Labor of Love

This wonderful Valentines Day I spent my day with beautiful women. Which is crazy because I have a very special husband. This day was wonderful because all of these women compete in pageants or support women who compete in pageants. We all came together on this day of love to prepare us for something we all had in common, a love for competing in pageants and making a difference in our communities.

We all assembled to learn about our interview skills from the official pageant coach of the International Pageant System Suzy Bootz Mrs. International 2006. Laine Berry Mrs. International 2008 was there to develop our personal style and Robin More Mrs. Arkansas International 2009 topped it off with a make up lesson to teach each and everyone of us that we are beautiful on the outside too.

Judging

Little Miss Mayflower what else can I say. This was such a good experience. It was very interesting to be sitting on the other side of the of the judges table. Judging is a little harder job than what I previously thought. I was under the impression that the judges just pick the one they want to win, mark that score card and that was all there was to it.

Little Miss Mayflower was just a local little girls pageant and I was having a hard time choosing. Every little girl that was there was deserving of the title and meet the qualifications of living in Mayflower. I felt that if I picked one girl over another the parents standing behind me would assume I didn't think there daughter was up to par but really it was a very hard choice to make between all those sweet little faces. I can't imagine choosing Miss International or something of that caliber. I have a new found respect for the judging panel at my next pageant. You have a lot harder job than I thought and I appreciate you hard job a lot more now. Thanks for all that you do to make women's lives better.

Heart Health Month

February is Heart Health Month and there are so many activities that you can participate in and go to to learn about Heart Health. Not only are these events raising money for the cause but they are teaching the young and old how to take care of there heart. The younger you start your heart care the better of you are. Heart Disease has been thought to be a "mans disease" but it kills more women every year than all types of cancer. It is hard to detect the signs and many women and some doctors brush the symptoms off. Don't let this happen to you or someone you love.

Fun events I have already participated in are a Heart Ball t.v. commercial, National Wear Red Day event at the the State Capitol in Little Rock, AR and this is just in the first week of Heart of Heart Health Month. I will keep you up dated of all the wonderful events to help you with your Heart Health.

Go Red

I compete in the International Pageant System as many of you know. There national platform is Go Red Heart Health for Women and February is is Heart Health month. So I would like everyone to take a minute to think about your heart health. Heart disease is the number one killer of women. More than all cancers combined. So I would like for you to take the time to be aware of the signs of heart disease. They are much harder to detect in women. The American Heart Association web site has so much information for you to learn about heart disease. Take the time to know the signs.