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Team GirlieGuide takes on the Flora Women's Mini Marathon

Posted by Brenda Oman on Thursday, June 7, 2012, In : Girlie Greatness

So the big day finally came and Team GirlieGuide took to the streets of Dublin to compete in the Flora Women’s Mini Marathon.

This was the first outing for Team GirlieGuide and I am eternally grateful to my lovely Girlies for their hard work, training and commitment to the Team!!

Team GirlieGuide

Needless to say that with the streets lined with some 40,000 plus women, we had a brilliant day!!

Our fundraising attempts this year were in aid of Make a Wish Ireland who provided us with the...
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Funky Goddess Strikes Again....

Posted by Brenda Oman on Monday, May 28, 2012, In : Girlie Greatness

Since GirlieGuide first reviewed the Welcome to Womanhood gift box from Funky Goddess I have had the pleasure of meeting the lovely Samantha, actually she also dropped by in a dream I had, we had a lovely chat and a cuppa, all a bit odd but anyway I digress....

Since our last feature, Funky Goddess has gone on to be a Small Business Sunday (#SBS) winner chosen by Theo Paphitis from the BBC's Dragon Den…

AND also successfully pitched on RTE's Dragon Den…

It has been all GO for Funky God...
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Product Review: The Funky Goddess ‘Welcome to Womanhood’ Gift Box

Posted by Brenda Oman on Tuesday, February 7, 2012, In : Girlie Greatness

The Funky Goddess ‘Welcome to Womanhood’ Gift Box

Background and Product Description:

Mother of two young girls aged 12 and 4 years old, Samantha Kelly of Rosslare Harbour Co Wexford in Ireland has developed a unique product designed to ease young girls over the milestone of their first period. After searching local pharmacies in preparation for the inevitable milestone her own daughters would approach, Samantha identified a gap in the market. There were no all-inclusive gift sets that h...

The Frugal Girlie: A Year of Nothing New

Posted by Brenda Oman on Friday, February 3, 2012, In : Girlie Greatness

As part of our frugal guide, "The Frugal Girlie“, GirlieGuide is very pleased to welcome to the blog today, Lizzie Longworth. Lizzie has the most wonderful online handmade jewellery boutique La Chic Unique where she takes vintage elements, design and style and mixes them with modern materials. Lizzie also has the fantastic blog Inside Emma’s Attic where she shares her love of all things handmade!!

In May last year I decided to change the way we frivolously spend money on clothes, t...

The Best Day of Your Life.....Again....

Posted by Brenda Oman on Wednesday, January 25, 2012, In : Girlie Greatness

Girlies, how often do you sneakily take your wedding dress out and wear it around the house when you are alone? How often do you just open the wardrobe and sigh and wish you could wear it just one more time? Well, the Villa Rose Hotel in Donegal, Ireland, might just have the answer to all your problems (and we LOVE it!!).......

Calling all Brides…

This may just be what all you past brides have been waiting for - the opportunity to wear your wedding dress one more time at a Charity Bal...