Girlfriendology

We're talking two favorite topics today - food and frugal. And actually more than that, we're taking couponing into the gourmet 'aisle' with a great girlfriend. (And even can come up with creative and frugal girlfriend gifts!)NIKKI BALDERAS is a busy mom of three girls yet still finds time to share recipes and frugal tips on her site CouponCookin.com. It's a great site filled with recipes like for Blueberry Short Cake (yum!) and Meatloaf wellington! Join us for some great gourmet girlfriend advice with a heaving serving of frugal on the side! (-: Thanks Nikki for sharing and inspiring! (And making us a bit hungry.)

CATHIE BECK is the author of the award-winning memoir, Cheap Cabernet: A Friendship, a wickedly funny and smart memoir about female friendship. Iris Dart, author of Beaches describes Cheap Cabernet: A Friendship as “an achingly poignant memoir that reminds every woman to call her best friend right away.” Cheap Cabernet: A Friendship is garnering world-wide acclaim and is available at Amazon.com. A Denver-based, award-winning journalist and creative writer, Cathie’s short stories have been published in Riverrun Literary Magazine, Glimmer Train Literary Collective, Red Dirt Publications, and Zoetrope Stories, to name a few. She is currently is “The Wine Wench” columnist for ColoradoBiz Magazine (www.cobizmag.com) and KUVO radio (www.kuvo.org) in Denver, Colorado. She has written for the Boulder Daily Camera, the Los Angeles Times, The Denver Post, The Rocky Mountain News, The Denver Business Journal, Poets & Writers Magazine, and Writers Digest. She presently contributes to a number of major publications, including The Denver Post, and She is the recipient of the Louisiana Press Women’s and Denver Press Woman’s Writing Awards, the Scripps-Howard Award for Excellence in Journalism, and the University of Colorado’s Dean’s Award for Writing. Join us as we chat with CATHIE about friendships and her wonderful new book!

Did your mom have a lot of friends growing up? Are you following in her 'friendship footsteps? And, actually, how much do you know about your mother and her childhood? Girlfriend JANNA ANTENORCRUZ believes we need to pass along our stories to our children - of our childhood. She's recording women's stories on her site Mommy Piggy Tales. She'll share the power of stories on Friday - 2-2:30pm EST on BlogTalkRadio. LISTEN TO THIS INSPIRING GIRLFRIEND!

Have you ever gone looking for a BFF? What do you think would happen? Well, our guest today has done that and shared in in her popular blog and upcoming book, both named MWF Seeking BFF. Meet RACHEL BERTSCHE: Rachel is a web producer and journalist in Chicago. Before leaving New York for the Midwest, Rachel was an editor at O, The Oprah Magazine. In addition to O, she’s written for publications including Marie Claire, Every Day with Rachael Ray, Teen Vogue, Outside, Fitness, More, Women’s Health, Chicago Magazine, San Francisco Magazine, Ocean Drive and Field and Stream. When she’s not writing, Rachel’s out searching for a new best friend. Her blog, MWF Seeking BFF, chronicles her quest. MWF Seeking BFF, the book, will be out in 2012. Follow Rachel on Twitter.

Relax ... and join us at the 'Girlfriend Spa' today! CANDY SILVASY is a spa expert & author of Art of the Spa. Her website, Spa Around the World, is devoted to providing a daily spa escape combined with lifestyle tips. She has traveled to over 90 spas in 8 countries and has been profiled in print, on radio & PBS, FOX News and ABC TV. She created spas for the Sundance Film Festival and does technical advising related to spa. Candy's new book SpaHome - Live. Love. Lounge. will be released in January 2011. As a part of her dedication to healthy living, Candy also founded Spa4Diabetes, a non-profit that works with the United Nations to raise money and awareness for Type 2 diabetes. Read her Blog Follow Candy/Spa on Twitter Shop Spa Maison

Let's get fit and "BeFit" girlfriends! HELENE BRYNE is BeFit-Mom and author of women’s health guides. Helene works with moms to help them BeFit - to generate optimal health, self confidence, strength, flexibility and peace-of-mind during your pregnancy and postpartum periods – and beyond! Listen in for Helene’s tips and techniques for being a healthy, strong woman. Here's Helene's bio: Helene has over twenty years of experience in the fitness industry. A former professional dancer, she holds a BFA from the Boston Conservatory and is an ACE (American Council on Exercise) certified Personal Trainer. Her fitness experience runs the gamut from group fitness and private training, to Pilates, yoga, injury rehabilitation, and special populations. The birth of her son inspired her to specialize in prenatal and postpartum fitness and exercise. Drawing on her knowledge of Pilates, dance, and classic fitness techniques, she created a unique system of exercise that quickly, safely, and effectively restores the body after pregnancy and childbirth. Both her book, “Exercise After Pregnancy: How to Look and Feel Your Best” (Celestial Arts, 2001) and DVD, “Bounce Back Fast!: Post Natal Core Conditioning” (BeFit-Mom, 2005) have received wide acclaim in the fitness and birthing communities, and with women everywhere. Through her workshops, she has had the pleasure of helping hundreds of women recondition their bodies after childbirth and live active, fit, healthy lifestyles.

You know those friends who are the 'connectors?' They're the ones who bring new friends together and who want to know what's going on in your life so they can help. They love to introduce you to friends who may be able to help you reach your dreams? Well, our guest today is that kind of friend. Meet JUDI COGEN. Judi is a passionate entrepreneur, a Kolbe certified consultant, a Boresha 'skinny coffee' Rep and a girlfriend connector.

How old is beautiful? Well, to today's guest, MARSHA KARZMER, we don't have to define ourselves that way. Author of several books that inspire with Marsha's art and words, we'll all benefit from the creative wisdom she offers.

Don't you LOVE tips? They're always great ways to save time, money, do things faster/better/cheaper, etc. As girlfriends, that's one of the things we love to share - ways to make each other's lives better. Today's BlogTalkRadio/Girlfriendology guest is the "Tip Junkie" LAURIE TURK. Laurie is a self-proclaimed girly-girl mom of three boys and has a great website called, you guessed it!, Tip Junkie. Join us as we chat about tips, tricks and girlfriend advice with this fun, creative and inspiring woman!

Need to get organized? (Who doesn't?!) Well, we've got just the right girlfriend for the challenge. SANDY JENNEY is a professional organizer and will share her organization insights and de-cluttering advice to help all of us feel a little more in control of our closets, kitchens, basements and lives! JOIN US!

Who taught you how to put on make-up? Probably a girlfriend! Growing up, our girlfriends taught us all kinds of things - we trusted them and could relate to each other. Well, we still trust and NEED our girlfriends and we've got just the guest for some great girlfriend advice on this show. Meet SARAH WALLER, of Sweet Libertine mineral make-up. Sarah creates amazing eyeshadows and more that girlfriends LOVE to wear. She'll share some great girlfriend advice on make-up, being an entrepreneur and following your dreams - on this week's BlogTalkRadio/Girlfriendology show. JOIN US!

First comes love, then comes marriage, then ... From first date to first steps, our guest ROBIN GORMAN NEWMAN is the go-to girlfriend for great advice. She's written books on dating and marriage, and now inspires women who are becoming mothers after 35 with Motherhood Later. Listen in for advice for all us girlfriends!

Think you can't feed a family of four for $5? Well, our guest this week will prove you wrong - and you'll be happy she did! ERIN CHASE is a busy mom and frugal foodie. She took on the challenge of $5 dinners for her family and soon had a huge following of other frugal foodies who wanted to learn more and more and more. Her new book, "The $5 Dinner Mom Cookbook" has 200 recipes for quick, delicious, nourishing meals that are easy on the budget and a snap to prepare. Join us for this informative, fun, frugal foodie interview with ERIN CHASE!

Girlfriendology interview PEG STOOKEY Legacy Connection http://legacyconnection.com Do you have a dream of following your dream? Our girlfriend and guest today can help. PEG STOOKEY believes in the power of our dreams and in not only achieving success but accelerating it! She founded Legacy Connection - a membership community whose mission is to accelerate the success of small business owners-franchised or not. She takes a "community approach" to entrepreneurial development so that entrepreneurs succeed faster and enjoy long-term profitability and value from their business. Welcome Peg!

Want to get the girls together for a fun night? Don't worry about deciding on or reading a book, today's guest MARCIE JACOBS has a great idea - StoryClub Games. As Marcie explains: StoryClub games™ started with a dream that I had one summer night in 2008. "My book club couldn’t agree on what to read. So instead, we decided to write our own story." That dream turned into a vision of actual story clubs where groups of friends write stories together. After a lot of research, my friend, KC Kiner, and I outlined the process of how-to-play. "We knew a storybook had to be included, as well as, some sort of 'starter' cards, character cards, and wildcards," said KC. Eventually the cards were separated into four decks and deemed Story Starters, People, Places, and Things. Once the first draft was written and handmade cards and a storybook put together, an email was sent inviting friends to a new kind of Girls' Night. "Deceit, murder, romance and hilarity. There’s no telling where a StoryClub story will go!" The concept not only worked, but it was great fun. Soon after that first StoryClub, graphic designer, Elyse Salamon, joined the team and began making StoryClub games™ look fun, fresh and pretty. Meanwhile, Marcie and KC researched U.S. manufacturers and negotiated with vendors to get the game produced. Girls’ Night, the inaugural edition of StoryClub games™, debuted in August, 2009. The company has many plans for future editions. "Our hope is to be able to offer something for everyone because it's not only fun, but StoryClub is a terrific way to connect with others."