a new frontier

[Ree Drummond doing what she loves as seen on her website]

You're well aware at this point that I'm an over-analytical, stream-of-consciousness, print loving, OPI/Essie wearing, E! News watching, painfully honest belle of the South. Well... I've officially found my career mentor. (No, I'm not giving up my career-lust of Giuliana Rancic, but it's time I dug up some down-home role models of my own too)

That, my faithful followers, has lead me to the ever-fabulous celeb blogger/mother of 4/wife of a cowboy/author and all around powerhouse of an individual known as The Pioneer Woman, Ree Drummond.

I stumbled upon her blog this summer and have been obsessed ever since. Okay, obsessed is a mild understatement. I wouldn't hate spending a day (or week or month) with her soaking up all of her knowledge. She's quirky, funny, career and family oriented, and she managed to make her passions into a fruitful career all while homeschooling her kids on a working cattle ranch. YOWZA. talk about having it all...

[this is my latest find that I will be purchasing and reading. (in all my spare time...so probably over Christmas break) PS Sony purchased the rights to make this a movie-possibly with Reese Witherspoon..umm YES, PLEASE]

[yes, she's also mastered the divine art of cooking]

[and the Food Network]

[and did I mention she home-schools her 4 kids?!]

so in case my subtle tribute to her isn't clear-- I'd love Love LOVE to make this (southern farm life paired with celeb status in the media for simply doin' my thing) my reality