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• I’m Leaving on a Jet Plane… for My Trip to CHINA!

  

  // Well here it is. My last post before I leave for my trip to China next week with Mandarin Journeys. 5 writers, 1 country, 1,000 emotions!As parents we are... Read more

  Posted on 17 April 2015 SELF EXPRESSION

• I Feel Like a Senior Citizen at a Rave on Instagram…

  

  // So I leave for China with Mandarin Journeys in one week. That feels insane to actually type, by the way. I mean, who types the phrase, “I’m leaving for... Read more

  Posted on 13 April 2015 SELF EXPRESSION

• Flat Martini Goes to Virginia Beach!

  

  // The Oscars, a photo shoot a wedding! Hot damn, Flat Martini got spoiled rotten on his trip to Virginia Beach with Katy Blevins from the awesome blog Chaos ... Read more

  Posted on 09 April 2015 SELF EXPRESSION

• Where Have All the GIRL Superheroes Gone???

  

  // I’m RAGING. Seriously raging today.I spent all morning going from store to store in search of something for my six-year-old daughter for Easter. Read more

  Posted on 02 April 2015 SELF EXPRESSION

• 3 Weeks Until My Trip to China and THIS is What Happened When I Told the Kids…

  

  // Today marks three weeks until I leave for China with Mandarin Journeys for my bucket list trip of a lifetime. I’ve bought tons of crap, researched the heck... Read more

  Posted on 31 March 2015 SELF EXPRESSION

• Flat Martini is in The Berkshires!

  

  // If you haven’t figured it out yet, I really love Twitter. I’ve met some amazing folks on it and am always guaranteed a laugh – especially from Jennifer Weedo... Read more

  Posted on 26 March 2015 SELF EXPRESSION

• A Shooter of a Different Kind…

  

  // Today is my husband’s birthday. I’m five years older than him so I really don’t have a great deal of sympathy when he starts whining about body aches and... Read more

  Posted on 24 March 2015 SELF EXPRESSION

• I’m Leaving for China in ONE MONTH!

  

  // It’s one month until my plane takes off carrying me to China with Mandarin Journeys. One month until I try to squish a fedora I bought on a whim at Target... Read more

  Posted on 20 March 2015 SELF EXPRESSION

• Flat Martini Goes to Michigan!

  

  // The really exciting thing for me about Flat Martini traveling the world is how it gives me an opportunity to connect with my readers. Lynne Beaudoin is the... Read more

  Posted on 19 March 2015 SELF EXPRESSION

• Can Children Have Memories of Former Lives??

  

  // When my grandmother passed a few years ago, I felt her presence so strongly. I felt as if her arms still wrapped around me when I sat at my office chair and ... Read more

  Posted on 17 March 2015 SELF EXPRESSION

• Flat Martini Takes Manhattan!

  

  // From the West Coast to the East – Flat Martini is going cross country this week to the lovely and talented Dawn Yanek, creator of the blog Momsanity. (How... Read more

  Posted on 12 March 2015 SELF EXPRESSION

• 5 Writers, 1 Country, 1,000 Emotions – I’M GOING TO CHINA with Mandarin Journeys!

  

  // Yes, you read that correctly. I’m going to CHINA!!! (if you are imagining me yelling that in a loud Oprah-like voice, you would be absolutely correct.)I am... Read more

  Posted on 09 March 2015 SELF EXPRESSION

• Flat Martini Visits California!

  

  // If you thought Flat Martini’s first trip was exciting, just wait until you check out this week’s adventure. When I got the pictures from it, I couldn’t stop... Read more

  Posted on 05 March 2015 SELF EXPRESSION

• Literary Agent Jessica Sinsheimer Answered Your Questions!

  // Since I announced signing with the amazing Jessica Sinsheimer from Sarah Jane Freymann Literary Agency a few months ago (you can read about that HERE), I hav... Read more

  Posted on 02 March 2015 SELF EXPRESSION

• FLAT MARTINI – His First Trip!

  

  // It’s like Christmas morning in my world today. Not because a large, bearded man snuck into my house and left crap that makes a lot of noise and requires... Read more

  Posted on 25 February 2015 SELF EXPRESSION

• The Oscars – as Seen from My Couch…

  

  // Like many others, I celebrate the Oscars by putting on my best pair of sweatpants, busting out the chips I hide from the kids and popping open a cheap... Read more

  Posted on 23 February 2015 SELF EXPRESSION

• Have Questions for a Literary Agent?

  

  // I know that many of you are writers, bloggers or folks just interested in learning more about publishing and how writing works. Read more

  Posted on 17 February 2015 SELF EXPRESSION

• Introducing… FLAT MARTINI!!

  

  // If you have ever read the Flat Stanley books by Jeff Brown, a little boy gets flattened and then travels the world with different people. Read more

  Posted on 10 February 2015 SELF EXPRESSION

• Do You Want to Build a Snowman?

  

  // Before they knocked the living life out of him…When you hold your baby in your arms, you dream of a day when they’ll be a bit older and you can do fun... Read more

  Posted on 09 February 2015 SELF EXPRESSION

• How to Get Your Significant Other in the Mood…

  

  // If you don’t know this already, I love to use Facebook as a tool for sarcasm, absurd life observations, and also as a forum to talk to all of you – my fun an... Read more

  Posted on 02 February 2015 SELF EXPRESSION