breakup survival party

December 4, 2009 | Arbor Mist, yummy things

This is a compensated review from BlogHer and Arbor Mist

Here’s the thing I don’t get about sparkling wine. Who says it just has to be for a special occasion, like a wedding or New Years Eve? Personally, I think bubbly is good all the time. Whether it is dinner with friends, birthday or even just Thursday night with Grey’s Anatomy on. Whatever.

So when the opportunity came up to created a themed gift basket for a party type event of my choice centered around Arbor Mist Sparkling in the raspberry and peach flavors, I just couldn’t pass it up.

While racking my brain for a great idea, I remembered I had read a guest post from Leah awhile back saying she was thinking about making a “breakup basket” for a friend going through a rough breakup. As 20 and 30 somethings, we are dealing with relationships that may or may not always end up working out. We all know how a breakup can be no matter the terms it ends on. You can only sulk around for so long and then it’s time for your friends to get involved. Then the last thing a girl needs is to be alone when all the drama starts to pass.

And so I created the Breakup Survival Kit / Party!

What better way to brighten a girlfriend’s day than to show up at her place or drag her to yours with this baby. Inside we have all the essentials for a night in with your friends that is just what you need to get out of that post-breakup slump.

- Sparkly things: Arbor Mist Sparkling in Raspberry and Peach flavors (and don’t forget the flutes!) for a cheers to great girlfriends who always stand by you.
- Yummy things: cupcake mix and frosting (funfetti, of course), chocolate and popcorn for baking and snacking while you watch the next thing in this basket
- Hilarious things: seasons one and two of How I Met Your Mother on dvd. If you seen the show, you know exactly why I put this in my basket. It’s legen – wait for it – dary!
- Pampering things: assorted body scrubs, lotions, pedicure kits and nail polish because what girl doesn’t feel good after a fresh coat of polish?
- Dance Party things: an iTunes gift card to pick out some tunes for that epic dance party you will have before the night is through. I thoroughly recommend some Britney, Nsync and Spice Girls. There’s no better time than now to get a little cheesy with it. Trust.
- Breakup bibles: It’s Called a Breakup Because It’s Broken and an issue of Cosmopolitan because guys might suck but hey, at least you aren’t that girl in the front of the mag that all those embarrassing stories happen to.
- Pretty things: last but not least, I’m tying it up with a pretty black rouched scarf. Ribbon is cool and all but there is nothing like rocking a new accessory that makes you feel amazing when you step out as the fierce.

How can a girl be bummed when she has great company, treats, Barney Stinson and fruity sparkling wine? You can’t. I’m pretty sure it’s illegal.

Now I’m going to share the love and offer one lucky reader a $100 Visa gift card!

To enter, leave me a comment below and tell me something creative you have done to help get a friend over a rough patch (breakup or otherwise) or you may leave a link to your post on your own blog in the comments below. You must also leave you DOB (month/day/year) in your comment to be eligible for this sweepstakes.

The contest will begin at 12/4/2009 at 3:15 p.m. (PST) and will end 12/31/09 at 5:00 p.m. (PST). Make sure that the e-mail address you leave is correct.

Rules:

* No duplicate comments.
* You may receive an additional entry by linking on twitter and leaving a link in the comments.
* You may receive an additional entry by blogging about this contest and leaving a link in the comments.
* This giveaway is open to US residents, aged 21 and older
* Winners will be selected via random draw, and will notified by e-mail.
* You have 48 hours to get back to me, otherwise a new winner will be selected.
* Please see the official rules here: Official rules

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Hmm . . .I really haven’t done anything very creative to help a friend with a break-up other than to be there to commiserate and make boxed mac n cheese in the dorm room. Oh yeah-and get them drunk . . .

When I was in college and a friend was going through a break-up, we’d stay up all night talking and making fun of the ex.

10/13/75

Blogged about this:

http://grand-giveaways.blogspot.com/2009/12/visa-100-gift-card-sponsored-by-arbor.html

My younger sister went through a tough breakup a couple years ago. I comforted her by taking her out to a movie and allowing her to spend some time at my house (away from everyone else).

Birthday: 12/01/88

When my friend got dumped, I hosted a house party, invited everyone and helped her forget all about him. Plus all the countless nights we spent watching Friends episodes (her fav) and letting her cry it out while sitting on the stairs of her building, the cracking her up by the popcorn I burnt and made the whollllle building smell. We left it outside the door and by morning it had vanished! Someone must’ve been hungry. ooo college towns!

11/10/84

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In college, whenever one of us was having a tough time (especially about boys), we’d go out and get candy and other treats from the college convenience store to bring to that person. It always worked – who doesn’t love chocolate?

Birthday: 1/8/87

In college, we always went to the local mexican restaurant and got a big thing of cheese dip, chips, lots of tacos and beer and/or Mike’s hard lemonade. It was our beer and taco night, and we couldn’t have made it through as well as we did without those nights.

11/27/83

I also unfortunately haven’t done anything particularly creative to help a friend get over a breakup. Just the old standbys – Ben and Jerry’s, lots of girl time, movies, going out and getting drunk, and being a shoulder to cry on.

Bday – 10/24/83

My favorite was writing my “how to deal with heartbreak” post… for you!

6.13.85

The best thing I ever did for a friend to get over a break-up was to get a pint of Ben and Jerry’s Phish Food ice cream and take it to her. We ate all of the ice cream while talking about how much men sucked, and when we were done we rinsed the pint out, cut a slit in the top of the lid, and filled out pieces of paper with all the things that were wrong with men. When we were done we went through and read them out loud, and laughed. She kept that for years, and always said how much it helped her out.

Jill Himitsu Reply:
December 5th, 2009 at 2:24 pm

Crap, i forgot to add my Bday.

11/17/81

Surprisingly, I haven’t had many friends go through rough breakups, but when I went through one my friends were amazing. One of them would take me on all of her errands for the few days following the breakup, so that I wouldn’t sit at home by myself, crying. It helped more than I thought it would and I’m forever grateful for those kind of friendships.

Definitely lots of “You’re so much better off!” and “It’ll be okay!”

12/11/84

I helped my Sister through a rough breakup by buying her a plane ticket and having her come visit me. We live 1200 miles apart and just getting away from the situation made her feel much better.
10/27/59

Girls night in! Yummy food, good movies, slumber party!

My friend and I signed up for a Yoga class together. 11/22/1957

While my roommate was suffering the effects of a bad break-up, I bought a calendar that had a bunch of hot men on it, and every time she was having a bad day, I’d write something new on the calendar about why we don’t need men. “Men are like hairstyles… they seem great when you first get them, but they never end up being what you think they will.” “Men are like the stock market… grad school students shouldn’t play around with them.” She would check the calendar and we’d laugh, and make up more. It was silly and fun, and it cheered her up, at least a little.

When my friend Liz got dumped, I brought over a giant bag of Doritos and we played video games the entire night.

5/8/85

Oh my word. This would be perfect for me. That basket, I mean. I just broke up with my boyfriend of 3 and a half years…today. Ha! Isn’t life ironic?

Anyhow, I always try to be there for my friends, whether that means letting them cry, eat ice cream, or see a movie. I think that’s what I will need for the next few months — space to figure out what I want. I mean, I may want to go shopping on Tuesday or I may change my mind last minute because I want to lounge in sweatpants and eat. A good friend is willing to give her girlfriend the space to do either of those things, in moderation. My heart hurts bad as hell right now, but I’m looking forward to how my female relationships will blossom, as a result.

January 16, 1985

When a friend was going through a really bad break up, we went shopping and I put on the most ridiculous outfits and accessories over my clothes to make her laugh and pop out of racks to surprise her. She laughed so hard she was crying, finally for a good reason.

8/23/79

I took a friend out at least once a week to do something new: get our nails done, eat at a new restaurant, etc. It helped get her mind off of things and gave us both something to look forward to. I knew she just needed someone to talk to her so that was the added bonus too.

lots of ben and jerrys.

4/26/1986

A friend of mine split from her long time boyfriend and I had her over for a night in. We watched sad move, then happy movie, then sad movie, then happy movie. She was instructed that she had to turn her phone off the entire time she was over, so she wasn’t checking it the entire time.

As simple as it sounds, it really did seem to help her out.

Holler

Also? Born 10/03/1984.

A friend of mine was having a tough time after her new husband was deployed to Iraq. I made up a comfort gift package for her, with her favorite treats and some goofy pick me up items. In the package I included a hug (long strip of paper with hands on each end so you can wrap the hug around yourself) and mailed it to her.

8/14/78

ben and jerrys, chick flicks, and lots and lots of angry music (i.e. kelly clarkson).

4/12/83 is my dob

and there’s a tweet: http://twitter.com/missheidi/status/6387674978

Typically when I have a friend going through a rough patch I take them out for dinner and drinks and good conversation. Talking about what’s wrong can help.

08/16/1980

One of my best friends recently went through a divorce. It was rough, but she was tough. I helped her move out asap, and basically became mediator between she and her now ex (who is also a friend of mine-AWKWARD!). It was definitely stressful at times, but SO worth it to take some of that chaos off of her. Our girls’ night became a weekly thing that consisted of dinner, movies, concerts, laughing, crying, and verbally bashing men into oblivion (I think we were pretty creative with that). We just stuck with “attempting to remain sane after a breakup” type stuff. Definitely could have used that handy dandy breakup survival kit, though.

DOB: 06/27/82

One time when a girlfriend was going through a rough patch I made her a gift basket (not as cool as the one you’re giving away) but hey it’s the thought that counts

I blogged: http://senoritarachael.blogspot.com/2009/12/oh-christmas-tree-oh-christmas-tree.html

I tweeted: http://twitter.com/rachael1331/status/6401156595

09/13/1987

Way back in junior high my best friend and I somehow came up with the code words of “buying socks” for when we were pissed at our other friends or boyfriends. I honestly no longer have any idea what it meant or how we came up with it. But, in high school, whenever one of us was going through a break-up, the other one would show up with actual socks. Usually the ugliest ones we could find. It would make us laugh so hard and forget that stupid boy for at least a little bit.

1/12/1980

Erin Reply:
December 12th, 2009 at 11:44 pm

P.S. Blogged about this here: http://eri-thon.blogspot.com/2009/12/when-universe-speaks.html

I always try to cheer up a friend with a night in with some movies and loads of sweet treats like ice cream.

04/08/1986

It was a really rough patch for my college roommate. She not only went through a really rough break-up but she injured her knee and was unable to ride her horse for several months.

She was really down in the dumps on a Saturday so I grabbed her and some “break-up” supplies (nail polish, snacks, mountain dew *her favorite*, a chick flick and some horse supplies). We went to the barn and let her Arabian out and we just sat in some lounge chairs watching her horse run around totally free spirited. We talked about how being Single for a while won’t be that bad. And I told her, like her horse, how she is a free spirit. And she would be okay.

Then we went back home, threw in the movie ate until we almost puked. To this day, it’s still a fond memory.

7/13/83

I can’t really think of anything ultra-creative I’ve done for a friend going through a breakup, but I have made one of my friends surrender her phone to me when we were hanging out so she wouldn’t try to call or text him!

I deleted the offender from my FB friends list.

Ok, so the funny thing is… when I was going through an icky breakup a few years ago and my roommate had gotten some bad news of her own, we grabbed a couple of bottles of sparkling wine and started making lists of everything in our lives worth celebrating. We had PAGES of randomness from like “my family rocks” to “my hair is amazing,” and by the end of the night we were suffering instead through fits of giggles and well, being wasted. It was awesome. This is a great, great idea.

5/5/1983

I love making ice cream for my friends in a rough patch, and I mean MAKING ice cream! Cream and rock salt and ice and all! All that silly bag shaking and such really perks a person up!

04/28/88

First of all, I love Arbor Mist.

Creative help for friends? A trip to a diner for breakfast, whatever time it is. A specific netflix movie or endless streaming of dawson’s creek DVDs with endless glasses of wine. Eating and drinking is a really good way to make someone feel better…even if it’s only for a day.

My birthday is 9/2/85.
This is a legen- wait for it……DAIRY give away

I twittered this, too!

http://twitter.com/JillHimitsu/statuses/6418812323

11/17/81

First, let me say that Arbor Mist blackberry merlot is the best thing in the whole world. I gave it to my office coworkers last year for christmas. Seriously.

One time my friend katie as having a horrible time at work so i went to walmart on our lunch break and got her a basket full of pick me ups. Madonna’s cds, a teddy bear, flowers. It was very sweet if i do say so myself.

I love this basket! I so could have used it last year. When my friends are going through a rough patch, I usually cook them something yummy and bring over some movies and hide out in their room for a weekend. It’s nice to just be able to escape from the world for a little while.

1/20/88

The most creative thing I have done is when my best friend told me her and her boyfriend of 7 years decided to seperate. Without her knowing what we were doing I told her to take the weekend off because I had something planned. I booked a room in Toronto and we drove the 5 hours there just talking about what happened and then spent the weekend just shopping and going out. It was the most fun either of us have had in a while.

03-07-84

A friend of mine was feeling very low about a boy, but didn’t want to call attention to her feelings. I picked up on her down-low-ness (if that’s even a WORD), and showed up at her doorstep with some McDonalds Cheeseburgers in tote. It was a simple gesture that helped her smile.

2/8/83

ok this is a great contest and you put together a killer package lady. i almost want to go through a breakup just so you send it to me. haha.

as for how i’ve helped a friend go through one? isn’t it standard to drink copious amounts of wine and trash talk them? works every time!

and my birthday is 7/2/80 <— waaaaay old enough to drink lots of arbor mist!

I haven’t had anybody close to me have any nasty breakups in a long time but my girlfriends and I can all get in some pretty big drama with our husbands. We all just keep a listening ear open for each other… and keep the chocolate coming as needed, of course!

Jen W. Reply:
December 7th, 2009 at 1:51 pm

Shoot, and my birthday is 12/7/82 (today!!)

I made crockpot dinner (all my friends’ fave!) about a month ago for a friend whose boyfriend broke up with her, along with some of our favorite Asti Spumante (I whole-heartedly agree that you do NOT need a special occasion for champagne/sparkling wine! I drink a glass after work sometimes, just because…not to mention I just feel so proper drinking out of a champagne flute!), and just let her vent & tell her story. Nothing like your girlfriends, some comfort food & champagne to get you through a bad breakup

2/8/82

I’ve sent a friend flowers to help her get over a breakup

DOB 9/26/83

Sex and the City DVDs and drinks at the bar are always a surefire pickup!

I would put a bottle of water and a packet of Emergen-C plus maybe a B-complex in there. I find that if I hydrate and take those vitamins before I conk out after…um…indulging…it lessens the aftereffects. Which if you have children who get up with the chickens is TOTALLY KEY. (just kidding if my ex-husband’s lawyers are reading this, the most I ever have is two drinks in one evening and am in full control of my faculties at all times)

DOB: 9/11/79

in high school, we used to do dairy queen runs – get huge big DQ blizzards and do girl’s nights. watch romantic comedies, eat lots of ice cream, and make fun of the ex. a lot.

birthday is 3/10/85 and i LOVE anything sparkling or champagne like.

Wow! I’ve never been quite that creative. Maybe just driving around and singing good break-up songs at the top of our lungs.

08/02/1988

mdmerenghi@gmail.com

A trip to Vegas.
No, really.
One of my friends was getting divorced and so we moved our Vegas trip up and all went out there for four days of partying, dancing, talking to new guys, maybe attending a strip club and having one of the best times of our lives! I think it was hard for her but she came out pretty strong for it.

(date of birth, 9/29/83)

Great basket!

I tweeted about this too!

http://twitter.com/Nora_L/status/6456208693

When my friend was going through a breakuP we watched about 3 seasons of the Gilmore Girls, ate tons of chocolate and drank wine

3/20/83

My best friend broke up with her boyfriend many months back, and we packed it up and flew to Vegas! Cuz, I mean, seriously, there is NO better way to survive the break-up blues than with a trip to Vegas. endless amounts of trash-talk, gambling, and drinkin’ ensued. The cute foreign boys we met throughout the week didn’t hurt, either.

Luckily for her (not even joking), she ended up meeting her current love/fiance in a bar and the rest is history.

If only every break up turned out the way hers did!

(dob 11/12/1987)

It isn’t that creative, but I’d make sure to answer the phone every single time she called, sometimes multiple times in a day. Hopefully it showed her that even though he wasn’t around, I would always be there for her!
6/11/82

A dancing party, including shouting to the necessary “I will Survive” can charge a girl up to keep putting one step in front of the other.
02/06/1964

I would sent her cards of encouragement

mjharvey26 at yahoo dot com

sent cards of encouragement

DOB 9 26 83

mjharvey26 at yahoo dot com

food & drinks! 4/13/78

hmm most creative? kinda hard since all that sort of happened in college and then it really just consisted of a night out dancing and drinking or a night in with a good girly movie and chocolate. those days are long gone so just being there through many, many emails and phone calls (my closest friend is a plane ride away)

DOB 8/22/78

Offered to cook for her. When I went through rough patches this was the hardest thing for me to do.

6/1/88

I love your idea of breakup survival kit, absolutely creative. The most funny thing I’ve done to help my GFs when they were down from relationships- we sent the guy a huge “thank you” note.
08/28/74
Tcarolinep at gmail dot com

tweet.http://twitter.com/tcarolinep/status/6512087754

Blogged. http://tcarolinep.blogspot.com/2009/12/giveaway-oh-how-lovely-reviews.html

send her a pedicure voucher to feel better!
DOB 9-25-1982

artisticbaker at gmail dot com

I gave a friend a gift certificate for a massage. For at least one hour, her cares would be massaged away!
5/21/73

I stayed up all night watching girlie movies like A Walk to Remember and eating frozen custard out of the carton with my bff in high school to get over her douchebag boyfriend.

DOB 4/14/86

I made her a pie. And not just any pie, but the most gloriously delicious blueberry cream pie that only comes out of me on major holidays and, I suppose, breakups.

11/13/88!

A friend went through a divorce and well I just made sure I included her in many of the activities that I had going on. I asked her if she had something on the appointed dates and if she said no I didn’t wnat her at home by herself.

We just would have a movie night and veg out. Fingers crossed! 9/25/79.

A friend/coworker was supposed to fly out to meet her bf’s parents, they broke up two days before the trip when she caught him cheating. The next day, she asked to be put back on the schedule since she was no longer going on vacation. I got our manager to refuse and the girls in the office chipped in to buy her 2 plane tickets to Vegas. She invited her platonic male friend with plans for some of us to drive up on the weekend to meet up with them. By the time we got there, they were more than just friends and have now been married for two years!

Whoops, forgot my bday. 3/20/82

I made her a small stick figure booklet about how she’s awesome and her evil boyfriend sucked! She really had a good laugh at the poor drawings and basic message – that she was a great person!

oops! forgot to leave my DOB

it’s March 1986

blogged

http://the-prestigiator.xanga.com/718156924/arbor-mist-giveaways/

tweeted

http://twitter.com/DeeGee13/status/6606852447

Blogged

http://mindymerenghi.blogspot.com/2009/12/blogher-special-offers.html

mdmerenghi@gmail.com
8/2/88

I created a baord game with tyrivia from our childhood freind! It was a huge hit.
4/9/74

A friend/coworker of mine was going through a bad breakup so I had each of our good friends write her a little note, one a day, telling her something about her that was special or fabulous or lovable. We managed to get her through her first two weeks single, and definitely made her smile in the process.

Creative? No. Having an ex-boyfriend bonfire a la Friends? Yes. And we set off the smoke alarms in the dorm. Whoops!

I have send my friend a card

DOB 9-26-83

bluegirl1423@gmail.com

Just having a regular old PJ party and taking all night is a great way to let my friend vent.

(DOB-7/1/1980)

When my friend was going through her break-up, we would do girls night. We invite our group of friends over and somehow my husband is always there, however; we claim he was a girl because we named him mattina. But, we would soak our feet while watching Disney movies. My husband usually will cheer up the one with the break-up telling her that he wasn’t worth her time anyways and he will creak jokes til he can get her to smile. Besides all that, We than eat as much as junk food as we can and play board games.

6/26/87

When my cousin broke up with her husband and decided to move out of state, I made her a few CDs of songs to help her feel better while she drove across state. I put songs on there like Mary J Blige’s “I’m not gonna cry” and songs about men that were no good! She said that whenever she felt weak and thought about calling him, she would play one of those CD’s and it would help her stay strong.

My girlfriend’s best friend cheated on her with her husband, so she was double heart broken over losing her friend and husband and at the same time. All the time while fighting cancer and going through Chemo. I took her to the cost and we stay busy in nature and our boys played. She started college with me and we did have our nights of Ambor Mist..so refreshing in the hot summer days in Oregon…blackberry! We would laugh and relax and that was ten years ago and we still get together and enjoy Arbor Mist!

I don’t know if I would consider it creative, but I have taken off for a weekend of fun at the beach. Just the girls, good food, relaxing and fun. 11/17/59

A few years ago, one of my friends was going through a particularly tough break-up. On a random Saturday night, we told her to get dressed up and pack an overnight bag — and we said nothing more. We had planned a weekend in Atlantic City — she was just thrilled!
DOB: 2/14/1976

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Thanks!

When my friend’s boyfriend dumped her for the girl he had been cheating on her with, I took her to karaoke, and we sang every man-hating song we could come up with (You Oughtta Know, Goodbye Earl, you get the idea…)
2/14/76

a little “retail therapy” is always a good place to start. Even if it’s just to browse!

When I best friend (since we were 11!) was going through a nasty divorce, I was living a state away. I still wanted to be supportive so I sent her a care package of all kinds of fancy soaps, nail polishes, magazines and things like that. I wanted her to spend an afternoon spoiling herself

One time my friend Chancie and his family were running low of food so I am my mom went throuh our cubard and fridge and put together a box for him so they would have some groceries for the rest of the month.

DOB 09-19-1979

I blogged this giveaway here

http://mommyblessingsinsmallbundles.blogspot.com/2009/12/enter-for-1-of-7-chances-to-win-100.html

DOB 09-19-1979

Jeanette Huston
chewysmum79@yahoo.com

I tweeted this giveaway here

http://twitter.com/gijeanie/status/6838803510

DOB 09-19-1979

Jeanette Huston
chewysmum79@yahoo.com

When my best friend broke up with her bf of many years, I stayed up whole night with her as she cried her eyes out. Then I organized a “Me day” for her which included shopping, movies, and going to a spa for a whole body massage.

12/22/73

(sorry forgot to put my bday earlier)

I don’t know if this would be “creative” but I have been known to throw parties and tell all my male friends they have to bring two of their friends (not skeezy ones!) in order to come over. And since we had a keggerator, always stocked with beer, they never failed me or my girl friends.

I love your basket, btw!

10/7/1986

Whenever one of our circle of friends breaks up with a guy we break out the book! We started it when we were all in school it has a list of all the guys we ever dated and his pros and cons. Its a fun way to remember that you will get over this and you will find a new one and he may even make it to the book!

8-11-1985

I tweeted!
http://twitter.com/Haydensmommy05/statuses/6914510238

8-11-1985

My friend had a bad breakup and was really in bad shape so I went by her house on afternoon picked her up and we drove to Vegas. 5 hours later (from LA) we got there and we had a really fun weekend. She even won $500. It was what she needed.

02/07/1964

tweeted http://twitter.com/carogonza/status/6933334735

blogged http://theartofrandomwillynillyness.blogspot.com/2009/12/blogher-arbor-mist-and-more-chances-to.html

Well I would include a CD I burned with songs on it like:

“I’m Still Standing” by Elton John
“I Will Survive” by Gloria Gaynor
“Ain’t Nothing Gonna Break My Stride” by Matthew Wilder

bd 08/10/1959

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I drove my friend to Santa Barbara for a weekend of wine tasting after her breakup.

01/17/1969

eddiem11@ca.rr.com

Honestly I don’t think I have ever done anything that could be considered creative. I have just stayed with my friend listened, gave hugs and offered support and lots of alcohol.

10/20/53

Tweet!

http://twitter.com/jerseygirl137/status/6953041470

my friend is just going through a divorce – the best way to get her mind off it was to take her shopping. we also watched He Is Just Not Into You and she loved it as it reflected on her marriage too…
09/15/1983

bringing over cookies and chocolate has always worked!
4-30-79

My best friend lives outside of Melbourne, Australia. It was difficult to take anything to her, send it to her in a timely manner, or get drunk in a halfway respectable way.

So I did what only a long time friend who lives a long way away could do…I sent her an iTunes gift of “Closer”, ate whatever junkfood we had in our respective places, while we talked via Skype.

Its bad enough being dumped…but being dumped at 14,000 miles away sucks bad.

When my Best Friend’s boyfriend broke up with her, I spent a lot of time with her helping to boost up her self esteem & focus on herself. We would go work out, go shopping, go to the salon and hang out with close friends. Ice Cream & junk food can help temporarily, but there is nothing like taking back control of your life and looking totally hot that helps a woman get over a breakup.

4/14/68

ShawnaMichelle@ymail.com

Tweeted
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ShawnaMichelle@ymail.com

I have taken them on a one day trip nothing exspensive just a get away from the thing that had them blue
My DOB 3/22/60
sewitupjulie at gmail dot com

my tweeted link
http://twitter.com/itsallnew2me/status/7134919861
sewitupjulie at gmail dot com

My friend had a horrible break up and I won’t go into details here in order to protect her privacy, but I basically went and picked her up every day and tried my best to keep her busy. We went shopping, out to eat, watched movies, etc. All I knew was that she felt better when she wasn’t alone. So every morning I would call her and say, “Are you ready for the day?” And when she was, I would drive over and pick her up. And even if it was just to take her back to my house to play with my kids, it still was better than her having to sit home alone. And eventually, she started to feel better and she was able to move on.

07-19-1977
summerwillard@inbox.com

Just being there for a friend, making bad jokes & eating good chocolate. Thanks for the great giveaway!

tweet
http://twitter.com/pixie13sweeps/status/7167168726

blogged
http://pixie13-justconteststuff.blogspot.com/2009/12/100-visa-gift-card-from-arbor-mist.html

Sorry DOB 9/4/74

I once sent my friend some flowers after a really hard break up. It brightened her day. She and I are still great friends.

DOB: 12/05/1972

http://twitter.com/SCMOMOF2BOYS/status/7172895266
My Tweet.

The biggest thing I do to help a friend going through a rough patch is to make time for them. It is great to go out for coffee just the two of us, even if she doesn’t feel like talking or venting.

dob 3/5/1965

I blogged
http://lunaj1456.blogspot.com/2009/12/arbor-mist-giveaway.html

dob 3/5/1965

I tweeted
http://twitter.com/lunaj1456/status/7181257539

dob 3/5/1965

DOB 08/11/1973
When my best friend was going thru her divorce, I threw her a party. The party was not about the divorce, LOL, but it got her mind off all the trouble she was going thru and just brought some fun into her life and showed her that many people loved her.

I tweeted this giveaway here: http://twitter.com/FotoMacro/status/7195505128

I remember when a good friend got dumped, we went to a local park for a hike. We did not talk about what happened and we did not really talk much at all. We just soaked in nature and he told me months later that the hike really helped him to see the grand scheme of things and move on.

tweeted and DOB 8-6-71
http://twitter.com/RePurrPussed/status/7195358335

my blog post link to this contest
http://mamawjsmomentaway.blogspot.com/2009/12/win-100-visa-gc-httpjamieannnet.html
sewitupjulie at gmail dot com

My breakup basket includes homemade chicken noodle soup, Chicken Soup for the Soul Love Stories, and The Break-Up DVD *Thanks* for the giveaway!

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I haven’t really done anything creative, but when my friend was bummed out, we forced her to go out with us. We had dinner out and it was around the holidays which was one reason she was bummed and there was singing and we sang the 12 days of Christmas and made up new lyrics and it was one of the most memorable nights of our lives. We also went out after dinner and got crunk. : P

Once when my friend broke it off with her fiance I threw a single ladies party to show her that she was still fabulous without a man.
04/28/1987
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http://twitter.com/shopgurl/status/7219843893

04/28/1987
shopgurl101@gmail.com

blogged http://sweetqt.wordpress.com/2009/12/30/arbor-mist-giveaway/

04/28/1987
shopgurl101@gmail.com

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DOB: 09/11/1981
My friend always said she wanted to visit New York, so when she was going through a rough patch, my 3 friends and I surprised her with a surprise road trip from Chicago to NY over a weekend!

tweet: http://twitter.com/princessla66/status/7224174230

I burned 10 favorite love songs on a CD and gave it to my friend, who was trying to win back his girl friend. Thanks for the giveaway!
DOB: 01/23/1978

My Best Friend was really sad over a guy, so I made her a “friendship box”. I gathered all the best pictures of us and cut out little words and pictures from magazines (this was long before scrapbooking was big) and decoupaged them onto a large plain box that I bought at a craft store. She loved it! It did make her cry, but they were tears of joy! : )
DOB: 07/28/1983

tweet: http://twitter.com/Latsyrc728/status/7227319592

I have helped friends get over tough patches in the past by surprising her with a spa day, mani/pedi and massage, and then a fun meal out at her favorite restaurant.

11/1/78

Tweeted: http://twitter.com/lizzydear/status/7227361339

my girlfriend had just caught her bh cheating from a 5 year relationship. We rented movies, winecoolers, pizza, and popcorn. not to mention the fireplace to burn his promises.

My friend just recently divorced and was feeling down about her first Christmas single. I figured she could use a few laughs, so I took her to a stand up comedy show and a really nice dinner afterward. I listened to her fears and her concerns and reassured her everything would be okay. She had the biggest genuine grin on her face at the end of the night.

DOB 4/6/72

http://twitter.com/HeartnSoulmom/status/7228496051

Retail therapy always seems to work.

I took her to Boston for a girls night out… it was expensive, but worth it… (06/23/1982)

I tweeted: http://twitter.com/itsmecassieb/status/7232563544 (06/23/1982)

when my friend is having a bad time, i call them and tell them to just get ready i’m coning to get them. then we go out to eat and talk about anything other that what shes going thur we just spend the day shopping and laughing and it usually help when i take them home at the end of the day. i usually try to buy them something they want and hide it until they start to get out of the car then i give it to them and tell them how special they are.

tweeted
http://twitter.com/lmurley2000/status/7243221231

09-14-1964

I once made a mix CD to help a friend over a breakup. It started with some sad tunes, moved on to some acceptance tunes, and ended with girl power tunes (appropriately, a rockin’ version of “I Will Survive” was in there).

DOB: 10/13/1982

DOB 08/13/1957

A very close friend suffered an extremely painful break-up with her boyfriend several years ago. Her self esteem plummeted-so I decided to treat her and I to a day of pampering-I paid for us to have manicures, pedicures and a evening out

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