The Single Girl’s Guide to Valentine’s Day | Girlfriend Guru Donina Ifurung
February 8, 2012 – 5:10 pm
It’s almost Valentine’s Day. Each year, some of us look forward to February 14th; and some of us dread the hearts and flowers and candy and romantic dinner conversations that seem to be everywhere.
Girlfriend Guru and single gal DONINA IFURUNG has gone from trepidation and anxiety over Valentine’s Day to turning it into a delight for herself and her friends. Today, she shares her tips for embracing the day.
Valentine’s Day is like the lovers’ Superbowl: complete with commercials, product endorsements, and the notion that you will miss out on a big day if you don’t participate. For so many women, Valentine’s Day can be intense because of the unrealistic expectations and Read More »
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Being Single on Valentine’s Day – Girlfriend Advice from Patty Brisben, Pure Romance
February 7, 2012 – 8:23 am
Single on Valentine’s Day: Celebrating Your Girlfriends
It’s almost that day – Valentine’s, when we’re all ’supposed’ to be with a special someone who LOVES us. But sometimes that special someone isn’t across the table from us or who we are with isn’t the person we perhaps dreamed about. It’s okay girlfriends. We’ve got great girlfriend advice from a woman who’s here to help us celebrate the wonderful friends that fill our lives 365 days a year. Patty Brisben, founder of Pure Romance, shares insightful girlfriend advice for being single on Valentine’s Day by celebrating our girlfriends.
Being in the business of romance, I’ve spent a lot of time thinking about and focusing on Valentine’s Day. Of all the V-Days I’ve celebrated, there is one Valentine’s Day I will never forget. It was the Read More »
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#Valentines Day Love Letter to my Girlfriends | Celebrate Friendship
February 14, 2011 – 4:29 pm
Is Valentine’s Day only for ‘lovers’? Can’t ‘friends’ celebrate too?
Of course, you already know what our answer is, right? We’re totally endorsing the ‘Valentine’s Day is about love, and love is about friends‘ party! (In fact, any party amongst friends is okay in our book!)
In fact, just thinking about the love shared among girlfriends humbles and inspires me. Like …
- A friend whose husband recently passed away. Her neighbor girlfriend invited her to join her and her husband for Valentine’s Day.
- My girlfriends who are meeting together for Read More »
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Daily Inspiration – The One Thing …
February 8, 2010 – 4:11 pm
“You must do the thing you think you cannot do.”
Eleanor Roosevelt
‘Surrounded by smart, savvy, socially-connected women’ is how I’d describe the Blissdom Conference< I attended last week in Nashville. 500 women bloggers from around the world gathered to learn, share and connect.
From advertising to writing, social media to technology, we helped each other
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7 Healthy Ways to Celebrate Valentine’s Day with your Gal Pals
February 14, 2009 – 1:23 pm
Remember, Valentine’s Day isn’t just for romance, flowers and roses.
It’s just a reminder to appreciate and celebrate LOVE – for the special people in our lives, no matter their relationship ‘title.’ Read More »
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What’s self love got to do with it?
February 13, 2009 – 12:42 pm
… got to do with it?
Tomorrow is our official day of celebrating love and recognizing the people we love in special (aka: lovely!) ways. Romance is great, we’re not denying that, we love being in love. But, girlfriends – where would you be without your girlfriends?! Read More »
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