Due to a combination of technical issues and life issues, posts have been a bit lacking in quantity around here this week. We should be back in full-swing this coming week. In the meantime, I came across this video on YouTube and thought it was really lovely. It’s based on a poem, How to be
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There have been certain times in my life, as I’m sure there have been in yours, when I was faced with an opportunity to speak up or speak out about something and I opted to stay silent. Some of these situations were injustices that merited my voice, my opinion, and I allowed fear to rule
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Yesterday was a very bad day. A horribly awful terrible day. As a result, it was one of those days that left me not accomplishing all of my tasks, including writing a post about Nice Things someone could do as part of the Nice Things Project. This morning it occurred to me that I could
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We’re just full of new goodies for you this week! Yesterday, Nice Things Project. Today, Punch Line. The Punch Line has the potential to be a lot of fun. It’s your direct line to talk to us here at Girlyfight. You can give us a call at any time and leave a message about whatever
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After a lot of thinking, planning, and coding, I’m proud and excited to announce that the Nice Things Project is now ready for your awesomeness! What is it? The Nice Things Project (or, as we like to call it, NTP) is the Girlyfight version of a kindness chain. Brigitte and I have had a lot
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Next to going to the dentist, baby showers are my least favorite thing. Ever. As a single, child-free woman, there is nothing worse than gathering with other ladies to eat tea sandwiches and mini-quiches while having to ohh and ahh over baby crap. Don’t get me wrong – I am all for parties, but I
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I can’t tell you the number of times I’ve heard the phrase “you have to love yourself first before you can love others” and wondered exactly how the hell I’m supposed to go against the grain and manifest this thing they call self-love.  I didn’t grow up in the kind of nurturing environment that helps
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I, like many others I’m sure, have a love/hate relationship with social media. I love that it exists to help us connect in more innovative ways. I love that the online world allows us to have global pen pals, and that we have a universal platform to share ideas and get potentially useful feedback.  I
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