Girlfriend We Gotta Talk

Men Who Clean

All month on “Girlfriend We Gotta Talk!” radio show we’ve been celebrating moms.  Clearly May is a special month because instead of four Sundays, there are five, so we are putting a bow on this month of celebrating moms by talking with two men who CLEAN for all moms and women alike! 

We talked with Gary Glover and Norman Way of Puritan Cleaners, the award-winning, community-giving, and high-quality dry cleaner in Richmond, VA.  We told them that they needed to come into the studio with us and “come clean” about a few things like “Is dry cleaning really dry?”, “Why shouldn’t we immediately rinse out a stain?”, and “What crazy things have you found in people’s pockets?”

Nifty Things Your Grandmother Knew

When was the last time you roasted a chicken, hemmed a pair of pants, or planted a vegetable garden?  For some of us the answer is never.  We live in an age of convenience or were never taught such things.  But with tougher economic times and the desire to live more simply, knowing such things could be more than handy!

As we continue our month of celebrating moms we talked with Erin Bried, Self magazine senior staff writer and author of “How to Sew a Button:  And Other Nifty Things Your Grandmother Knew.”  For the book, Erin interviewed 10 grandmothers, all of whom lived during The Great Depression, to find out how they made due, helped others, and entertained with very little.  We want to hear about some of the more than 100 essential how-to’s she’s packed in her book to help us save money, simply life, and still have fun.

  

Our Fav!  How to Wear Red Lipstick

 

 

 

 

Real Solutions for Busy Moms

You’re a mom trying to juggle kids, marriage, pets, career, bills and a household!  You need help.  You need real solutions - - right now!

 

Supermodel to the rescue!  Seriously.  You may know of Kathy Ireland as the supermodel, but did you know that she’s also a wife, mom of three, and CEO of a very successful international business?  In fact, the mission of Kathy Ireland Worldwide  is “finding solutions for families, especially busy moms.”

 

As we continue our month of celebrating moms on “Girlfriend We Gotta Talk!” radio show we talked with Kathy about some of her tips for busy moms based on her book “Real Solutions for Busy Moms:  Your Guide to Success and Sanity.”

 

One of Kathy’s sanity tips for moms made us howl:  No is a complete sentence.

Sometimes, no is a complete sentence for children.  Other times, no is a complete sentence for adults.   There’s no doubt in our minds that sometimes you just gotta simply say “no.”

The Mother-in-Law's Manual

When her boys married, Susan Lieberman had NO idea that there was an entire new learning curve waiting just around the corner.  She expected parenting to be demanding, but it never occurred to her that becoming a mother-in-law would bring totally new challenges. 

She couldn’t find a manual to help, so she created one!  So as not to confuse anyone, it’s called "The Mother-in-Law’s Manual:  Proven Strategies for Creating and Maintaining Healthy Relationships with Married Children."

In celebration of Mother’s Day on “Girlfriend We Gotta Talk!” radio show we talked with Susan about why being a mother-in-law can be difficult, how to reduce tensions and stress (yours and theirs), and what she learned from women who had positive mother-in-law relationships.

If you ARE a mother-in-law or HAVE one, you’ll want to listen in! 

I Was a Really Good Mom Before I Had Kids

“I don’t know how she does it!” is an often heard refrain from mothers today.  They have no idea how they get it all done and, sometimes, even if they want the job!  Of course, most really do like being a mom, they just didn’t know what they were getting into or how much it would demand.
 

On “Girlfriend We Gotta Talk!” radio show we’re kicking off a month of celebrating moms with some help for the overwhelmed moms among us.  We talked to guest Amy Nobile, co-author of “I Was a Really Good Mom Before I Had Kids:  Reinventing Modern Motherhood”, which has got to one of the cutest, funniest, most practical books ever for moms!

 

We found out what led Amy and her girlfriend Trisha Ashworth to write this book, why moms have insane expectations on themselves, and how to answer the compelling question “Am I a bad mom if I don’t buy organic spaghettiO’s?”