When Your Girlfriend is a Mean Girl. The workday was hot and long, the evening relaxing, while my best friend and I were enjoying a mouth-watering piece of banana cream pie. Suddenly, almost as fast as my whipped cream was melting, in the midst of conversation, my friend Karen said, “I wish I could take this piece of pie and smear it right into your face now.” Then she chuckled. I was aghast. Nothing I’d done could have precipitated or warranted such a comment. Karen and

Single at Holiday time? How to celebrate. oct Heather has a new boyfriend. Monica is getting engaged. Samantha has been dating the same guy for three years. But you are alone. Getting thru the holiday season being single and unattached isn’t always the easiest thing; sometimes it seems everyone has someone, except you. GirlsNight Ideas for Making your Holiday Fabulous! 1. Back to the Future. Imagine it’s the future and you are looking back at this holiday season.

In the beginning, you were so happy Jen found a great guy to date. She had been through a series of relationships that weren't quite the right fit. You two spent many girls nights laughing, conversing, relating and sharing. But you knew this time Jen's beau would change things between the two of you. This guy was different. Over time, it became obvious. This was her Mr. Right. But while she fell head over heels for him, you sort of felt left behind. Gone were the morning ca

Confessions of a Chronic Worrier Worrying is one of those things that just comes natural for me. It's like an old friend that you've outgrown, but they just won't go away. I've tried reasoning, I've tried lecturing, but my stubborn mind just doesn't seem to want to discard it's worrying counterpart. So, I've learned to live with it, and sometimes even enjoy it. The thing about being a worrier is that you need something to worry about. It's like an addict waiting for her

Dealing with a Sexist Boss You’ve heard rumors your new boss is sexist. Your first reaction was disbelief. How could you not have seen it...

The Internet is Alive! Ask anyone who visits my home, and they will tell you the Internet breathes. While most may still believe it’s a world-wide network connecting us all via browsers, modems and servers, I beg to differ. For me, it’s anything but an enigma of intangible form. Step one foot into my home and you will be greeted by a pop-up ad with hot breath and a wet tongue. That’s right. One day while reading a blog, an ad popped up with the cutest rescue dogs you ca

No Best Friend? Wouldn’t it be great if we all had the perfect best friend? One female who could be there for us through thick and thin, through trials and tribulations, through relationship's beginnings and ends. She would say the right things, visit at the right times, and we would laugh our asses off most of the time and cry together when hard times hit. If it could be more perfect, we would go through things together in life, first engagements, first weddings and firs

Tech Girl Report: Apple Watch As we anxiously await the release of Apple Watch 2, and with my geek-filled Technology Master’s degree aside, let’s look the Apple Watch from a real Girl’s perspective. When the Apple watch first came out, people wondered the value of a watch on one’s wrist, when the iphone had to be so nearby. But, from a real girl’s viewpoint, it definitely has its advantages. I'm here to share with you the real benefits for gals. 1. Never miss a tex

Make-up or No-Make-up? “Oh, sometimes you look like me”, my neighbor remarked one crisp November morning while I was walking my dogs upon returning from the gym. “You know, the no make-up look”, she added. I never really thought much about albeit ‘a natural face’ until I started occasionally going out without make-up recently. Being without make-up may seem, to some, no big deal; but I spent 99.99% of my teen and adult years creating an artistic expression worn exclusi

Journaling & Hot Guys...a story thru the years. Buy Your "Pretty Girl" Blank Journal Here. Dear Diary: I love my diary's pretty girl on the front. If I hide it in the right spot, even my mom won't find it. I turned eleven yesterday! Today, Julie, my best friend, and I rode our bikes, got ice cream and connected with guys from school on Tumblr. Justin really liked my pictures. I like Justin, but I sort of like Dillan who sits right next to me in class. I'm not sure which