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Seattle Moms Meetup! Join us for The Baby Planner Novel Party

Date: Thurs, June 2, 2011, 11am

Location: Planet Happy Toys / 2914 NE 55th Street, Seattle, 98105

Tel #: 206.729.0154

RSVP to: BabyPlannerSeattle@gmail.com…

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Added by josiebrown on May 25, 2011 at 2:30am — No Comments

Los Angeles Moms! Join Us at THE BABY PLANNER Parents Party!

Area: Los Angeles/Brentwood

Date: Sat, May 21, 2011

Time: 1pm

Location: Wonderland Children’s Store

Address: 11726 Barrington Court, Los Angeles, CA 90049

Tel #: 310.440.9970

website:…

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Added by josiebrown on May 6, 2011 at 3:04am — No Comments

San Diego/La Jolla Moms! Join us for THE BABY PLANNER Parent Party!

Area: San Diego/La Jolla

Date: Friday, May 20, 2011

Time: 12 noon

Location: Posies & Ponies

Address: 7449 Girard Avenue, La Jolla, CA 92037 (just south of the intersection of Pearl)

Tel #: 858.551.0434

RSVP to: BabyPlannerLJ@gmail.com or on Facebook…

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Added by josiebrown on May 4, 2011 at 1:31am — No Comments

New Jersey Moms Meet-Up! THE BABY PLANNER Parent Party!

Date: Sun April 17, 2011

Time: 1pm

Place: Bambi Baby

Address: 102 River Drive, Jersey City, NJ 07310 / 877.882.2624

Website: http://www.babyplannernovel.com/new-jersey-party.html

This FREE event is hosted by Nicole Kaduson of …

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Added by josiebrown on March 24, 2011 at 11:10pm — No Comments

Washington DC/Gaithersburg Moms Meet-Up! THE BABY PLANNERS Parents Party

Region: DC/ Gaithersburg, MD

Date: Tuesday 4/19

Time: 2pm

Place: Great Beginnings Baby Store

Address: 18501 N. Frederick Avenue, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20879

Tel #: 301.417.9702

Website: http://www.babyplannernovel.com/washington-dc-party.html

This FREE…

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Added by josiebrown on March 24, 2011 at 11:02pm — No Comments

Chicago Moms Meet-Up! The BABY PLANNER Parents Party!

Date/Time: Mon April 11, 2011 / 11:30 am

Location: Belly Bum Boutique

Address: 4347 North Lincoln Avenue, 60618

Tel #: 773.868.0944

website: babyplannernovel.com/chicago-party.html

Hosted by Ellen Sternweiler of …

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Added by josiebrown on March 24, 2011 at 10:50pm — No Comments

New York City Moms Meet-Up! THE BABY PLANNER Parents Party!

Date: Fri April 15, 2011

Time: 12:30pm

Place: MetroMinis

Address: 821 Park Ave @75th, NY 10021

Tel #: 212.313.9600

Website: http://www.babyplannernovel.com/new-york-party.html

This FREE event is hosted by Ingrid Prueher of …

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Added by josiebrown on March 24, 2011 at 10:30pm — No Comments

Enter my "Secret Santa" Contest...

The best thing about the holidays is giving, not getting. I feel very blessed this year. One way in which I plan to give back is to play Secret Santa for one lucky reader. The prize: a $50 gift card to the book store of your choice.

Here's how it works:

1. Read this…

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Added by josiebrown on December 9, 2010 at 8:00pm — No Comments

Tome of the Mommy: When to Make a Grown Man Cry

I'll admit it, I love to make grown men cry.

On the page, that is.

Does this make me a passive-aggressive bitch? Heck, no!

Say all you want about "alpha" and "beta" males, but bottom line: if you want to make your heroes come to life, you have to do more than just scratch the surface of their characters with a frown, or a grimace, or a…

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Added by josiebrown on January 10, 2010 at 5:11pm — No Comments

What Does It Mean When Your Wife Wields a Chainsaw?

Ever notice how the end of the holiday season brings out the contrariness in some of us?

Bah humbug, and all that jazz.

Oh, not me. I'm still on a holiday high. In fact, I wish it would never end...

But that's just because I've been procrastinating with a new book proposal.

But enough about me. I about laffed myself silly at…

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Added by josiebrown on January 7, 2010 at 8:53pm — No Comments

How to Tell Your Child There Is No Santa

There is no "right time" to tell your children that there is no Santa.

Worse yet, there is no right way.

If you're lucky, as you're stumbling to get the words out, your son will pat you calmly on shoulder and say, "Look, Mom, I know what you're trying to tell me, and it's okay. I've already figured it out."

Sort of like he's figured out that whole birds and bees thing

Yeah, yeah, I know: happy new year to you,… Continue

Added by josiebrown on December 25, 2009 at 6:30pm — No Comments

Tome of the Mommy: The Fighting of the Tree

For some of us, holiday rituals are our happiest memories. For others, they are the flint that sparks our greatest fears.

Perhaps memories of unhappy holidays past haunt us. Or maybe we stress out at the pressure to project "happiness" during this time of year.

If something truly important is bothering us, faking some form of cheeriness isn't going to keep us from gnashing our teeth when another ornament falls and shatters,… Continue

Added by josiebrown on December 14, 2009 at 12:22am — No Comments

Tome of the Mommy: Husbands Who Flirt

Having respect for one’s partner is the only way a relationship can survive, let alone thrive. I’ve watched too many of my friends’ marriages crumble because either a husband or wife didn’t understand that, or just didn’t care to deliver it. Their need to be admired by the opposite sex was much more important to them at the time.

In my book … Continue

Added by josiebrown on December 6, 2009 at 5:34pm — No Comments

Kid Lit: Are Children's Books Depressing Our Offspring?

An interesting conundrum is posed below, in this article from London's TimesOnline:

Are children's books too depressing these days?

That question was broached to both a current and former UK children's laureate, and their answers come from…

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Added by josiebrown on August 25, 2009 at 1:55pm — No Comments

WAHM Must-Read! Great Article in the Wall Street Journal on Many States' Online Sales Tax Initiatives

If you've been at all following the movement of state legislatures who want to tax WAHMs and other home-related businesses who rely on the internet to sell their products, you'll want to read this article in the Wall Street Journal on how these state-by-state battles are going.

As reported in PUBLISHERS MARKETPLACE: "In the long-running battle with states moving to collect sales tax based on online affiliate relationships, Hawaii's governor… Continue

Added by josiebrown on July 6, 2009 at 12:13pm — No Comments

Step-Parents: Do You Have a Right to Discipline Your Spouse's Kids?

Relationship guru John Gray says yes...once the birth parent's ground rules are in place. You can read this article in MarsVenusLiving.com...

Great insights,

—Josie Brown…

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Added by josiebrown on July 1, 2009 at 6:33pm — No Comments

BACHELORETTE: My Radio Recap on This Monday's Show

Okay, yeah, I know: morning voice. Ain't it sexy? That's what happens when you NEED A NEW ALARM CLOCK.

Click here to listen to me recapping THE BACHELORETTE, Jillian's, choices (6/30/09) with Seattle KKNW's very own Chat with Women Radio morning show hosts, Pam and Rochelle. Every Tuesday… Continue

Added by josiebrown on June 30, 2009 at 12:30pm — No Comments

Tome of the Mommy: Romance (writing) in the Bedroom

Writing is in the blood, as well as the heart and the mind. J.K. Rowling may be the most famous (and most successful of us, but many of the writers I know are are women who, like me, have families and all the complexities that implies, but still find the time to slip out a book or two (or more!) of erotic romance a year. This… Continue

Added by josiebrown on June 29, 2009 at 1:26pm — No Comments

Blogging and Work-at-Home Moms: Your State's "Affiliate Sales Tax" May Affect Your Income

Hi, All,

If you appreciate the ability to make a little cash from web sales of your products, you should be aware that several states--including NY, CA, MN, NC, CT, HI and MD now have pending legislation that will tax this income (!!!)

This is, essentially, a small business tax.

CommissionJunction.com has an article about this, and what legislatures you can badger,… Continue

Added by josiebrown on June 20, 2009 at 4:19pm — No Comments

Tome of the Mommy #1: It's offical! THE DILF Is a book...

It's being published by Simon & Schuster. I'm thrilled, as you can imagine. Let's start with the fact that I'm enchanted with my editor, Megan McKeever. The excitement she and her team have for this project is an author's dream.

And just think: this time next year, it will be on a bookstore shelf near you.