Girlfriend We Gotta Talk

Snippets of Every Day Humor

Don’t you love it when you see a magnet, coaster, or napkins with an oh-so-true saying that makes you laugh?  Sayings like:

“I’ve fallen into the box of chocolates and I don’t want to get up!”

“I’m not bossy, I just have better ideas.”

“Support from a Best Friend is better than your best underwire.”

Ever wonder who comes up with this funny stuff?  On “Girlfriend We Gotta Talk!” radio show you can find out because we talked with Cathryn Ridlen and Melissa Hayes, two long-time girlfriends who combined their artistic and business talents to create Snippets, bits of humor for women that are captured on items we see and use every day.

We learned how they come up with so much funny stuff, who creates their colorful designs, and what it’s like being in business with your best girlfriend. 

Live from the Southern Women’s Show

We had a blast at this year’s Southern Women's Show here in Richmond, VA this past weekend!  Unbeknownst to show vendors, we scoured the entire show for this year’s winners of our O-fficial Awards for the Cutest, Funniest and Yummiest items at the show, plus an Honorable Mention.

On Sunday we informed the winners and invited them to be with us live on-air on the main stage from the Southern Women’s Show for a special one-hour radio show.  It was a bit like a moving circus, but we got to chat with each one of them.

PLUS, our home and small office efficiency expert Susie Hayman shared the one tip that’s key to a smooth running small business (the answer may surprise you)!

  

 

 

Susie Hayman:  Home & Small Office Efficiency Expert

 

Cutest Award Winner:  Modern Mary

Seema S. Sahin, owner of Modern Mary carried the cutest Asian-inspired jackets that were both cute and soooo affordable!  Co-host Mary picked out a white one with grey and black trim to go with her red pants.

 

Yummiest Award Winner:  DePree Rum Cakes

The idea of cakes with liquor was already attractive, but when we heard Gene Dolata talk about how they were made, saw all the flavors, and then tasted them, we knew we found the Yummiest Award Winner!

Gene was so jazzed about the award that he arranged a 20% discount for all Girlfriend We Gotta Talk radio show listeners!  Just enter the word GIRLFRIEND in all CAPS as the coupon code when ordering online.  We hear that 20% off the price means 20% fewer calories, too.  We believe ‘em!

 
 
 Funniest Award Winner:  Mix It Up! Wine Glasses

Not long ago we had our Chocolate, Wine & Luuv Party, so it's no surprise that when we happened upon a whole collection of hand painted wine glasses we were drawn like bees to honey.  But, these glasses were like no other we'd ever seen and made us howl!  Hubby Greg Baetje shared how his wife Christy came up with the idea.

Honorable Mention:  LipSense

Kristin Stanges is an independent distributor with Senegence Cosmetics, a complete line of cosmetics and skin care, but what we love, love, love the most is their LipSense line of long lasting lip color that looks great, doesn't dry our lips, and really stays on for hours!

Miss Congeniality: 

Brenda Venable & Alison Johnson of ParBella Dresses for Girls

We just had to say something about this mother and daughter team next to the Modern Mary booth who were so friendly and helpful to watch Seema's booth while she was on-air.  These kind of girlfriends are the best!

Special Thanks to Skirt Magazine & FreezeFrame Photo Booth

We had fun hanging out with you in your Skirt Lounge and love our new photo strip!

A Little Chocolate, A Little Wine

Your radio show co-host and beauty expert, Susie Galvez, has a saying:  “A little powder, a little paint, will make you look like what you ain’t!”

On “Girlfriend We Gotta Talk!” radio show we are giving birth to a similar saying:  “A little chocolate, a little wine, will make the world stop for just a time!”

Matt Gearhart of Gearharts Fine Chocolates and Jackie Miller of Café Caturra helped us stop our worlds for just a time last month when they generously donated amazing chocolates and delicious wine for our “Chocolate, Wine & Luuv Party”.  (Check out our party pics!) 

Now it’s time to learn more about the latest in chocolate and wine to make your spring pop!

 

P.S. -  Special thanks to new Aura Spa at the Hilton Hotel & Spa in Richmond, VA!  Susie the Beauty loved the Aroma Blush Facial and Mary melted with the Enliven Turkish Mineral Body Exfoliation.  Plus, the gals who gave us a manicure and pedicure were a delight!  (Mary named the purple-red polish her chose Good Aura.)  Definitely a great place for a special treat! 

Laugh Out Loud with Jeanne Robertson!

Ready to laugh out loud?  Then you’re gonna love our oh-so-funny guest Jeanne Robertson.  Jeanne is speaker whose whole goal is to inspire people to develop a sense of humor.  And she often does it by example, telling the funniest stories.  You may know of Jeanne because you’ve seen her in person, watched one of her humorous DVDs, or heard her on SiriusXM satellite radio’s Family Comedy or Blue Collar Comedy channels. 

You gotta hear her story about why not to send a man to the grocery store (we literally cried!).  And, you gotta watch the video of her bungee jumping story below. 

PLUS, just in time for spring our residential real estate expert Betty Sharper shared what types of home remodeling give you the biggest bang for the buck – and which don’t.