, the people; not we, the white male citizens; not we, the male citizens; but we the whole people who formed the Union.” http://ow.ly/5vNyR Susan B. Anthony
  • There are not many things in life so beautiful as true friendship, & not many things more uncommon.” http://ow.ly/5vmqS Thx @DuongSheahan for this great post on the power of friendship!
  • Friendship is as important to our health as exercise and eating right, especially for women.” Dr. Laura Triplette http://ow.ly/5vmnm Be healthy girlfriends – spend time with your fab friends!
  • A true friend reaches for your hand & touches your heart.” #quote unknown http://ow.ly/5lkCb
  • It is never too late to be what we might have been.” #quote MaryAnn Evans (aka: George Eliot) http://ow.ly/5vNno
  • Friendship doubles joy & halves grief.” #quote Egyptian Proverb http://ow.ly/5lkG5 Be there for a friend in the good & not-so-good times!
  • Growing up happens in a heartbeat. 1 day you’re in diapers, the next day you’re gone.” Memories. Family. Friends. Wonder(ful) Years. Today’s girlfriend video lunch break (: http://bit.ly/m1J5J0
  • Things won’t change, until we change things.” Today’s girlfriend video lunch break (especially for moms of girls) YouTube Preview Image
  • When I see your face, there’s not a thing that I would change. ‘Cause you’re amazing, just the way you are.” Today’s girlfriend video lunch break … “& when you smile, the whole world stops and stares for awhile. ‘Cause girl you’re amazing, just the way you are.” You are amazing girlfriend! YouTube Preview Image

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Have a great week girlfriends!

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Summer Solstice | Eight Great Girlfriend Ideas for the Summer

June 21, 2011 – 6:24 am

friendship beach girlfriendsHey, Girlfriend! Happy Summer Solstice! It’s officially summer! How are you celebrating?

There is something special about summer. Even though we’ve been out of school for a long time, summer still seems to mark official “vacation” time of year. There is something very freeing about wearing shoes with manicured toenails peaking out, just hanging out with friends on a deck or porch, or pulling up your hair to let the summer sun warm the back of your neck. Even if you are not heading to camp, here are 8 enticing ideas to help enjoy the summer season with your girlfriends!

Plan a picnic. There are so many wonderful ways to picnic during the summer. Find a Read More »

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Spring, Summer & Lake Wobegon – Seasons of Friendship

May 30, 2011 – 10:43 pm

Friendship spring furnitureIt’s been a quiet week in Lake Wobegon. (AKA: Girlfriendology)

Last week I was away at BWENY (BlogWorldExpo – a social media conference in NYC) and while my go-to-gal (& assistant) Judi was a busy girl, I was stuck in conferences and meetings – and the worst thing (at no fault of BWE’s, the Javits isn’t great for connectivity!) … often without wifi or cell phone access! So, not a lot happened in the land of Girlfriendology.com ): (But lots of good things are coming!)

Okay, so we had our daily quotes (which seems to be very ‘like-able’ on Facebook), links to popular Girlfriendology posts and our daily ‘girlfriend video lunch break’ (again, another favorite of our 16,000+ female Facebook friends). So we did manage to stay in touch, like good girlfriends do.

Also, we did get to share some fun girlfriend advice on Read More »

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Summertime Friends & Fun

June 23, 2009 – 4:14 pm
Summer Fun

Summertime, or any time, is a great time to spend time with your girlfriends.

It’s hot. Sweaty, sticky hot. Grumpy, irritable, stuffy, and did we mention STICKY hot?! Take your mind off the heat and focus on your friends with these fun ways Read More »

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