Ten Great Ways for Busy Women to Nurture their Friendships

Written by Jennifer Wright


Women are born multi-taskers. Our lives are so busy, however, many of us are loosing contact with our most valuable social support, our girlfriends. Here are ten great ways for busy women to multi-task and fosterrepparttar precious relationship of a friend.

1.Forget who rang who last. Pick uprepparttar 130880 phone and call. We never know what is REALLY happening with our friend, especially if we haven't spoken for a time. Don't hesitate.

2.Once a month, have a "get ready forrepparttar 130881 week" cooking gathering with 1-3 of your friends. Bring your slow cookers, cook whole chickens, debone them, cut up veggies to place in bags, bake some bread, make homemade pasta, cook tofu, etc. You will be ready for a week or two worth of recipes by mixing and matching. Host "buys" and get reimbursed or other arrangements are made

3.Saturday garage sales. For those who love to and those who don't, in lean times, garage sales can make a big difference. Meet for coffee withrepparttar 130882 newspaper, map, list, and tape measure. Plan your attack. Know your sizes, special desires and go for it.

4.Exercise: Meet for a walk inrepparttar 130883 park, walkrepparttar 130884 golf course in winter, aqua jog, or pop an exercise video in once a week and do together. All of these put you side/side to have a catch up.

5.Charity work or your favorite cause: Volunteerrepparttar 130885 power of more than one to a church or charity organization and feel great for doing so. Some example are : Habitat for humanity, Girl Scouts/Guides, school fairs, senior citizens, and your own local church are just a few.

Ten Compelling, Bottom-Line Questions to Answer before you launch your search for the love of your life

Written by Jennifer Wright


Ten Compelling, Bottom-Line Questions to Answer before you launch your search forrepparttar love of your life Looking for a partner or love of our life, can be exciting, challenging and extremely frustrating. If you are truly serious, time spent on yourself, answeringrepparttar 130878 following questions, can lowerrepparttar 130879 risk of frustration and raiserepparttar 130880 chances of success. . 1.Who are you? Does question excite you, scare you? Most people have never really takenrepparttar 130881 time to answer this fully. The best way to answer this is your own self-reflection and input from those who know you best. Ask you close friends to help. The importance, of course, is communicating who you are, separate from what you do, to your potential partners. 2.What are your values? This question may seem quite simple, but do not let it go undiscovered. Values come strongly from our families but are refined/changed based on our life experiences. Know your top 5. 3.What do you want from a relationship? Many singles are busy people and have established themselves as independent and self-sufficient. Being clear on what you want allows you to make better decisions. In otherwords, what could be better in your life if you had a partner. 4.What arerepparttar 130882 barriers you have encountered inrepparttar 130883 past? Most singles, with some prompting, can discover and name what obstacles that arose inrepparttar 130884 past? For example intimacy too fast, lack of time for relationship, lack of trust. Knowing these issues can help you plan ahead and avoid "being blind" to situations. 5.Are you been living in ways that support you desire? Interestingly, many singles say they want a relationship, yet their actions don't support that. One way is looking at your habits. How many day to day activities bring you in contact with potential partners? What can you do to change your routines? Are you friendly, outgoing when you meet new people?

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