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• My First Family Camping Adventure…

  

  // Okay, so you’ve probably figured out by now that I’m not exactly the sporty, outdoorsy type. Don’t get me wrong, I love a leisurely bike ride that doesn’t... Read more

  Posted on 09 June 2015 SELF EXPRESSION

• Flat Martini Goes to Daytona Beach!

  

  // I’m Jenny Kaelin and I’m not a blogger, just a huge fan of Martinis and Minivans. When I heard about Flat Martini going on adventures, I just knew I had to b... Read more

  Posted on 07 June 2015 SELF EXPRESSION

• My Bite of The Big Apple. My Trip Back Home to New York

  

  // I’m from Long Island. So that means that when I was a teenager I had large, permed hair and one earring with a key dangling from a hoop like Janet Jackson. Read more

  Posted on 05 June 2015 SELF EXPRESSION

• The Many Facial Expressions of Flat Martini!

  

  // When I went to BlogHer for the first time a few years ago, I was amazed by the kindness of the fellow bloggers I met. It was where I first learned that we ar... Read more

  Posted on 27 May 2015 SELF EXPRESSION

• The Perfect Way to Celebrate Her Life…

  // I looked out at her and felt the tears start to fill my eyes. I’m not one to cry over small little details in life, but this was one I couldn’t resist. It... Read more

  Posted on 26 May 2015 SELF EXPRESSION

• Flat Martini Visits the Windy City!

  

  // I truly love folks that comment on my Facebook page or here on the blog. It’s so fun to interact with readers and laugh at some of their awesome... Read more

  Posted on 21 May 2015 SELF EXPRESSION

• That Time I Got Stuck with My Hands in the Air in a Target Dressing Room…

  // If you listened very closely on Sunday afternoon, if you paused around 2:30 pm and noticed that a shrieking sound was coming from the Midwest part of the... Read more

  Posted on 18 May 2015 SELF EXPRESSION

• Flat Martini Goes on Spring Break! Martinis Gone… uhm…not-so-WILD!

  

  // First of all, I knew Dana from Kiss my List was funny. However, I had no idea how funny until she wrote her post from the perspective of Flat Martini.... Read more

  Posted on 15 May 2015 SELF EXPRESSION

• Looking for Women Going Through a Divorce Right Now…

  

  // Almost ten years ago, I went through a divorce.As I sat, slumped over the chair in the waiting room of the divorce attorney’s office, my face pressed up... Read more

  Posted on 13 May 2015 SELF EXPRESSION

• A Letter to the Girls in Row 15 at the Garth Brooks Concert

  // Dear Girls Next To Me in Row 15 at the Garth Brooks Concert,There are many ways people stage an intervention. One is to gather family and loved ones... Read more

  Posted on 11 May 2015 SELF EXPRESSION

• A Naughty Fun Read! My Review of How To Punish Your Playboy by Mina Vaughn

  

  // Okay, so I’m going to share something here that I’ve never shared before. Naughty books make me blush, feel uncomfortable and immediately cause me to shove... Read more

  Posted on 07 May 2015 SELF EXPRESSION

• The Breakfast Club – My China Wrap Up

  // They were five strangers picked to spend an entire day getting to know each other. Five different personalities from five different backgrounds. Read more

  Posted on 06 May 2015 SELF EXPRESSION

• Flat Martini Goes to Disney World!

  

  // Oh, Flat Martini. You are the flooziest cocktail the world has ever met. You’ll just up and go with anyone who promises you a good time. And before I left fo... Read more

  Posted on 04 May 2015 SELF EXPRESSION

• Flat Martini Went to Canada!

  

  // Before Flat Martini joined me for my Chinese adventure, he took a trip to Canada to visit the awesome Melissa Charles from Not a Stepford Life. Read more

  Posted on 30 April 2015 SELF EXPRESSION

• My Last Two Days Visiting China…

  

  I apologize for not being able to journal the past two days here on the blog. We are now at a retreat center in Tai Hu and the internet service is very spotty. Read more

  Posted on 28 April 2015 SELF EXPRESSION

• Music, Bonsai and Tea – Oh My! What an Amazing Day in Suzhou…

  

  When you hear the word “garden” in the United States, you immediately picture colorful blooming flowers filling up an area like a rainbow growing from the... Read more

  Posted on 26 April 2015 SELF EXPRESSION

• Zhujiajiao and Suzhou – My Third Day in China…

  

  // My third day in Shanghai with Mandarin Journeys started a bit differently than the others. Instead of waking up early and bussling off for an adventure, we... Read more

  Posted on 24 April 2015 SELF EXPRESSION

• Mind Over Body – My Second Day in China…

  

  // When your body tells you that it can’t go anymore, I’ve always listened. I’ve never dared to challenge its authority or attempt to overthrow its... Read more

  Posted on 23 April 2015 SELF EXPRESSION

• My First Day in China with Mandarin Journeys and It Was AMAZING!

  

  It’s 10:30 pm here in Shanghai and my eyes are starting to droop from the exhaustion setting in. We left the hotel at 8:30 this morning and just arrived back.... Read more

  Posted on 22 April 2015 SELF EXPRESSION

• I’ve Arrived! I’m Here in Shanghai!

  

  Hellllooooooo! Can you hear me?It’s Wednesday morning here in Shanghai right now and I arrived late yesterday. I survived the 14 hour flight and felt spoiled... Read more

  Posted on 22 April 2015 SELF EXPRESSION