Stitch and Bitch

My girlfriends and I have been meeting regularly once a month for a few years now. We take turns at each other's homes and have refreshments. We call these evenings stitch and bitch although no sewing ever gets done. We started them up because we realized we weren't seeing each other as often as we liked with working and raising families, so we made a commitment to one another to get together once a month minimum. I can't even remember how many years we have been doing this, but it started when our kids were little.

Most of the evenings we talk about our kids and what they are up to, especially now that they are all grown up and some already married with children of their own. But pretty much we have supported one another though all of life's ups and downs. Divorce, cancer, moving, new jobs, etc. How quickly the years go by.... a cliche... but it rings true on a regular basis.

Take time for your girlfriends...take time for yourself.... that is the most important advice I could give someone.