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Category Archives: Girls Night
Best Girls Night-In Idea: Host a Friendship Book Circle
A book club can be a fun way to get to know other women better, but I have something even better than that! Host a “Making Friendships Happen!” Book Circle Sure, discussing a novel can be fun, but what about … Continue reading
Posted in Books & Movies, Girls Night, How To?, Making Friends
Tagged 5 Circles of Connectedness, best book club books, book circle, book club, friendships dont just happen, Frientimacy, GirlFriendCircles.com, good books for book clubs, how to host a book club, Shasta Nelson, starting a book club, who to invite
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My Annual GirlFriend Group: The Benefits of Long Distance Friendships!
Tomorrow morning I fly out to San Antonio for my Annual SoCal Girls Weekend. SO EXCITED! We used to all live in Southern California (hence why I still refer to us as the SoCal group!) where we would get together … Continue reading
Posted in Best Friends, Consistency, Girls Night, Maintaining Friends, Types of Friends
Tagged annual get-together, benefits of, close friends, Commitment, Confirmed Friends, former friends, Frientimacy, girlfriend get away, girls trip, girls weekend, how to group of friends, long distance friendships, long-term friends, my friends are moving, old friends, reasons for, used to be friends, value of
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Frientimacy: The Intimacy of Friends
This is a posting that was originally posted April 26, 2010 on my former blog. Because I’ve been writing more about Frientimacy, I wanted to re-port this illustration of how it’s played out in my life. ________________________ Sitting in that … Continue reading
Posted in Best Friends, Circles of Connectedness, Defining Friendship, Difficulty & Challenges, Girls Night, Jealousy & Competition, Maintaining Friends, Qualities of Friendship
Tagged Authentic, Awkward, Best Friends Forever, Commitment, Commitment Friends, Confirmed Friends, Consistency, Definition of Best Friend, Develop, Frientimacy, grown apart, Healthy Relationship, I'm the only one who, jealous, not the same anymore, Time it takes, too different
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Lonely Mommy: How Motherhood Took a Toll on my Friendships
Note from Shasta: For Friendship Month this September I’ve invited some women to guest blog for me, adding their voices and experiences to our journey. Today I’m honored to host Daneen Akers, a good friend of mine honestly sharing how … Continue reading
5 Tips for Finding Time for Friends
If you’re anything like me– and you don’t have to admit it if so!–I can get caught up in the idea of doing things more than the actual doing of those things. I like the idea of being someone who … Continue reading
Used-To-Be Friends or Still Friends?
We all know those fabulous women we have loved over the years, the ones where our shared history with them puts them in that special category of proven friends. When we talk to them, we pick up right where we … Continue reading
Posted in Circles of Connectedness, Difficulty & Challenges, Girls Night, Life Stages, Loneliness, Maintaining Friends, Making Friends, Uncategorized
Tagged BFF, Confirmed Friends, find friends, former friends, Friendship, just moved, lonely, Make Friends, miss my friends, moved away, New Friends, used to be friends
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The 4-Week Consistency Challenge
I tend to do most of my reflection and goal-setting around my birthday every September more than I do around New Years; but without fail, something about January & February calls me to more routine, organization and simplicity. Organizing for … Continue reading
Posted in Consistency, Girls Night, How To?
Tagged busy, Consistency, Energy, Girls Nights, routine, scheduling
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