I met Dawn and Tina, the brains behind Girlfriend Celebrations at BlogHer.
They were in matching pink t-shirts, wearing similar shades of lipstick and handing out “Girlfriends Make Life Better” buttons. I couldn’t help but like them. And when they explained their philosophy…that female friendships are essential to a happy life and that we need to make “girlfriend” time a priority … I wondered if they had another pink shirt I could borrow.
Female friendships are essential to a happy life
After all, Stepmother’s Milk is all about supporting, nurturing and caring for other women. I mean, how many times have you heard me say, Make at least one good girlfriend! She’ll preserve your sanity! Many times. It’s one of my favorite mantras. So, when Dawn and Tina asked me to contribute a guest post for stepmoms, soon-to-be-stepmoms or girlfriends of stepmoms, of course I said yes. Check it out…
Big life events call for big celebrations, and who better to celebrate with than our girlfriends? Women are well-versed at celebrating milestones. Most of us can throw a baby shower or plan a wedding shower with our eyes closed. But when life throws you a curve, you need a new twist on the traditional girlfriend celebrations… read the full post HERE
Cheers and hug a girlfriend today,
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Hear hear!! Couldn’t have done it without my girlfriends! Real and virtual!!
LBM X
My best girlfriend moved clear across the country the day after I got married. And boy do I miss her. We still chat all the time, but there’s nothing like having them there to split a bottle of wine. I almost don’t have the energy to go out there and make more friends…it’s so exhausting!!!
Like Izzy, when I married I moved to a new city and left my girlfriends behind. They since have moved to other parts of the country. While we try to get together at least twice a year, it’s difficult. I miss having that time together over margaritas or a bottle of wine talking well into the night. Like Eyes Wide Open … finding the energy to go out there and make new friends is hard … especially with all the responsibilities of being a step-mom, wife and working outside the home. If there were one thing that I could change about my marriage would be that we lived closer to my friends. I realize though that I must find the energy to get out there and make new friends if I want to keep my sanity!