January Meets from David Leadbetter at PGA Show

BE SURE TO LISTEN: To what Mr. Leadbetter has to say! It could help you too!

Presenting: Mr. David Leadbetter and Mr. Smiley, too!

Things are getting back to normal, whatever that is, around here and we're editing my DVD from The PGA Show with Golf Tips from the Experts to help me get ready for The World Series of Golf on May 13th. Here is a sneak preview of the interview that I did with the world famous instructor, David Leadbetter. It was so great to meet him in person and get to chat with him for a short time.

He was so sweet and genuinely reassuring. I'm hoping some of his calm, cool manner will rub off on me. We're off to Las Vegas this weekend to play a practice round for the tournament. It will be a trial run so the competitors can get use to the poker format. I'm looking forward to meeting everyone and hopefully palying well enough not to be embarrassed.

Also, I'm also getting ready to launch my new LIVE radio show "Whine Time with January Jones" on www.VoiceAmerica.com on Thursday, March 5th at 9:00 am PST. Right now I'm working with my wonderful producer, Jon Missall and I think we'll have some great shows lined up and ready to go by launch time with "Whine Time."

I'll get back to you after the Vegas practice golf round and then some poker practice too!

January Jones & Mr. Smiley at The PGA Merchandise Show

Here's a great big, heartfelt "Thank You" to all my friends at Yar Golf, Taylor Made - adidas Golf, JH Gloves and especially Bogie Bob from January Jones and Mr. Smiley!

We are finally home after one of the best promotional events that I have ever attended. The PGA Merchandise Show was amazing, astounding and absolutely the most fun Mr. Smiley and I have had ever since he made the traveling team.

Actually, this was Mr. Smiley's first trip and truthfully he was the hit of the show. If I had been able to clone him, we would have sold out the first day. Also we discovered that he is the biggest "Chick and Child Magnet" in the world. As you can see, everyone loved him and he loved them right back doing all of his tricks non-stop from morning to night.

We had quite a time networking and meeting some of the biggest names in golf...names like Annika, Lorena, Boo and Butch. Everyone loved my book and I picked up all sorts of tips for my World Series of Golf Tournament in Las Vegas on May 12th. I'll be sharing the all the secret tips with all of you since I know you can keep secrets too!

The best news was that I got my official engraved GX1 Yar putter and it's the most amazing putter that I have ever used. I absolutely love it. I am the spokeswoman but I'd play with it even if I had to pay for it. I'm the one who loved it at first putt last year in Vegas and now I love it even more. Plus all the folks working for Yar Golf are the best ever. this is really a Smiley group and they adopted Mr. Smiley as the Yar Golf mascot.

I didn't know this but the putter was originally created to allow one-armed veterans from the Iraq War to be able to play golf. However it is the perfect putter for "Chronologically Challenged Competitors" like myself who never, ever want to bend over again to pick up a ball, ball marker or putter.

When I arrived, Taylor Made - adidas Golf had shipped my new wardrobe to the hotel. I was in heaven with all sorts of new outfits from Taylor Made and Ashworth. How did they know that shoes (and especially golf shoes) are my not so secret passion? The outfits and shoes are to die for and I almost did when I had to walk back and forth everyday at the biggest golf event in the country and the world. We must have walked at least 20 miles a day and I'm not kidding!

I can't forget to mentions my great JH Gloves that were especially made in red and yellow to match the cover of my book. As any woman knows it's not about how you play the game but how you look when you actually do play!

I've lots more good stuff to share and more secrets.

In the meantime, Remember...Thou Shalt Not Whine and then... Thou Shalt Look Divine!

January Jones meets Golf Legends Nancy Lopez and Jan Stephenson

One of the biggest thrills for me at this PGA show was getting to meet and chat with both Nancy Lopez and Jan Stepehson. They were both so wonderful and gracious and I couldn't believe that I was actually talking to two legends of women's golf. What an incredible honor, I got so emotional with Nancy that I started to tear up and then she did too! Talk about being gracious, she'll even cry with you.

As you can see Jan is such a beauty. She looks marvelous and is a truly delightful gal. I felt like I've known her forever. Both Jan and Nancy gave me some great tips for playing in the World Series of Golf on video that'll I'll be posting on YouTube and then sharing the advice right here with all of you.

It's been an amzaing experience and I'll fill in all the details once I get back to California. Mr. Smiley is having a great time too. He is the hit of the show and has been working his tail off at the Yar Booth helping all of us promote the GX1. We finish tomorrow and we're off to Sarasota to visit Smiley's cousin Kiley. They both love to sing so I'll try to get a photo of them doing a duet. Or better yet, I'll try to video it.

Whine Time with January Jones, The Rainbow Golfer

Well it's Whine Time again with my first e-zine issue of 2009! Happy New Year and I hope you enjoy reading it.

If you do please be sure to go to my website at www.januaryjones.com and sign up with your name and e-mail, then you'll be added to the list and will receive an alomost weekly e-zine.

This way you can read excerpts from my book without having to buy the whole thing.

As you can see from the picture, I am getting ready for the World Series of Golf competition in Las Vegas in May. 2009 We were practicing at the Princeville Course in Hawaii when this rainbow appeared over my head. I'm hoping that this is my lucky rainbow and a really, really good omen.

I'll tell you more about the golf training program that I will be starting with my coach Roger Gunn as soon as I recover from my nose and foot surgeries. Believe me, it's not easy trying to become a reality golf personality and not make a fool of myself!

Welcome to Whine Time: Thou Shalt Not Whine in 2009! Happy New Year to You and Yours! Remember, Thou Shalt Not Whine in 2009! Before we all look forward to an astonishing, amazing and amusing New Year, I'd like to share with you a really, really fun interview that I did with Erskine On Radio. We took a look back with some comments about: The Top Ten Whines, Whiners, Winners & Good Sports of 2008! Erskine is just about one of the best interviewers around and I hope you enjoy listening to his show as much as I enjoyed being his guest. Just click the link below and enjoy the show: http://www.erskineonradio.com/archives/EO%20January%20Jones%20010309E.mp3 For your reading pleasure, I have included an excerpt from my book, Thou Shalt Not Whine about Teenagers and Whining. Now sit back and enjoy reading : Chapter Two Teenagers From my own experience as a teenager and then raising four, I can honestly say that teenagers and whining go together like curfews and cars. The reality is that before you have babies, nobody ever tells you the truth about teenagers. If anyone did, then it would probably be the end of civilization as we know it. I’ve noticed that teens are always whining about having nothing to do, yet they are always too busy if you need them to do something for you. Also, they love to whine about ephemeral matters that all parents know are only part of the growing pains that all teenagers go through. But just try explaining this to your growing teenager. Watching your own children go through the sometimes tragic trials and tribulations of a normal adolescence is like living through a bad case of the flu. It’s horrible, but you have to remember that even though there’s no cure, eventually it will get better and go away. And then they will go away…and find new things to whine about. Therefore, it’s always good to keep in mind that a whining teenager at home is easier to handle and heal than a whining adult child adrift in the world. Now try not to worry. Even if time doesn’t stand still, you still may have time. "You know your children are becoming teenagers when they stop asking where they came from and start refusing to tell you where they’re going." January Jones Top Ten Teenagers’ Whines #1 TV and Computers #2 Homework and Grades #3 Money #4 Curfew #5 Driving #6 Dating #7 Popularity #8 Weight #9 Zits and Blemishes #10 Peer Pressure Adolescence: A stage between infancy and adultery. Ambrose Bierce Best Overall Remedy for Whining Teenagers The Time Out or You’re Grounded Cure This is a theory as old as the invention of clocks. Most people are familiar with the time-out process, which is traditionally used mostly for young children. Basically, it involves a time of silence and solitary reflection for whining children until they can pull themselves together and re-join their parents or peers. I personally never used it with my children when they were young. As I’ve already mentioned, my children seldom whined, having been exposed to the Norwegian Ris-pa-rumpin Cure. When they became teenagers, though, I used it constantly, adjusting its title to the “You Are Grounded!” cure. I once grounded my out-all-night daughter for thirty years. Both she and I can happily report to you that thirty years goes by rather quickly. Years later, this same daughter uses the time-out cure quite effectively with her twins. The amount of time spent in the time-out starts with an amount of minutes equaling their age on the first infraction, and goes up one minute for every subsequent instance of undue whining. I can’t wait to see how she calculates her grounding schedule once time marches on and they get a little older. "You don’t have to be a poet to suffer. Adolescence is enough suffering for anyone." John Ciardi Excerpted: Thou Shalt Not Whine...The Eleventh Commandment by January Jones Beaufort Books: 2008

The Whine Tester BLOG: Happy New Year from The Whine Tester. Read all about the relatives, trips, upcoming events and some rainbow days! http://whinetester.blogspot.com/ time_stamp

Coming Soon: 2009! Interview KCLA Dare to Dream on (ARN) American Radio Network with Deborah Dachinger on Wednesday, January 28, 2009 from 8:30-9:00 PM PST on KCLAFM.com Remember, Thous Shalt Not Whine in 2009! {!name}{!name}{!name} Be sure to send any suggestions or comments you may have to info@januaryjones.com asap! Now, Stop Whining and Start Smiling and if that doesn't work then Start Eating Chocolate!!!