Celebrating Female Friendships
With recent holidays (official and unofficial) like World Thinking Day and Galentine’s Day, we, at Golden Coil, want to take the opportunity to celebrate female friendships and all that they bring to our lives.
Golden Coil is a young, small business that is big on supporting women. Created by two female founders (and sisters!), Trisha and Michelle Zemp, we pride ourselves on lifting up other women and employing stay-at-home moms who work part-time from home. As an all-female team, we love working together, and we’re also great friends.
Today’s blog post is all about female friendships and why they’re something to be celebrated!
Why female friendships are so important:
In a world that often prioritizes romantic love, friendships can end up taking a backseat. But there’s room for both. Female friendships are truly one of the most valuable connections to have. There are no friendships quite like female friendships—we laugh together, share secrets and dreams, support each other through wins, and care for each other through losses. Female friendships are a special kind of kinship, and they add so much to our lives. From questionable style choices to embarrassing obsessions, girlfriends are our unpaid therapists, companions, and partners in crime. People may come and go, but with intentional nurturing, close female friends will remain a constant presence through every life phase.
This year, celebrate your female friendships! Here are some ideas to get you started:
Send a kind text telling your girlfriends how much you appreciate their friendship, or give them a call just because.
Find an activity you and your gal pals haven’t tried before. This could be anything from axe throwing to pottery. Whatever it is, do it together!
Plan a friendaversary party—reminisce on old times, play throwback music, and just enjoy each others’ company.
Lean into the activities and shared interests that bond you and your friends. Are you big film buffs? Have a movie marathon. Maybe you’re all Taylor Swift fans. Throw a Taylor Swift themed dance party.
If you and your friends have been really busy lately, make a plan to go run errands together. This way, you can at least share some quality time.
Tackle a DIY project together! Maybe this is an arts and craft project, maybe it’s refurbishing furniture. Whatever it is, you can make it more memorable by doing it together.
Treat yourselves to a day of relaxation. Head to the spa, get manis, pedis, and massages—the options are endless!
Get all dressed up and do a little photoshoot together.
If you want to go a little Gen Z, put a slideshow together of you and your girlfriends’ favorite memories and best moments. Everyone can make one and take turns presenting to each other. This is sure to bring up some laughter and memories of good times.
Plan a girls’ getaway. It doesn’t matter how near or far the destination is. Round up your best gal pals and enjoy what’s probably a long-overdue adventure.
If life’s gotten busy for you and your friends, write these plans down—even if they’re tentative—in your Golden Coil planner. Once you write them down, you’ll be more likely to prioritize them and make them a reality.
And lastly, some journal prompts to get you reflecting on the power of female friendships:
Who would you say are the closest, most important women in your life? What do these relationships bring you?
Name three things you love doing with your female friends. Why are these so special to you?
How do your female friends inspire you? Motivate you? Make you want to grow?
If you had a daughter, what would you tell her about the importance of female friendships?
How have your female friendships evolved over the years?
Write about a memory you share with your girlfriends that still makes you laugh or smile after all these years.
Describe a time a female friend helped or supported you during a time of need. How did their actions impact you?
Write about the love you have for the women in your life.
How are your friendshps with women different from your friendships with men?
What is something only your girlfriends really get? (this could be anything from a relationship with a family member, to an obsession with a band)
At the end of the day, female friendships make up some of our most special, cherished relationships. They allow us to be vulnerable, silly, and everything in between. Throughout the ups and downs of life, these connections bring us love and light.
World Thinking Day:
“... a day of international friendship and a time to stand up for causes that could improve the lives of girls around the globe.” - girlscouts.org
Galentine’s Day:
A day to celebrate the love of female friendships. Typically celebrated the day before Valentine’s Day on February 13th.