January Jones Whine Time January 28, 2009 e-zine

January and PR Pup Mr. Smiley visit The National Association of Catering Executives

Last night my PR Pup, Mr. Smiley, finally made it to the big time and he's now on the official January Jones traveling team. We spoke together at the National Association of Catering Executives at the Marriott Hotel in Marina Del Rey, Ca.

Here we are with our gracious hosts NACE President Jodi who just happened to be the winner of our gift tote bag and book, Thou Shalt Not Whine, along with their wonderful and warm, events chairman, LaTonia Allen.

Mr. Smiley was the star of the evening and was on his very, very best behavior as we shared the Doggy Cure for Whining for the first time. It goes like this: Try to live each day like Mr. Smiley!
A dog never lives in the past or the future. They live each day, each moment in the present. Every meal, every walk, every morning is the best one ever. Dogs (and cats and all animals) live life with unconditional love and they know how to enjoy each precious moment. If you can try to live in the moment with unconditional love then you will no longer be a "Whiner," then you will be just like Mr. Smiley.

It was a fun night since I was able to speak to my fellow workers in the food service industry. I started out as a waitress, then a stewardess, then a restaurant owner, then a facilities manager and party planner so I have paid my dues and can walk the walk. But as you know now I enjoy talking the talk and meeting so many wonderful caring and giving people from NACE.

It can be a difficult job with lots of whining opportunities but mostly is a rewarding career helping people to celebrate life with great food and great caterers.

Tomorrow Mr. Smiley and I are flying out to go to the PGA Merchandising show in Orlando, FL so we'll be doing golf networking there. We're looking forward to meeting some of the biggest names in golf.

After Orlando, we are going to visit with Mr. Smiley's cousin, Kiley Davenport, in Sarasota. I'll be sure to get a picture of them singing/howling together.

This will be Mr. Smiley's first flight so I'm working out the logistics. The big question is how to travel with a dog who is not a terrorist but carries a battery pack just like the Energizer Bunny! I'll keep you posted and take lots of pictures.

Sisters Week and Nationl Girlfriends Day

I received this Sisters Girlfriends Day reminder today from my dear friend of of over 45 years, Jean Green who has always been like a sister to me throughout the years. I didn't have a picture of Jean to post today but here are some of my other sister/girlfriends (old ones) Margaret and Betty at my book signing and (new ones) Lori and Patti from the publishing world.

I couldn't resist adding some of my own thoughts in italics!

Life is too short to wake up with regrets.
And it won't get any longer
So love the people who treat you right.
Everyday with all your might.
Love the ones who don't just because you can.
Try holding out your hand.Believe everything happens for a reason.
This is a really hard one for all of us control freaks.
If you get a second chance, grab it with both hands.
If you don't grab it then you'll have to deal with me.
If it changes your life , let it.
And never regret it.
Kiss slowly.
And more often
Forgive quickly.
Forget even quicker!
God never said life would be easy.
And guess what? It isn't!
He just promised it would be worth it.
And guess what? It is!

Today is sister's day , send this to all your sisters ,
mothers , daughters , girlfriends even me if I am like one.

Girlfriend and Sister's Week
I am only as strong as the coffee I drink ,
the hair spray I use and
the friends I have.
To the cool women that have
touched my life. Here's to you!

National Girlfriends Day
What would most of us do without our sisters , confidants and shopping , lunching , and traveling girls?

Smiley Howls for January Jones, The Golfing Gambling Granny

Here's
SMILEY-WHINEY

I'd like all of you to meet my newest press agent
our dog who has two names, Smiley-Whiney!

Usually he's a Smiley and very, very rarely a Whiney.

As you can see, Smiley loves my book and is howling over it just like any other good PR Dog.

Smiley wants to share with you a Press Release that he just sent out to promote this Granny's adventures into her new career in the world of golfing and gambling!!

News Release Wire: January 22, 2009

No-Whining Expert Picked to Play Golf & Poker on CBS Sports

January Jones, a golfing, gambling granny -- and the self-proclaimed Whine Tester -- has been selected to be a contestant playing golf with a Texas Hold’Em format on The World Series of Golf in Las Vegas. This reality golf combined with poker at the Paiute Golf Resort course will be televised on CBS Sports sponsored by www.FullTiltPoker.net on May 11-13, 2009. But can she play golf or poker? "Of course, I can," Jones says. Is she any good? "Absolutely not," she continues.

One of four women in a field of 125 players, Jones says she is being a good sport while using it as an amazing opportunity to prove that a "chronologically challenged" woman can compete equally with "chauvinistically challenged" men. "For the record, I must admit that becoming a reality TV golfer or gambler has never been on her personal bucket list," Jones says.
"I may be an expert on whining -- but I also know a lot about winning," says Jones, a wife of 38 years, a mother with four kids and a grandmother with six perfect grandkids. (Jones was a widow at 25 years of age with two small children.)

Jones is an expert Whine-ologist and a reformed whiner who lives every day in the No Whine Zone. Her book published by Beaufort Books is entitled Thou Shalt Not Whine . . . The Eleventh Commandment and reached a #1 ranking at amazon.com . On March 5, she will launch "Whine Time with January Jones" on VoiceAmerica.com.

Jones is being sponsored by Yar Golf, Taylor Made – Adidas Golf and JH Gloves. She will be appearing at The PGA Merchandizing Convention to help raise fund for The PGA Adaptive Golf Program for veterans in Orlando, Fla., Jan. 29-31, 2009 at The Yar Golf Booth 1494.

January Jones, The Golfing Granny Goes Gambling

January Jones, a golfing, gambling granny, is the self-proclaimed Whine Tester. She is an expert Whine-ologist and a reformed whiner who lives every day in the No Whine Zone. Her book published by Beaufort Books is entitled Thou Shalt Not Whine…..The Eleventh Commandment and reached a #1 ranking at amazon.com . She is launching “Whine Time with January Jones” on VoiceAmerica.com this coming March 5, 2009.

“What makes January such an expert on whining?” She is a golfer, a woman, and a wife of 38 years, a mother with four kids and a grandmother with six perfect grandkids. Also, January was a widow at 25 years with two small children so she knows a little about whining and a lot more about winning.

Recently, there has been a human-interest story added to January’s life in the form of reality television. She has been selected to be a contestant and play on the CBS Sports World Series of Golf with www.TiltPoker.net next May 11-13, 2009 in Las Vegas. Her husband entered them both and she got picked. Can she play golf or poker?

Of course, Yes! Is she good? Absolutely, Not!

Ms. Jones will be one of four women in a field of 125 players. January is being a good sport while using it as an amazing opportunity to prove that a “Chronologically Challenged” woman can compete equally with “Chauvinistically Challenged” men. However for the record being a reality TV golfer or gambler has never, ever been on her personal bucket list.

Ms. Jones is being sponsored by Yar Golf, Taylor Made – adidas Golf and JH Gloves. She will be appearing at The PGA Merchandizing Convention to help raise fund for The PGA Adaptive Golf Program for veterans in Orlando, FL on January 29-31, 2009 at The Yar Golf Booth 1494.

Congratulations David WOW Award Winner White Oaks School

Congratulations to our grandson, David for being this months WOW Award Winner for Caring at White Oaks Elementary School in Westlake Village.

We are all so very proud of David and the best part is that he is a very caring person all of the time!

January Jones Whine Time e-zine 1/18/09

Whine Time with January Jones January 18, 2009

Welcome to Whine Time:
There's lots of big news about
Thou Shalt Not Whine...The Eleventh Commandment and January Jones

Click the link below to see an interview with
January Jones at The Taylor Made - adidas Golf facility in Carlsbad, CA. with Sandy Lane
and Alan Stone.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vdZunpMlKvo&feature=channel_page

Taylor Made - adidas Golf will be sponsoring Ms. Jones in The World Series of Golf to be televised on CBS Sports prior to The US Open in June 2009.

There will be more news coming soon from The PGA Convention in Orlando, Florida where January will be signing books at the Yar Golf Booth to raise money for our veterans with The PGA Adaptive Golf Program.

Ms. Jones will be the Yar Golf's National Spokeswoman promoting the revolutionary GX1 putter that will be launched in Orlando.

The GREAT news Thou Shalt Not Whine,
Voted the #1 Best Book to be given Anonymously by RA (Readers Anonymous)

I am very pleased to share with you a review that was posted this morning about
Thou Shalt Not Whine by Deena Peterson from A Peek at my Bookshelf.
http://deenasbooks.blogspot.com

Saturday, January 17, 2009 Thou Shalt Not Whine by January Jones

Why did I take so long to read this book? What was the matter with me? When will I ever learn?

Okay, enough with the whining! January Jones' book discusses the eleventh commandment, one that is heavily enforced in the Peterson household: "Thou Shalt Not Whine". And is she ever on the money!

Calling herself the original whine-tester, January discusses whines of all types and for all reasons. Sections devoted to everyone from children to teenagers to boomers and more, each including the Top Ten Whines and how to counteract them.

Some of January's advice is obviously humor-laced and tongue in cheek, which I LOVE! This author's sense of humor is right up my alley! But she also shares some good tid-bits to store away for a whiny day (HA! Made that up myself--January, you're rubbing off on me!).

I think my favorite portion of the book would have to be the quotes. Each whine opens with a quote, and January includes a boatload of quotations in the back of her book. Some made me laugh; some made me think--and even a few made me grimace in "ooh, that's me" style.

An original by January herself really tickled me: There's only one way to raise kids. Unfortunately, no one knows what it is. And one more: "It's hard to decide whether growing pains are something teenagers have, or are."

See what I mean? I LOVE THIS WOMAN!

Something else to love about January's book is her interactive style. You can visit her website and submit your OWN whining data. Share a story with January and you might even see it in print one day.

Kind of like Chicken Soup for the Whiner's Soul ("It's too hot! Not enough noodles!" LOL!). This book is a favorite of mine and is going on the keeper shelf...not many books make it to that shelf.

I'm giving "Thou Shalt Not Whine" the Golden Bookmark for writing and humor excellence, with a bunch of golden grapes as a charm...can't get any "whine" out of those grapes...they're golden.

And no whining about that!
Thank you to Deena from January!

Now A Sure Fire Cure for The New Year (especially at Super Bowl Time)

Best Overall Remedy for Whining Men

The Sports Talk Cure

I created this cure with men in mind, but it will work just as well for anyone whose DNA is encrypted with a love of sports. No matter what the complaint may be, if you can change the subject to a sports question or observation, all whining will cease. Men, and especially boys, can easily be distracted by anything relating to their favorite game or team. Sports talk can transport them to their fantasy world, where they are superstars and their teams always win.

Unfortunately, this can backfire if they have just suffered a big loss. Anytime this happens, they are vulnerable to intense whining in order to relieve the pain. Is it something about the thrill of victory versus the agony of defeat? It doesn't matter whether it is a pick-up game on a sandlot or the World Series--the pain of losing is always unbearable for most men. After a big loss, it is best to just let men be alone or with other men who are losers too.

Once they have recovered, which depends on the severity of their loss, they will bounce right back to get ready for the next season. The nice thing about the sports talk cure is that you will never run out of material with which to bewitch whining men.

Excerpted: Thou Shalt Not Whine...The Eleventh Commandment by January Jones Beaufort Books: 2008

The Whine Tester BLOG:
Check Out the Daily Reminders
So you can Be a Smiley, Not a Whiney!

http://whinetester.blogspot.com/
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Up-coming Events for January Jones:

January 26, 2009 NACE Spech Marina Del Rey, CA
January 28, 2009 Dare to Dream Interview KCLA
January 29-31, 2009 PGA Convention Orlando, FL

Remember, Stop Whining and Start Smiling
and if that doesn't work then Start Eating Chocolate!!!

January Jones with Yar Golf Friends & Weekly Daily Reminders

Last week I went to Arizona to have a lovely lunch with my dear friends from Yar Golf. As you can see, Dr. V, Gerri Jordan and me (who rhymes with V) were having a great time making plans for our trip to The PGA Convention in Orlando Florida at the end of the month.

Yar Golf will be launching the GX1 putter and I will be the national spokeswoman for this amazing putter. I tried the putter out at the Las Vegas convention and fell in love with it from the moment I held it in my hands. I actually begged Dr. V and Gerri to let me use it for The World Series of Golf competition I'll be competing in this coming May 12th in Las Vegas to be televised on CBS Sports.

I won't tell you too many details now since I know the Yar Golf will be promoting their new product themselves with my help at the convention when they launch the GX1.

All I will say for the moment is, "As a Chronologically Challenged Senior Golfer, I am here to tell you that the GX1 is a miracle putter that every senior woman or man will want to have in their bag. Speaking of miracles, "Who says, you can't teach an old dog new tricks?"

The Yar Golf Booth will be supporting the PGA Adaptive Golf Program for Veterans by selling patriotic lapel pins along with autographed copies of Thou Shalt Not Whine with a portion of the proceeds going to help our veterans.

Here's your third/fourth Week Daily Reminders.

Sunday – Have an attitude of gratitude for every lattitude!
Monday - Ask for advice and then take it!
Tuesday – Watch the Inagural festivities and celebrate too!
Wednesday – Go to the gym and say "HI" to everyone you see!
Thursday – Try a new look, color or hairdo or buy a wig!
Friday – Make it a girls or guys only night out!
Saturday - Drop something you don't need off at The Salvation Army

Remember, Thou Shalt Not Whine,
Then your life will be divine!