Wear Red Day

Today is “National Wear Red Day,” a day inspired by The American Heart Association to bring awareness that the number one killer of women is heart disease. From their Web site:

We’re working hard to change the perception that heart disease is a “man’s disease.” And it’s working! By teaching more and more women how to talk to their doctors about heart disease, we can save thousands of lives every year. Because the good news is that heart disease is often preventable!

And in case anyone still believes that heart disease is only a concern for older women, we encourage you to read the Inspiring Stories we’ve collected. Together, they make the case plain and simple: the time for action is now!”

Why not make a heart healthy meal tonight? Here are some healthy recipes to get you started.

Is Ana Duggar Pregnant Again?

It seems that the Internet is wondering if Anna Duggar is pregnant again. I can’t find any information announcing this news so I guess you’ll have to wait it out for an official announcement. I can say that the elder Duggars (Michelle and Jim Bob) mentioned in their book, “The Duggars: 20 and Counting,” that they abstain from intercourse for a set amount of time after each baby is born. I can’t remember how long, but it’s longer than 6 weeks. I remember thinking that she seems to get pregnant about 9 months after each baby is born. I’m sure you could find this out if you do enough Google searching and look into the birth dates of each child, but you’ll have to do that on your own. So, if Josh and Ana are following a similar path, it would be too early to tell about a second pregnancy for Ana. There, my two cents about the topic it seems everyone is wondering about right now.

Epic Novel a Quick Read

I just finished “Roses,” by Leila Meacham. Long at just over 600 pages, but it’s a quick, delicious read. It’s the first book in a while that I easily found time to read. I didn’t want to go to bed at night (and, you know how tired I am!) and just wanted to keep on reading all the time.

It’s a story about a woman who inherits a cotton plantation in Texas and how this birthright interferes with her life. There’s romance, love, family, tradition and heartache. It’s simply stated and a page turner, telling the tales of multiple generations. Even toward the end, you don’t really know what’s going to happen so you keep turning the page to find out.

Fantasia’s Lesson For Us All

I should do an entire blog post about this next topic, but don’t want to miss the opportunity to say something while it’s hot so I’ll add it here. Fantasia Barrino, the “American Idol” appeared on “Oprah” this week to talk about nearly loosing it all. After struggling her entire life, raising a child on her own and winning the title “American Idol,” her house was in foreclosure.

At one point, she couldn’t even afford to pay for a pizza she had delivered: her debit card was rejected. That’s when she knew she had to do something. She came into money quickly and had (has) a large family to support. Her problem was that she “just wanted to sing.” She let everyone else figure out the rest. She didn’t have a part of her money, of her bookings, her schedule.

Now she does. She’s realized that you have to know what’s coming in and what’s going out. This is a strong message for all women. We need to not let our spouses do all the finances. We must know what’s going on. We must be part of the decisions. It’s a team effort. We all don’t have as much money as Fantasia, so even more reason to know where it’s going.

Fantasia has a new reality show about her family, “Fantasia For Real,” airing on VH1. You can see just through a few clips how disorganized and out of control everything is in her life during the filming. Here’s hoping that she’s learned from this and that we can too.

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