Whine Time with January Jones at Taylor Made - adidas Golf.

World Series of Golf, January Jones to be sponsored by Taylor Made - adidas Golf!

As you may know, January Jones, the professional author and pretend golfer, will be playing in The World Series of Golf in Las Vegas on May 12-14, 2009 to be televised on CBS Sports prior to the US Open on June 21, 2009. I will be one of 3 women in a field of 125 in 5 different flights. Needless to say I will be in the 5th flight. That one is for high handicappers in golf and in life.

The good news is that Taylor Made - adidas Golf will be sponsoring me with new golf clubs, a tournament golf bag, clothes, shoes and even sunglasses. So no matter how I play, I should look good which is the most important thing at my stage in life.

I had a great time at the Taylor Made Kingdom in Carlsbad, CA with Sandy Lane and Alan Stone as you can see from the video above.

Alan is in charge of fitting me for the perfect clubs that will make anything possible and maybe even my own impossible dream. Sandy will be outfitting me so I will look age appropriate and camera ready. I plan to have my wardrobe totally coordinated to my book cover with Thou Shalt Not Whine's red/yellow/black theme.

I will be meeting up with Sandy at the PGA convention in Orlando at the end of the month. Taylor Made - adidas Golf will be sending me some color co-ordinated outfits to wear so I will be modeling them here on my blog from Orlando.

Now all I have to do it learn how to play golf before May 12th!

Whine Time January Jones Daily Reminders Week Three

January Jones, The Whine Tester's
Week Three Daily Reminders:

Sunday – Have an attitude of gratitude!
Monday - Ask for advice and try to follow it!
Tuesday – Don’t worry so much & try smiling!
Wednesday – Go to the gym or take a walk!
Thursday – Try a new look, color or hairdo!
Friday – Make it a girls/guys only night out!
Saturday - Go to the mall to people watch!

Dare to Dream and Deborah Dachinger:

Deborah and I did a really fun interview this week and it will be posted on January 28th so I will be sending that out with my weekly e-zine. Be sure to sign up at ww.januaryjones.com with your name and e-mail and then tell all your friends about it too.

Today I'm off to Carlsbad to visit the Taylor Made - adidas Golf Kingdom. They will be fitting me for some new golf clubs to use when I play in The World Series of Golf in Las Vegas this coming May 2009! It should really be funny when they see my rather unconventional, quite unorthodox swing. I hope they don't change theri mind about sponosoring this decrepit, senior female hacker. I'll report back and wish me luck, I'll need it.

Remember, Thou Shalt Not Whine in 2009!
Then the sun will shine and your life will be divine!

January Jones, Whine Tester Weekly Reminders for January

I forgot to post these reminders for the first two weeks of the New Year, so you can try to do them all at one time or in a few days. Then you'll be ready for the next posting tomorrow!

January 2009
First Week Reminders:

You can have a "Joyous January" if you can do the things below:

Sunday – Wish upon a star and be who you are!
Monday – Smile at a stranger but make sure it isn't a scary or crazy one!
Tuesday – Call up an old friend and disguise your voice!
Wednesday – Sing in the shower and do an encore for more.
Thursday – Go for a walk with someone who will make you laugh!
Friday – Take a friend to lunch and order Eggs Benedict.
Saturday - Take a nap and not feel guilty.

Second Week Reminders:

Sunday –Talk to an animal or a child, believe me, they are everywhere!
Monday – Laugh out loud and then do it again!
Tuesday – Breathe deeply but don't pass out!
Wednesday - Donate old clothes and then buy some new ones.
Thursday – Read a book and try to remember who wrote it!
Friday – Stay up late and sleep in and then don't make the bed!
Saturday – Clean a dresser drawer and think of your mother!

Good luck and there will be a new list every Sunday which just happens to be tomorrow!

Bookish Mom reviews Thou Shalt Not Whine...The Eleventh Commandment

I just came across this lovely review from The Bookish Mom that I would love to share with my fellow bloggers.

MONDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2008
Thou Shalt Not Whine by January Jones
THOU SHALT NOT WHINE: The Eleventh Commandment- What We Whine About, Why We Do It and How to Stop! by January Jones
(Humor)

As a whiner myself, I knew immediately, when I saw this book available for review, that I needed to read it. I know an excuse is an excuse- no matter how genuine or real. However, in my defense, I do come by the whining honestly. Seriously, I think it's genetic! hehe I'm a whiner, my mum's a whiner, and my grandmother (my mum's mom) is a whiner. Oh, yah, and my girls, they're 3 and 5, have been taking up mommy's whining themselves lately. Oi! What have I done?!? Obviously, you can see why I'd be an ideal candidate to read this book.

Thou Shalt Not Whine by January Jones was both laugh out loud hiliarious and brutally honest. Broken down in to the following eleven chapters, each is perfectly geared towards an individual group of people:

Children
Teenagers
Parents
Couples
Singles
Baby Boomers
Seniors
Women
Men
Best Friends
Grandparent

Each chapter is then broken down in to the Top Ten Whines for each group. (Example: The number one whine for Children is apparently Bedtime [Luckily not a whine I personally have to deal with from my girls- woot!], closely followed by Sharing, and then Taking Turns.) January then goes on to discuss the cause behind each individual whine and the necessary action to cure and stop it in its tracks. Some of the cures come from a rather common sense approach, while through others January gives ideas or concepts that readers might not otherwise have thought of on their own.

Now not all chapters may completely apply to each reader as not all readers will be in the same life stages as other. For instance, I'm not single nor am I a man or a grandparent. However, even if each group isn't an exact match for the reader, he or she will undoubtedly have someone in their life that is in one of those stages. Therein he or she will be able to see how/why those people whine, and also be able to later offer this book to them for their own reading pleasure.

I hope having read this book I'll be now able to more effectively curb my own whiny nature and be better adept at helping my girls break the cycle of their own learned whininess. It's very easy to accept the label of whiner when it's just me, but thinking about it on a grander scale and how my whininess is likely to affect those around me makes me disgusted with myself. Whiners are annoying, obnoxious, and rude. And I'd like to say that from now on I'm going to not be one of the people this book was written about. Granted, it did take me 27 years to perfect the art, so I don't exactly expect to stop cold turkey over night. I will most definitely be taking the principals in January's book to heart though, and doing my best to apply them to my own life.

**I'd like to thank Lisa from Online Publicist for allowing me this review opportunity. So, THANK YOU, Lisa.**

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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!!!

Happy Birthday to January Jones, the actress from January, the author.

I just wanted to wish January Jones, the actress a most Happy Birthday as she turns 31 years old from January Jones, the author as she wishes she were just 31 years old.

Ms. Jones, the actress, is such a gorgeous gal with an amazing future ahead of her. If you haven't seen her yet, she stars on Mad Men and the camera not only loves her, it adores her. She reminds me a a young Grace Kelly only prettier.

Obviously, her mother picked a great name for her daughter celebrating her birth month. Everyone always assumes that I was born in January too but not so. However, having given birth to two daughters in January, I feel it is my surrogate mother month.

It's a great name just because everyone remembers it. I hope now that it won't become too trendy with lots of little Januaries running around. If that happens, I will go back to the drawing board and re-emerge as June or July Jones.

Remember, whatever your name, Thou Shalt Not Whine in 2009!

Thou Shalt Not Whine in 2009!

December 31, 2008

Welcome to Whine Time:

Thou Shalt Not Whine in 2009!

Click below for January's YouTube welcome and introduction to her Top Ten List & holiday interviews

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xyMSabDx8Og&feature=channel_page

The 2008 Top Ten Lists of Whines,
Whiners, Winners & Good Sports.

January Jones: 2008 Top 10 Whines, Winners, Whiners & Good Sports

Top Ten Whines: "Do we have enough time?"

1. Economy - No one has enough except CEOs, celebrities and crooks.

2. Bail Out - No one is happy and who is going to bail out the bail out?

3. Automakers - So sad, they had to leave their private jets at home!

4. War - Enough is enough, with too, too much money and military.

5. Healthcare - Why is it easier to die than to get treatment?

6. Weather - Do you think global warming might be for real?

7. Elections - Been there, done that, too long, too boring and too stupid.

8. Gas prices - Do you think that we are pawns of some Texas/Saudi OIL men?

9. Air Travel - Too scary, too crowded, too expensive and too much time!

10. Politicians - Are they all crooks or does it just seem that way?

Top Ten Winners: "Who says you can't have it all?"

1. Obama - Historic, handsome and gracious President-elect.

2. Oprah- Despite her usual diet drama everyone loves her.

3. Michael Phelps - 8 gold medals and he's still an all-American nice guy.

4. Tina Fey - Bright, beautiful and brilliant bombshell.

5. Angelina & Brad - Ideal couple, children, career, charity and Benjamin!

6. Jon Stewart - Clever, comedic, cute class clown that never grew up.

7. Anderson Cooper -Tall, wealthy, handsome, clever, dare-devil with charisma.

8. Bonnie Hunt - A mother's dream daughter, refreshingly frank and funny!

9. Regis Philbin- The King of Whining, TV's oldest and wealthiest whiner.

10. Bernard Madoff - Stole $50 Billion and is just surviving on "Mansion Arrest."

Top Ten Whiners: "So many, so little space!"

1. Chicago Governor Blagojevich - This guy is not only delusional, he's demented.

2. Alaska Senator Stevens - This guy is not only a crook, he is a creep!

3. Fox News- Sean Hannity & PaPa Bear whine even more than Colbert.

4. New York Governor Eliot Spitzer - Horny, hookers and hopelessly stupid.

5. Rosie O'Donnell - Everybody loves to bash Rosie, big target with big heart.

6. Bill Maher - This man is trying to get burned at the stake.

7. Stephen Colbert - Belligerent, bombastic and brilliant.

8. O.J. Simpson - So smart and then stupid, stupider and stupidest man alive!

9. Joy Behar - The only original View survivor! Watch out Elisabeth!

10. Jack Nicholson - "Can't pick up on girls in public like I used to."

Top Ten Good Sports: "If you're not a whiner or a winner, be a good sport!"

1. Sarah Palin - SNL was the highlight of her campaign thanks to Tina Fey!

2. Joe Biden - He is who he is with no apologies.

3. Hillary Clinton - It not easy being a loser or being married to Bill.

4. Paul Newman - Handsome, heroic, helpful and honorable HUSBAND!

5. Michelle Obama - She makes marriage and motherhood matter.

6. John McCain - Gracious concession speech plus great talk show guest.

7. Jennifer Aniston - Despite insensitivity in others, she's sensitive and smiling.

8. Clint Eastwood -A Grand Man in a Gran Torino who still makes our day!

9. Kelly Ripa - Regis sidekick, so sweet, so smart, so savvy and so solvent.

10. Laura Bush -Lovely Lady who stands by her man despite some stupid statements with gruesome grammar.

Remember, Thou Shalt Not Whine in 2009!

It's the most wonderful time of the year and now that all the hustle and bustle are over it is time to Whine Down!

I have chosen an inspiring interview that I did this year as a little Holiday gift for you to enjoy.

My guest is Steve Wilson founder of the World laughter Tour. An award-winning international personality on the field of therapeutic humor and laughter, Steve's personal warmth, educational credentials and business consulting experience strike just the right balance to help people and organizations increase productivity, get the absolute most from themselves...and love every minute of it.

Now sit back and relax with a cup of tea or hot chocolate & click the link below to listen to our show:

http://www.bigmediausa.com/archive.asp?aid=11808

Then I have a really, really fun interview that I did on Christmas eve morning with Mary Jane Popp on her PoppOff syndicated radio show from KIAM 950:

Just click the link below and enjoy the show:

http://www.kahi.com/audio_files/PoppOff_Hr1_10-05.mp3

I have included an excerpt from my book for parents who are dealing with whining children during this holiday season.

Now sit back and enjoy reading about :

Best Overall Remedy for Whining Children

The Norwegian Ris-pa-rumpin Cure

This valuable method for curbing whining in children was brought to this country by my husband's Norwegian parents. We called them BaBa and MorMor. They were wise and wonderful, and dearly loved by their entire family, especially their grandchildren. When any of them began whining about anything, asking the child a simple question initiated the cure: "Do you want a Ris-pa-rumpin?" It is not so much the question as it is the manner in which it is asked that makes it such an effective method.

You may ask, "What is a Ris-pa-rumpin?" As far as I can explain, it is our Norwegian family's word for a little love pat that is applied gently and lovingly to a child's bottom. What makes this cure so amazingly effective is that every parent or grandparent can style their own delivery for maximum effect. My husband would take the child quite firmly by the arm and stare straight into their eyes when asking them if they really wanted a Ris-pa-rumpin.

Truthfully, I have never heard a child respond with a "yes" to this question. And in case you may want to report us to the child protective services, the actual Ris-pa-rumpin cure has never had to be used in our family that I can remember! As for our children, don't believe a thing they say as their memories are not to be trusted after so many years.

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

The Whine Tester BLOG:
Happy Holidays from The Whine Tester and family and now meet the newest member of our family.
http://whinetester.blogspot.com/
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Coming Soon: 2009!
Interview with Rob McCampbell on The x-Zone!!

Remember, Thous Shalt Not Whine in 2009!

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!!!