New Stuff

So I have a few things to tell you guys about and I am sorry I can not find my cord to up load the pictures but I will get them up ASAP.

First I would like to tell you I have all of my paper work and applications turned in to compeat in Mrs. Arkansas International Pageant. I am so excited about compeating and takeing my platform The Face of Hope featuring The American Cancer Society's Look Good... Feel Better Program to the next leval.

I turned in my paper work on Sunday and on Monday I facilitated the first Look Good... Feel Better Program for the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute at UAMS in Little Rock, AR. We have many Look Good... Feel Better Programs throughout the state but this one is an important one to me because UAMS is one of the leading cancer facilities in Arkansas and they did not have the Look Good... Feel Better Program. One of the most important things about the program is to have it easily assessable to as many women as possible and implementing this in to UAMS is a big part of getting it to more women.

After facilitating the program I was informed of a very nice and informational magazine article that was written about me and the program. This article will also be added to every new patient packet for cancer patients to let them know about the program, what it dose, and how to get singed up. I super excited about the support I am getting from UAMS. I know this is the start of something good for Arkansas and for the patients that com from other states.

How long is your Love

As you know I have been traveling a bit but I am also remodeling the master bath room with my husband wich is very interesting since he is color blind but what I want to tell you about is a woman that I meet while providing pamper days at Arkansas Children's Hospital through my non- profit organization Handas with a Heart.

This lady came to to recive services from Hands With a Heart because she is the parent care giver of an extended stay patient at Arkansa Children's Hospital. Her three year old son has cancer. What makes her so extrodinary is that while she was coming to get recharged she is still giving. She donated 17 inches of her hair to help other children cancer patients have real human wigs for free.

What an amazing woman, person, and mother. This is the true heart of mother. Always giving and trying to help more people. Looking beyond your own self and giving a little more. I want be more like this woman. I volunteer to help people and change lives but my life is changed. There is good in people and I love to see it.

Hawaii 2010

Right after i got home from Dallas for my continuing education I was able to celebrate a wonderful trip with my husband to Hawaii not only for his accomplishments at work but for our four year wedding anniversary. It was an amazing and insightful trip. You think one way until you experience something for your self. I think I learned as much on this trip as I did at my education. I learned that you don't have to wear make up to dinner with friends, that there is a 20,000.00 orchid, that I love my family more than ever. Spending time with each other talking we bonded even more and that there are cactus in Hawaii.

Live and Learn

Just when you think you are at the top of your game in your profession new technology comes out and you are back at square one. I recently up dated my education for Great Lengths Hair Extensions in Dallas,TX and it was amazing! I am so happy that I went. They always say if you can learn one new thing everyday then your living. Well I must really be living because I learned 100 things each day I was in class. This new technology and products are not only going to make my job easier in the long run but I will be able to help more people with their hair needs.

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.