Naturally, I am interested in what Dr. Oz might say about medical conditions; I go back to the neurologist Friday and the Cardiologist next week for follow-ups. Yes, I did send an email to Dr. Oz with my medical difficulties, but I do not expect any sort of response. I did find Oprah's medical problem and diagnosis regarding her thyroid interesting. I'll annoy my neurologist with more questions about the possibility of that being the case...actually, my neurologist is always open to discussing any possible diagnoses I bring to her.
I don't always enjoy Suze Orman's style of delivery, but I do think that she makes a lot of really important points. Of course, I've always been interested in financial matters and obsess about our personal finances; my obsession has become more intense since we have begun living on Andy's salary alone! Thankfully, we are not in the kind of debt that many others are, but having used up a lot of our emergency savings over the last year, we are on a mission to try to bolster them. Since we both worked, we were used to needing only about 3 months in emergency funds; now, we are trying to get to 8 months and are a long way from our goal. We've known for several months that 2009 would be a challenge financially because we expect to pay off some loans, find out about my disability claim, and discover how a rent house affects our taxes.
Andy will also be taking more classes this year which means larger tuition payments; thankfully, at the end of the semester, his work does reimburse us. So, with all of these major financial events, we are always looking to cut expenses so that we are able to save a little more.
I became very excited when Oprah announced that Suze Orman's 2009 Action Plan (her book with financial advice for 2009) was available for free download. I would have downloaded it then, but I knew that the website would be inundated and moving very slowly; I waited until the next day to get it. Its about 200 pages written in a Q & A style. She has some incredibly important information and good ideas, but the book is also quite repetitive because she tries to fully answer every question. It does lend itself to helping those who need answers fast. Since I read it in order, there were many times that I was able to skim over answers in later chapters. (I can't complain too much since this was a break from reading Middlemarch.)
Dr. Laura Berman is the sex therapist who stars in Sexual Healing. I won't give you details, but if you are interested in intimacy, sexuality, couples therapy, or other related topics, check out Oprah's website or look for one of Dr. Berman's books.
I hope that those of you who are also following along with Oprah's Best Life Series are gaining helpful information. I don't know that I've had any life changing (Oprah calls them ah-ha) moments. I do think that they are doing a great service to many women; we all need to be reminded to not only give to and love others but also ourselves! All of you ladies are worthy of the time you give (or should give) to yourself. It doesn't detract from your relationships; it strengthens them because you are strengthened by that time and able to share and inspire others with your soul and personality! Maybe we should be asking each other is what have you done for yourself lately and what are you planning to do for yourself in the next week. This would help us be accountable to each other; we all know that we get wrapped up in what we do for our loved ones, church, community, etc.
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