The celebration of Valentine’s Day is coming soon and I am sharing my thoughts on a good golf gift for the love in your life. 

My suggestion for a golf gift is a golf gift certificate to a local golf course.  This gives the recipient many options and, as spring approaches, golf gift certificates can be used for golf practice facilities, golf equipment repairs and golf apparel purchases.  Your gift certificate recipient may even want to use his or her gift to cover green fees or cart rentals.  All of these options are why I think a gift certificate to a local golf facility is a great Valentine’s Day gift for most golfers.  Contact the golf course pro shop with any questions. 

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The iconic sandwich known by all.  The staple sandwich found in many lunch boxes.  The satisfying sandwich that combines creamy and fruity.  If you haven’t guessed yet, this all-American sandwich is the peanut butter and jelly.  This is one of my favorite foods and my suggestion for a golf snack.  The peanut butter satisfies my hunger and the jelly adds just enough sweet to give my sandwich a great taste. 

Last summer my husband and I were picking blueberries at an area farm and discovered a product they sell called strawberry butter.  The fresh, smooth strawberry flavor is one of my picks for a great treat.  Using this as the jelly in a P, B & J sandwich makes a fantastic golf snack.  I usually cut the sandwich in half or three pieces and go light on the jelly to keep my hands clean.  Doing so also makes the sandwich easier to consume between golf shots.  I consider this a fall through spring snack and do not usually select this for hot summer days.  P, B&J: yummy!

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One difficulty many lady golfers have in common is finding time to play golf.   Juggling work responsibilities and family activities can be overwhelming before adding a 9-hole round of golf.  Some women may just see this as impossible and quit trying to schedule some time to play golf.  Other lady golfers may decide they are not willing to add any additional activities to their lives.  At golfoutloud.com, you can learn tips and techniques to help you have more time and space for women’s golf in your life. 

Certified Professional Organizer® and Time Management Expert Cyndy Ratcliffe has shared some great ideas to help make enjoying more golf a reality in your life. 

Finding Time to Play Golf

A Better Way to Handle Golf Tournament Goody Bags

Golf Getaway:  Make It Happen

Enjoy these articles and I hope to see you on the red tees very soon!

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At golfoutloud.com, we maintain standards for our online women’s golf magazine.  One of our goals is to continuously strive to provide content that would be considered positive and encouraging.  Today, I want to hear from you.  Click “Add Comment” and share a positive or encouraging word with us.  Post a thoughtful comment or a single word you find encouraging.  Your comments can be sincere or lighthearted, but they must be family-friendly.  Do you have an encouraging word?  Send us your comments. 

Golfoutloud.com readers are waiting to hear from you. 

I have already started thinking about my golf game for next year and I have not been able to decide if I want to establish some new golf goals for myself or continue to work on those I already set.  Each year, (actually, each day), I have a desire to encourage women to play and enjoy the game of golf.  This is important to me and I try to make it a regular part of my lifestyle.  Should I have other goals, perhaps related to performance or goals concerning where or how to play the game?  I’m just not sure.  Professional responsibilities obligate me to measure, measure and measure some more.   As a result, there are many days when I don’t even keep score on the golf course.  I have always wanted playing golf to be an outlet for me and I don’t want to set goals that will take the fun out of my golf game.  Conversely, I would like to lower my score, improve my putting and challenge myself to play new courses.  I could easily transform more ideas into goals, too.  Will I set new golf goals for next year?  I’m just not sure.

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Thank you for visiting the editor’s blog of golfoutloud.com.  I enjoy sharing my passion for women’s golf with you.  The year 2011 is in its final stages and soon we will open the door to 2012.  On behalf of golfoutloud.com, I would like to wish you and your family a very happy and healthy new year.  Please accept all of my best regards for your continued success on and off of the golf course.

I truly look forward to sharing the positive and encouraging moments that are a part of our women’s golf lifestyle.

Happy New Year!

Jodie

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I’m opening up my women’s golf diary to the readers of our editor’s blog.  You can find our Women’sGolf Diary at golfoutloud.com and my answers to the individual questions posted here.  Let’s get to the question addressed in my diary:  What do I enjoy most about being a lady golfer? I enjoy women’s golf because playing golf gives me the opportunity to spend quality time with my husband and to share a mutual interest with family and friends.  I love being outside and appreciate all of the fresh air and nature I am able to enjoy while playing golf.  Serving as the executive editor of golfoutloud.com has added a new dimension to my love of golf.  What a pleasure it is to meet all of the kind and talented people associated with golf. 

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May we prosper together with peace, love and golf!

All my best,

Jodie

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Are you playing golf today?  Do you participate in an annual golf outing?  Does your family host a golf get-together during this time of year?  Maybe you are traveling to warmer weather and golf will be a part of your trip.  My family hosts a party on this day every year and I will be spending the day preparing food, decorating my home and planning entertainment for this evening.  I always look forward to this week as a time to spend with family and friends.  Hopefully I can squeeze in a little golf during the next few days. 

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Golfoutloud.com has posted an article to help lady golfers purchase the best women’s golf jacket.  The article “Selecting the Best Women’s Golf Jacket” provides questions to help you identify the most important aspects of your golf apparel purchase.  I have made an impulse purchase or two over the years.  For example, the trendy and bright colored sweater in my armoire serves as eye candy when I open the armoire doors, but I have never worn the sweater; the color does not match any of my other apparel.  To make better choices, I plan to utilize these steps the next time I am shopping for golf outerwear to avoid making impulsive decisions. I guess I need to keep this article available so I can decide what I really want before making a purchase. 

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