Girlfriends, are you making any New Years resolutions? If you’re looking to make some changes in 2009, enlist your girlfriends to help you stay on track. Use your next girls night to find a “Resolution Buddy”—a partner who will help you keep that promise to exercise five days a week, quit smoking, or be nicer to your husband. Here at GirlfriendCelebrations, we work on improving ourselves all year long. We’re always starting something new. However, the start of a new year *is* the perfect time to reflect on what needs to change in your life and start making that change with vigor. Read on to see what we’re doing and how you can find a buddy too:

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[Hello Girlfriends! Enjoy our belated Christmas present to you: this "aaahrticle" about a girlfriend getaway to warm and sunny southern France! Our contributor Casey Wohl bring us another great girlfriend travel destination, and sent along some glam pics of her journey. Happy reading!] by Casey Wohl From Orlando to London, then London to Marseilles, my girlfriends and I finally arrived in the South of France for an amazing vacation!  We stayed in an ocean-view villa managed by the Best Western Hotel Provencal. Although the majority of the trip involved some much-needed R&R, we did take some fun side trips during our time there.
One day we went to a nearby farmers market to browse the French goods. They had some amazing items, including fresh bread, fresh cheese, fruit and textiles. We later drove to St. Maxime, which is a small town located in the Gulf of St. Tropez and surrounded by the Maures Mountains. A popular attraction is the La Tour Carree (the town square) and the harbor, but we had fun just relaxing and enjoying the view.
By the third day, we were up for an adventure, which entailed a 20-minute ferry ride to the island of Porquerolles, which is a mostly un-inhabited island of Mediterranean forests, rocky coastline, nature reserves, beaches, boating and one little village.  We rented bikes and explored the island’s beauty, including its farm fields of figs and olives, lighthouse, gorge and beaches.  It was a fabulous day, but I’ll admit that my bottom was sore from the bumpy bike riding.

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Hi Girlfriends! Have you noticed our facelift? Take a minute to give us some feedback on our new site layout, won’t you? We’re now able to bring you much more information at a glance. RSS subscribers, hop on over and let your voice be heard too. We’ve introduced some cool new features—including Popular Posts and a star rating system for each post. You’ll also find Girlfriends Daily Calendar entries right on the home page, and a special spot for our fabulous contributors. We’re looking forward to your feedback, because we do it all for you, girlfriends. What would help you plan fun and meaningful times with your girlfriends? Just let us know.

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[Girlfriends, are you planning a girlfriend getaway for 2009? We know that many of you are wine-lovers, and we've got a great tip for you—but you must start planning today! In today's post you'll find all the details on how to plan a girlfriendly trip to the Big Apple, built around the New York Wine Expo in February. How fun! NEW! USE CODE 20BGWE FOR $20 OFF THE EARLY BIRD TICKET PRICE TO THE NEW YORK WINE EXPO. SPECIAL OFFER FOR OUR READERS GOOD UNTIL FEBRUARY 13, 2009. CLICK HERE! We're lucky to have insider travel tips by New York native Shelley Loo written just for Girlfriend Celebrations. Enjoy!] 

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What do you give to the girlfriend who has everything? Or, what do you give when you and your girlfriends would rather help a human being than shop for stuff you don’t really need? There are so many beautiful opportunities to commemorate your friendship while also helping women and children in need all over the world. Here are some of the best charitable gifts we’ve found for girlfriends this holiday season.

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[We are so lucky, girlfriends! Just in time for holiday parties, our spa correspondent Melissa Mellott delivers a fantastic roundup of beauty treatments for you and your girlfriends to try. Gift yourself a present and book those spa appointments now! Even better, Melissa has generously offered to answer your beauty questions. Ask your question in the comments or email us.] by Melissa Mellott What’s on your beauty wishlist to Santa?  Fewer wrinkles?  Less stress?  Better tone and texture and glowing skin? A perfect pedicure or just a little pampering to help you look refreshed and rejuvenated?

One of my spa gal pals, Carrie, works at Evolutions Medical Spa in Santa Barbara. It is so fun chatting with her about all of the treatments available to help women look their best. We recently had lunch and discussed all of the different treatments to help us and all of our girlfriends be holiday hotties!

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Do you have your December girls night on the calendar? Wondering what you can do that’s fun and meaningful? Well, GirlfriendCelebrations is here with our top 5 ways to have fun with your gal pals during the holidays. Give yourself permission to plan a girlfriend get-together during the holidays and use this special time to show your appreciation to the friends who love you!

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Want to give your whole girlfriend group a special gift? How about one that keeps the fun going all year long? Some of the best girls-night-activities-in-a-box are right here. They make great gifts because they are items your girlfriends might not buy for themselves, and they encourage girlfriend parties. So go for it: Give the gift of girlfriend cheer—it will make you happier all year!

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Good morning, girlfriends. We really enjoyed being interviewed this morning on the Mornings Show with Lorri and Larry on Family Net Sirius Satellite Radio! While we were extolling the virtues of female friendships, host Larry Estepa posed an interesting question: What about men? Aren’t their friendships of value to women? We have to admit, we didn’t quite know how to answer. After all, we’re experts on female friendship. So, we thought we’d throw the question to you: Can men and women really be friends? What are the differences between male-female and female-female friendships? Share your experiences, stories, opinions. Click the headline above to leave a comment. MEN – you are welcome to leave a comment too. And remember, girlfriends, you don’t have to use your real name, so spill it!

By Lynn Colwell and Corey Colwell-Lipson [The authors of Celebrate Green created some tips especially for us about holiday girlfriend parties with a green theme. Read on for great ways to create fun, meaningful, and earth-friendly times with your girlfriends!] Many of us are facing tough times this holiday season and if we’re into being eco-friendly, we might be thinking we’ll have to economize away from thinking green. Guess what? You can celebrate green and save green in the process! In fact, green gifts and gatherings almost always are the least expensive way to go. And it’s easy, too.

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