Some weekend Flavor! Reality TV Style

It's the weekend and time to have some fun! 

(I told you I was going to get back to basics!)  

I have one question for you:

If you could be on a reality show, which one would you choose?

Sit back and think...really think about all those reality T.V. shows that influx our TV's daily!  It is unreal when you start breaking it down. 

Then you need to think about where you are in your life and your age and how much you would have in common with the other "stars" of the program. (I mean, Poor Donny from #BB was an outcast due to the demographics and he was such a great guy!)

So, reality TV shows...I know, let's get a list - and I am going to warn you- this list I made is INTENSE!

Let's start with A&E:

·         Airline

·         Confessions of a Matchmaker

·         Criss Angel Mindfreak 

·         Dog The Bounty Hunter

·         Driving Force

·         Duck Dynasty

·         The Exterminators

·         Family Plots

·         The First 48

·         Flip This House

·         Gene Simmons Family Jewels

·         Growing Up Gotti

·         Hammertime

·         The Hasselhoffs

·         Hoarders

·         Intervention

·         The Jacksons: A Family Dynasty

·         Keyshawn Johnson: Tackling Design

·         King of Cars

·         Kirstie Alley's Big Life

·         Manhunters

·         Obsessed

·         Paranormal Cops

·         Paranormal State

·         Parking Wars

·         Rookies

·         Runaway Squad

·         Sell This House

·         Steven Seagal Lawman

·         Storage Wars

·         The Two Coreys

·          

ABC:

·                     All American Girl

·                     America's Next Muppet

·                     American Inventor 1

·                     American Inventor 2

·                     Are You Hot?

·                     Bachelor In Paradise

·                     Bachelor Pad 1

·                     Bachelor Pad 2

·                     Bachelor Pad 3

·                     The Bachelor 1

·                     The Bachelor 2

·                     The Bachelor 3

·                     The Bachelor 4

·                     The Bachelor 5

·                     The Bachelor 6

·                     The Bachelor 7

·                     The Bachelor: Paris

·                     The Bachelor: Rome

·                     The Bachelor: Officer and a Gentleman

·                     The Bachelor 11

·                     The Bachelor: London Calling

·                     The Bachelor 13

·                     The Bachelor: On the Wings of Love

·                     The Bachelor 15

·                     The Bachelor 16

·                     The Bachelor 17

·                     The Bachelor 18

·                     The Bachelorette 1

·                     The Bachelorette 2

·                     The Bachelorette 3

·                     The Bachelorette 4

·                     The Bachelorette 5

·                     The Bachelorette 6

·                     The Bachelorette 7

·                     The Bachelorette 8

·                     The Bachelorette 9

·                     The Bachelorette 10

·                     The Benefactor

·                     Brat Camp

·                     Dance Machine

·                     Dance War: Bruno vs. Carrie Ann

·                     Dancing with the Stars 1

·                     Dancing with the Stars 2

·                     Dancing with the Stars 3

·                     Dancing with the Stars 4

·                     Dancing with the Stars 5

·                     Dancing with the Stars 6

·                     Dancing with the Stars 7

·                     Dancing with the Stars 8

·                     Dancing with the Stars 9

·                     Dancing with the Stars 10

·                     Dancing with the Stars 11

·                     Dancing with the Stars 12

·                     Dancing with the Stars 13

·                     Dancing with the Stars 14

·                     Dancing with the Stars: All-Stars

·                     Dancing with the Stars 16

·                     Dancing with the Stars 17

·                     Dancing with the Stars 18

·                     Dancing with the Stars 19

·                     Dating in the Dark

·                     The Dating Experiment

·                     Downfall

·                     Duets

·                     Ex-Wives Club

·                     Expedition Impossible

·                     Extreme Weight Loss

·                     Extreme Makeover

·                     Extreme Makeover: Home Edition

·                     The Family

·                     Fast Cars & Superstars

·                     Fat March

·                     Find My Family

·                     The Glass House

·                     Here Come the Newlyweds

·                     High School Musical: Summer Session

·                     Homeland Security USA

·                     Hopkins

·                     I Survived a Japanese Game Show

·                     I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! 1

·                     Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution

·                     Let's Dance

·                     Miracle Workers

·                     The Mole 1

·                     The Mole 2

·                     Celebrity Mole Hawaii

·                     Celebrity Mole Yucatan

·                     The Mole 5

·                     NASCAR in Primetime

·                     National Bingo Night

·                     The Next Best Thing

·                     The One: Making a Music Star

·                     One Ocean View

·                     Oprah's Big Give

·                     The Real Roseanne Show

·                     Rich Guy, Poor Guy

·                     Rising Star

·                     The Scholar

·                     Shaq Vs.

·                     Shaq's Big Challenge

·                     Shark Tank

·                     Skating with the Stars

·                     Splash

·                     Super Millionaire

·                     Supernanny

·                     The Superstars

·                     The Taste

·                     Trista & Ryan's Wedding

·                     True Beauty

·                     Wanna Bet

·                     Welcome To The Neighborhood

·                     Whodunnit?

·                     Wife Swap

·                     Wipeout

Bravo:

·         9 by Design

·         Battle of the Network Reality Stars

·         Being Bobby Brown

·         Bethenny Ever After

·         Bethenny's Getting Married?

·         Better Half

·         Blow Out

·         Boy Meets Boy

·         Chef Academy

·         Date My Ex: Jo & Slade

·         Don't Be Tardy

·         Double Exposure

·         The Fashion Show 1

·         The Fashion Show 2

·         Flipping Out

·         Hey Paula

·         The It Factor

·         Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List

·         Kell on Earth

·         Launch My Line

·         Make Me a Supermodel 1

·         Make Me a Supermodel 2

·         Manhunt

·         Miami Social

·         Million Dollar Listing

·         The Millionaire Matchmaker

·         Most Eligible Dallas

·         NYC Prep

·         Platinum Hit

·         Project Greenlight 3

·         Project Runway 1

·         Project Runway 2

·         Project Runway 3

·         Project Runway 4

·         Project Runway 5

·         Queer Eye For The Straight Girl

·         Queer Eye For The Straight Guy

·         The Rachel Zoe Project

·         The Real Housewives of Atlanta

·         The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills

·         The Real Housewives of D.C.

·         The Real Housewives of Miami

·         The Real Housewives of New Jersey

·         The Real Housewives of New York City

·         The Real Housewives of Orange County

·         Rocco's Dinner Party

·         Shear Genius 1

·         Shear Genius 2

·         Shear Genius 3

·         Southern Charm

·         Step It Up & Dance

·         Tabatha's Salon Takeover

·         Thintervention with Jackie Warner

·         Tim Gunn's Guide to Style

·         Top Chef 1

·         Top Chef 2

·         Top Chef 3 Miami

·         Top Chef 4

·         Top Chef All-Stars

·         Top Chef: D.C.

·         Top Chef: Just Desserts

·         Top Chef: Las Vegas

·         Top Chef: New York

·         Top Chef: Seattle

·         Top Chef: Texas

·         Top Chef Masters 1

·         Top Chef Masters 2

·         Top Design 1

·         Top Design 2

·         Vanderpump Rules

·         Welcome to the Parker

·         Work of Art (Season 1)

·         Work of Art (Season 2)

·         Work Out

CBS:

·          The Amazing Race 1

·         The Amazing Race 2

·         The Amazing Race 3

·         The Amazing Race 4

·         The Amazing Race 5

·         The Amazing Race 6

·         The Amazing Race 7

·         The Amazing Race 8

·         The Amazing Race 9

·         The Amazing Race 10

·         The Amazing Race: All-Stars

·         The Amazing Race 12

·         The Amazing Race 13

·         The Amazing Race 14

·         The Amazing Race 15

·         The Amazing Race 16

·         The Amazing Race 17

·         The Amazing Race: Unfinished Business

·         The Amazing Race 19

·         The Amazing Race 20

·         The Amazing Race 21

·         The Amazing Race 22

·         The Amazing Race 23

·         The Amazing Race 24

·         The Amazing Race 25

·         Armed & Famous

·         Arranged Marriage

·         The Beverly Hillbillies

·         Big Brother 1

·         Big Brother 2

·         Big Brother 3

·         Big Brother 4

·         Big Brother 5

·         Big Brother 6

·         Big Brother 7: All-Stars

·         Big Brother 8

·         Big Brother 9

·         Big Brother 10

·         Big Brother 11

·         Big Brother 12

·         Big Brother 13

·         Big Brother 14

·         Big Brother 15

·         Big Brother 16

·         Cupid

·         The Cut

·         Greatest American Dog

·         I Get That A Lot

·         Jingles

·         Kid Nation

·         Live for the Moment

·         Live to Dance

·         Pirate Master

·         Recovery

·         Rob And Amber Get Married

·         Rock Star: INXS

·         Rock Star: Supernova

·         Secret Talents of the Stars

·         Star Search

·         Survivor: Borneo

·         Survivor: The Australian Outback

·         Survivor: Africa

·         Survivor: Marquesas

·         Survivor: Thailand

·         Survivor: The Amazon

·         Survivor: Pearl Islands

·         Survivor: All Stars

·         Survivor: Vanuatu

·         Survivor: Palau

·         Survivor: Guatemala

·         Survivor: Panama

·         Survivor: Cook Islands

·         Survivor: Fiji

·         Survivor: China

·         Survivor: Micronesia

·         Survivor: Gabon

·         Survivor: Tocantins

·         Survivor: Samoa

·         Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains

·         Survivor: Nicaragua

·         Survivor: Redemption Island

·         Survivor: South Pacific

·         Survivor: One World

·         Survivor: Philippines

·         Survivor: Caramoan -- Fans vs. Favorites

·         Survivor: Blood vs. Water

·         Survivor: Cagayan -- Brawn vs Brains vs Beauty

·         Survivor: San Juan del Sur -- Blood vs. Water

·         There Goes the Neighborhood

·         Tuesday Night Book Club

·         Undercover Boss

·         Wickedly Perfect

·         The Will

CMT:

·         Born Country

·         Can You Duet?

·         Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders: Making the Team

·         Gone Country 1

·         Gone Country 2

·         Gone Country 3

·         Hulk Hogan's Celebrity Championship Wrestling

·         Jennie Garth: Little Bit Country

·         Melissa & Tye

·         My Big Redneck Wedding

·         Outsider's Inn

·         Prankville

·         Trick My Truck

·         Trick My Trucker

·         Ty Murray's Celebrity Bull Riding Challenge

·         The Ultimate Coyote Ugly Search 3

Discovery:

·         Airplane Repo

·         American Loggers

·         Amish Mafia

·         Bering Sea Gold

·         Bindi: The Jungle Girl

·         Cash Cab

·         The Colony

·         Croc Hunter Challenge

·         Deadliest Catch

·         Destroyed in Seconds

·         The Detonators

·         Dirty Jobs

·         Ghost Lab

·         Gold Rush

·         The Imploders

·         Into the Unknown with Josh Bernstein

·         Last One Standing

·         Man vs. Wild

·         Monster Garage

·         Mythbusters

·         Naked & Afraid

·         No Opportunity Wasted

·         Pitchmen

·         Smash Lab

·         Sons of Guns

·         Storm Chasers

·         Survivorman

·         Toughest Race on Earth: Iditarod

·         Treasure Quest

·         Worst Case Scenario

·         Wreckreation Nation

E!:

·         The Anna Nicole Show

·         Bank of Hollywood

·         Bridalplasty

·         Denise Richards: It's Complicated

·         Eric & Jessie: Game On

·         The Girls Next Door

·         Holly's World

·         House of Carters

·         Keeping Up with the Kardashians

·         Kendra

·         Khloe & Lamar

·         Kimora: Life in the Fab Lane

·         Kourtney & Kim Take Miami

·         Kourtney and Khloe Take Miami

·         Kourtney and Kim Take New York

·         Leave it to Lamas

·         Living Lohan

·         Married to Jonas

·         Pam: Girl on the Loose

·         Party Monsters: Cabo

·         Snoop Dogg's Father Hood

·         The Spin Crowd

·         Sunset Tan

·         What Would Ryan Lochte Do?

ESPN:

·         Beg, Borrow & Deal 1

·         Beg, Borrow & Deal 2

·         The Contender 2

·         The Contender 3

·         Dream Job 1

·         Varsity Inc.

Food Network:

·         Ace of Cakes

·         Chopped

·         Dinner: Impossible

·         Food Detectives

·         Have Fork, Will Travel

·         Iron Chef America

·         The Next Food Network Star 3

·         The Next Food Network Star 4

·         The Next Food Network Star 6

·         Food Network Star 7

·         Food Network Star 9

·         The Next Iron Chef 1

·         The Next Iron Chef 2

·         Private Chefs of Beverly Hills

·         So You Think You Can Dance 11

·         Ultimate Recipe Showdown

·         Will Work for Food

·         Worst Cooks in America

FOX:

·         30 Seconds of Fame

·         American Idol 1

·         American Idol 2

·         American Idol 3

·         American Idol 4

·         American Idol 5

·         American Idol 6

·         American Idol 7

·         American Idol 8

·         American Idol 9

·         American Idol 10

·         American Idol 11

·         American Idol 12

·         American Idol 13

·         American Juniors

·         Anchorwoman

·         Anything For Love

·         Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader?

·         Boot Camp

·         The Casino

·         Celebrity Duets

·         The Choice

·         The Complex

·         Cops

·         Don't Forget the Lyrics!

·         Forever Eden

·         Gordon Ramsay: Cookalong Live

·         Hell's Kitchen 1

·         Hell's Kitchen 2

·         Hell's Kitchen 3

·         Hell's Kitchen 4

·         Hell's Kitchen 5

·         Hell's Kitchen 6

·         Hell's Kitchen 7

·         Hell's Kitchen 8

·         Hell's Kitchen 9

·         Hell's Kitchen 10

·         Hell's Kitchen 11

·         Hell's Kitchen 12

·         Hell's Kitchen 13

·         Hole in the Wall

·         Hotel Hell

·         I Wanna Marry "Harry"

·         Joe Millionaire

·         The Next Joe Millionaire

·         Kitchen Nightmares

·         The Littlest Groom

·         Looking for Love: Bachelorettes in Alaska

·         Love Cruise

·         Married By America

·         MasterChef (Season 1)

·         MasterChef (Season 2)

·         MasterChef (Season 3)

·         MasterChef (Season 4)

·         MasterChef Junior

·         The Moment of Truth

·         More to Love

·         Mr. Personality

·         Murder in Small Town X

·         My Big Fat Obnoxious Boss

·         My Big Fat Obnoxious Fiance

·         Nanny 911

·         Nashville

·         The Next Great American Band

·         The Next Great Champ

·         On The Lot

·         Our Little Genius

·         Paradise Hotel 1

·         The Partner

·         Performing As...

·         Playing It Straight

·         The Rebel Billionaire

·         Renovate My Family

·         Secret Millionaire

·         The Simple Life 1

·         The Simple Life 2

·         The Simple Life 3

·         The Simple Life 4

·         Skating With Celebrities

·         So You Think You Can Dance 1

·         So You Think You Can Dance 2

·         So You Think You Can Dance 3

·         So You Think You Can Dance 4

·         So You Think You Can Dance 5

·         So You Think You Can Dance 6

·         So You Think You Can Dance 7

·         So You Think You Can Dance 8

·         So You Think You Can Dance 9

·         So You Think You Can Dance 10

·         The Swan 1

·         The Swan 2

·         Temptation Island 1

·         Temptation Island 2

·         Temptation Island 3

·         Trading Spouses

·         Unan1mous

·         Utopia

·         When Women Rule the World

·         Who's Your Daddy?

·         World Idol

·         The X Factor (Season 1)

·         The X Factor (Season 2)

·         The X Factor (Season 3)

Fox Reality:

·         Gimme My Reality Show!

·         Househusbands of Hollywood

·         Paradise Hotel 2

·         Rob & Amber: Against the Odds

·         The Search for the Next Elvira

·         Seducing Cindy

·         Solitary

FX:

·         30 Days

·         Todd TV

HGTV:

·         The Antonio Treatment

·         Color Splash

·         HGTV Design Star 1

·         HGTV Design Star 2

·         HGTV Design Star 3

·         HGTV Design Star 4

·         HGTV Design Star 5

·         The Stagers

·         Tough as Nails

History Channel:

·         American Pickers

·         Around the World in 80 Ways

·         Ax Men

·         Ice Road Truckers

·         Pawn Stars

·         Swamp People

·         Top Shot (Season 1)

·         Top Shot (Season 4)

·         UFO Hunters

Lifetime:

·         Abby's Ultimate Dance Competition

·         Blush

·         Bristol Palin: Life's a Tripp

·         Dance Moms

·         DietTribe

·         Gay, Straight or Taken?

·         The Houstons: On Our Own

·         How to Look Good Naked

·         Models of the Runway 1

·         Models of the Runway 2

·         Preachers' Daughters

·         Project Accessory

·         Project Runway 6

·         Project Runway 7

·         Project Runway 8

·         Project Runway 9

·         Project Runway 10

·         Project Runway 11

·         Project Runway 12

·         Project Runway All Stars

·         Project Runway All Stars 2

·         Project Runway All Stars 3

·         Project Runway: Under the Gunn

·         Supermarket Superstars

·         True Tori

·         Your Mama Don't Dance

MTV:

·         16 & Pregnant

·         50 Cent: The Money and the Power

·         8th & Ocean

·         A Double Shot at Love

·         A Shot at Love with Tila Tequila 1

·         A Shot at Love with Tila Tequila 2

·         Adventures in Hollyhood

·         America's Best Dance Crew 1

·         America's Best Dance Crew 2

·         America's Best Dance Crew 3

·         America's Best Dance Crew 4

·         America's Best Dance Crew 5

·         The Ashlee Simpson Show

·         The Assistant

·         Bromance

·         Buckwild

·         The Buried Life

·         Catfish

·         Celebrity Rap Superstar

·         The City

·         College Life

·         Dancelife

·         Dudesons in America

·         Engaged and Underage

·         From G's to Gents

·         Gone Too Far

·         The Hills

·         I'm From Rolling Stone

·         Jackass

·         Jersey Shore

·         Lady or a Tramp

·         Laguna Beach

·         Legally Blonde The Musical: The Search for Elle Woods

·         Life of Ryan

·         Making Menudo

·         Making The Band 2

·         Making The Band 3

·         Maui Fever

·         Meet The Barkers

·         My Super Sweet 16

·         Newlyweds: Nick & Jessica

·         Newport Harbor: The Real Orange County

·         The Osbournes

·         P. Diddy's Starmaker

·         Pageant Place

·         The Paper

·         Paris Hilton's My New BFF

·         The Pauly D Project

·         Pimp My Ride

·         PoweR Girls

·         Punk'd

·         The Real World: Austin

·         The Real World: Back to New York

·         The Real World: Boston

·         The Real World: Brooklyn

·         The Real World: Chicago

·         The Real World: Hollywood

·         The Real World: Key West

·         The Real World: Las Vegas

·         The Real World: Los Angeles

·         The Real World: New Orleans

·         The Real World: New York

·         The Real World: Paris

·         The Real World: Philadelphia

·         The Real World: San Diego

·         The Real World: San Francisco

·         The Real World: Seattle

·         The Real World: Sydney

·         Rich Girls

·         Road Rules

·         Road Rules: South Pacific

·         Road Rules: X-TREME

·         Rob and Big

·         Rock the Cradle

·         Run's House

·         The Show With Vinny

·         Snooki & Jwoww

·         Sorority Life

·         Surf Girls

·         Taquita & Kaui

·         Teen Mom

·         Teen Mom 2

·         Teen Mom 3

·         That's Amore

·         'Til Death Do Us Part: Carmen & Dave

·         Tough Enough

·         Trick It Out

·         Twentyfourseven

·         Two-A-Days

·         Viva La Bam

NBC:

·         The $25 Million Dollar Hoax

·         Age of Love

·         America's Got Talent 1

·         America's Got Talent 2

·         America's Got Talent 3

·         America's Got Talent 4

·         America's Got Talent 5

·         America's Got Talent 6

·         America's Got Talent 7

·         America's Got Talent 8

·         America's Got Talent 9

·         America's Next Great Restaurant

·         America's Toughest Jobs

·         American Gladiators

·         Amne$ia

·         The Apprentice 1

·         The Apprentice 2

·         The Apprentice 3

·         The Apprentice 4

·         The Apprentice 5

·         The Apprentice: Los Angeles

·         The Apprentice 7

·         The Celebrity Apprentice 1

·         The Celebrity Apprentice 2

·         The Celebrity Apprentice 3

·         The Celebrity Apprentice 4

·         The Celebrity Apprentice 5

·         All-Star Celebrity Apprentice

·         The Apprentice: Martha Stewart

·         Average Joe 1

·         Average Joe 2: Hawaii

·         Average Joe 3: Adam Returns

·         Average Joe 4

·         The Baby Borrowers

·         The Biggest Loser 1

·         The Biggest Loser 2

·         The Biggest Loser 3

·         The Biggest Loser 4

·         The Biggest Loser: Couples

·         The Biggest Loser: Families

·         The Biggest Loser: Couples 2

·         The Biggest Loser 8

·         The Biggest Loser: Couples 3

·         The Biggest Loser 10

·         The Biggest Loser 11

·         The Biggest Loser 12

·         The Biggest Loser 13

·         The Biggest Loser 14

·         The Biggest Loser 15

·         The Biggest Loser 16

·         The Biggest Loser: Special Edition

·         Breakthrough with Tony Robbins

·         Celebrity Circus

·         Celebrity Cooking Showdown

·         The Chopping Block

·         Clash of the Choirs

·         The Contender 1

·         Deal Or No Deal

·         Dog Eat Dog

·         Fame

·         Fashion Star (Season 1)

·         Fashion Star (Season 2)

·         Fear Factor

·         For Love Or Money 1

·         For Love Or Money 2

·         For Love Or Money 3

·         For Love Or Money 4

·         Grease: You're the One That I Want

·         Great American Road Trip

·         Hit Me Baby One More Time

·         Howie Do It

·         I Want To Be A Hilton

·         I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! 2

·         Last Comic Standing 1

·         Last Comic Standing 2

·         Last Comic Standing 3

·         Last Comic Standing 4

·         Last Comic Standing 5

·         Last Comic Standing 6

·         Last Comic Standing 7

·         Last Comic Standing 8

·         The Law Firm

·         Losing It With Jillian

·         Love in the Wild (Season 1)

·         Love in the Wild (Season 2)

·         Love Shack

·         The Marriage Ref

·         Meet Mister Mom

·         Meet My Folks

·         Minute to Win It

·         Momma's Boys

·         My Dad Is Better Than Your Dad

·         Nashville Star 6

·         Next Action Star

·         Phenomenon

·         Race To The Altar

·         Ready for Love

·         The Real Wedding Crashers

·         The Restaurant

·         Running Wild with Bear Grylls

·         The Search For The Most Talented Kid In America

·         The Sing-Off (Season 1)

·         The Sing-Off (Season 3)

·         The Singing Bee

·         Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Model Search

·         Stars Earn Stripes

·         Superstars of Dance

·         Thank God You're Here

·         Tommy Lee Goes To College

·         Top Gear

·         Treasure Hunters

·         Victoria Beckham: Coming to America

·         The Voice (Season 1)

·         The Voice (Season 2)

·         The Voice (Season 3)

·         The Voice (Season 4)

·         The Voice (Season 5)

·         The Voice (Season 6)

·         The Voice (Season 7)

·         The Weakest Link

·         Who Do You Think You Are?

·         Who Wants To Marry My Dad? 1

·         Who Wants To Marry My Dad? 2

Oxygen:

·         The Bad Girls Club

·         Best Ink

·         Chasing Maria Menounos

·         Dance Your Ass Off 1

·         Dance Your Ass Off 2

·         Deion & Pilar: Prime Time Love

·         The Face (Season 1)

·         The Face (Season 2)

·         The Glee Project

·         Hair Battle Spectacular

·         The Janice Dickinson Modeling Agency

·         Jersey Couture

·         Mr. Romance

·         My Shopping Addiction

·         Tori & Dean: Home Sweet Hollywood

·         Tori & Dean: Inn Love

·         The World According to Paris

SPIKE:

·         The Club

·         Coal

·         DEA

·         Ink Master***

·         Invasion Iowa

·         Jesse James Is A Dead Man

·         The Joe Schmo Show 1

·         The Joe Schmo Show 2

·         Murder

·         Reality Racing - The Rookie Challenge

The CW:

·         13: Fear is Real

·         America's Next Top Model 7

·         America's Next Top Model 8

·         America's Next Top Model 9

·         America's Next Top Model 10

·         America's Next Top Model 11

·         America's Next Top Model 12

·         America's Next Top Model 13

·         America's Next Top Model 14

·         America's Next Top Model 15

·         America's Next Top Model 16

·         America's Next Top Model 17

·         America's Next Top Model 18

·         America's Next Top Model: College Edition

·         America's Next Top Model: Guys & Girls

·         Beauty And The Geek 3

·         Beauty And The Geek 4

·         Beauty And The Geek 5

·         Blonde Charity Mafia

·         Crowned: The Mother of All Pageants

·         Farmer Wants a Wife

·         Fly Girls

·         High Society

·         In Harm's Way

·         Plain Jane

·         Pussycat Dolls Present: The Search for the Next Doll

·         Pussycat Dolls Present: Girlicious

·         Shedding for the Wedding

·         Stylista

TLC:

·         19 Kids & Counting

·         A Model Life with Petra Nemcova

·         Addicted

·         American Chopper

·         American Hot Rod

·         Ashley Paige: Bikini or Bust

·         Breaking Amish

·         Cake Boss

·         Cheer Perfection

·         Craving Comfort

·         Cupcake Dreams

·         Date My House

·         Extreme Couponing

·         Flowers Uncut with Jeff Leatham

·         For Better Or For Worse

·         Gypsy Sisters

·         Heli-Loggers

·         Here Comes Honey Boo Boo

·         Hoarding: Buried Alive

·         Hope for Your Home

·         I Can Make You Think

·         I've Got Nothing to Wear

·         Jon & Kate Plus 8

·         King of the Crown

·         LA Ink

·         The Little Couple

·         Little People, Big World ***

·         Making It Home: Greensburg

·         Master of Dance

·         Miss America: Reality Check

·         Moving Up

·         Must Love Kids

·         One Big Happy Family

·         Police Women of Broward County

·         Property Ladder

·         Sarah Palin's Alaska

·         Say Yes to the Dress

·         The Secret Life of a Soccer Mom

·         The Singing Office

·         Sister Wives

·         Starter Wives Confidential

·         Street Customs

·         Table For 12

·         Take Home Nanny

·         Toddlers & Tiaras

·         Trading Spaces

·         Ultimate Cake Off

·         Welcome to Myrtle Manor

·         What Not To Wear

·         While You Were Out

·         Who Are You Wearing?

VH1:

·         The Agency

·         America's Most Smartest Model

·         Baseball Wives

·         Basketball Wives

·         Brandy & Ray J: A Family Business

·         Breaking Bonaduce

·         Bret Michaels: Life As I Know It

·         Bridal Bootcamp

·         Celebrity Fit Club 1

·         Celebrity Fit Club 5

·         Celebrity Fit Club 6

·         Celebrity Fit Club 7

·         Celebrity Rehab Presents Sober House 1

·         Celebrity Rehab Presents Sober House 2

·         Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew 1

·         Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew 2

·         Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew 3

·         Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew 4

·         Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew 5

·         Confessions of a Teen Idol

·         Dad Camp

·         Daisy of Love

·         Dating Naked

·         Dice Undisputed

·         Eddie Griffin: Going for Broke

·         ego trip's The (White) Rapper Show

·         Ev and Ocho

·         Famous Food

·         Fantasia For Real

·         Flavor of Love 1

·         Flavor of Love 2

·         Flavor of Love 3

·         Flavor of Love Girls: Charm School starring Mo'Nique

·         Football Wives

·         For The Love of Ray J 2

·         Frank the Entertainer... in a Basement Affair

·         Hogan Knows Best

·         I Love Money 1

·         I Love Money 3

·         I Love New York 1

·         I Love New York 2

·         New York Goes to Hollywood

·         I Want to Work for Diddy

·         In Search of the Partridge Family

·         La La's Full Court Life

·         Luke's Parental Advisory

·         Making Mr. Right

·         Mama Drama

·         Megan Wants a Millionaire

·         My Antonio

·         My Big Friggin' Wedding

·         My Fair Brady

·         The OCD Project

·         Ochocinco: The Ultimate Catch

·         The Pick-Up Artist

·         The Price of Beauty

·         Real Chance of Love: Back in the Saddle

·         Rock of Love Bus with Bret Michaels

·         Rock of Love Charm School with Sharon Osbourne

·         Rock of Love with Bret Michaels 1

·         Rock of Love with Bret Michaels 2

·         Scott Baio is 45... And Single

·         Scream Queens 1

·         Scream Queens 2

·         Secrets of Aspen

·         Sex Rehab with Dr. Drew

·         Shooting Sizemore

·         The Springer Hustle

·         The Surreal Life 3

·         The Surreal Life 4

·         The Surreal Life 5

·         The Surreal Life 6

·         The Surreal Life: Fame Games

·         Tool Academy 1

·         Tool Academy 2

·         Tough Love 1

·         Tough Love 2

·         Tough Love: Couples

·         Transform Me

·         What Chilli Wants

·         You're Cut Off! (Season 1)

WE:

·         Bridezillas

·         Cyndi Lauper: Still So Unusual

·         Joan & Melissa: Joan Knows Best

·         Kendra on Top

·         Little Miss Perfect

·         The Locator

·         Raising Sextuplets

·         The Shannen Doherty Project

·         Wife, Mom, Bounty Hunter

Wow- right!  I highlighted the ones that I secretly watched.... And with that list, which one would I want to be a part of?  I thought and thought about it and I knew it right when I started watching the show.  Sure its packed full of drama...the plot is thick with this and that, life changing events and I totally know they are lying, right from the go of things- but the life itself is fascinating, if it is true!??!!

So, what is the Reality Show I would want to be in?

Gypsy Sisters

I love this show- no matter how fake I think it is.  Why do I think it's fake- well I just finished watching the episode from the other night and Kayla said that she was celebrating her 33rd Birthday....Now, I am not a genius by any means- but seriously, she is younger than me.  And her hubby, Richard, is 34- um...I doubt it.  I know that I could be wrong but I am betting not. I love her though- she is my favorite!  

So I guess the kicker is that I am not married into the Gypsy life (even if my ancestors were true Gypsy from a crossed the pond) - and this will never be "my life" - I am still amazed with the culture and love the bling! 

Now the question I pose to my viewers is...What reality show would YOU be in?  I made it simple- just check out the list!!!

(p.s. right behind Gypsy Sisters is Little People, Big World- I would LOVE to live on their farm and Amy and Matt are awesome peeps! And I just want to add that the way Jeremy proposed to Audrey- WOW!  That was the MOST Romantic thing I have EVER witnessed!) 

http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/jeremy-roloff-of-little-people-big-world-marries-wedding-photo--2014209

(and lastly...I would also love to be a fly on the wall in the Duggar's house! That family is overwhelmingly large and so full of love.)

That's all for now!

Enjoy your weekend LOVES!

~Kel

If you could pick ONE day to relive in your life, which would it be and why?

Now, sit down and think about this question.  Don't rush it.  The way I figure it, I have been on this planet for 34 years and have had x amount of days, both good and bad, that I could choose here.  I always think about the bad days and if I relive them, would they ultimately turn to good days? Or would they just still be bad days?  

I have three monumental days that I forever will cherish in my soul..my wedding day, the birth of my first born and the birth of my second born.  But, they were already great, would I relive them? Why would I?  I mean, if something is good already, can it get better? Or, by reliving them, could they turn out to be BAD days because they were one so great?

See, told you that you would really need to think this through.  It could go in so many different directions.  A thought in my brain right now is if I relived a day that changed my life forever, in college, when I met with my counselor after have a nightmare professor.  That meeting put me off course of where I knew I wanted to be and ultimately has placed me in where I am today.  I was in year four of college.  I had so many Education courses under my belt that I was getting ready to start student teaching and I had one professor who flat out told me I would never amount to anything as a teacher.  I was shocked because here I am, a good student, one that puts her heart and soul into the assignments. I would spend hours on my lesson plans, hours at the library or on the computer to make sure that I was consistent with my topics and I did the work and was talked to like this...and here is my friend, a good friend at that who never went to class, never did her assignments and when we worked in a group, she relied on everyone else to keep her head above water.  Guess who he passed...it wasn't me! I did not fail, but he ended up giving me a C - which just destroyed me more for having put the work in. 

I went to my counselor before the next semester and we looked at what I had, what I needed, and what I could end my education with.  The results...and Interdisciplinary Degree in Business Administration and a minor in English Literature. What a joke!  Basically, I am an Administrative Assistant who is on point with English! 

So, if I could re-do that part of my life, keep on my path at being a Middle Childhood Teacher- where would I be today?  Well, I would have Summer's off!  But on the flip side, I work from home, for a legit company and I might work long hours, but they are usually in my PJ's with my kids.  I am not missing anything. I am not missing bratty behaviors, bullying, talking bad...or any of it.  I deal with adults on a daily basis and honestly, truth be told, I love it!  It is challenging, I make mistakes, it is a lot of hours, but at the end of the day, I feel so proud of my place within the company I work for. 

Back to square one then? 

I have had a lot of talks with my Hubby about renewing our vows.  We are on the threshold of celebrating eight years of marriage, and I think at ten we should have a little backyard ceremony with all our friends and family. Nothing fancy, just a walk down memory lane.  Our wedding was one of the happiest days of my life, one that I for sure will never forget. It is so funny to look back on our pictures and see how young we were and how much we both have changed since then, as well as how much our lives have changed!

This might be the day that I would relive. 

This decision is not one hundred percent ground in stone, but at this moment in time, I think this would be the day that I would gravitate towards.

What about you? What did you come up with?

I would love to hear your story!  Feel free to comment!!!  

~Kel

If I could Rename my BLOG....

What would I name it?  I have thought about it...wondered if I had taken a little more time to think it through would it be "Life at Gray Gables?"  What would I have chosen? 

For me, I think that the name is great. I am on a journey and started this blog on the heels of just moving into the dream house, a.k.a. Gray Gables. Plus, how many other houses have a name?  I think that where I am today is because of this old house in so many ways.  I mean, the stress comes from it, the smiles come from it, the feeling of financial security, or somewhat...security come from it, the new memories my family are creating even come from it. This is my life at Gray Gables, after all. 

But recently, I have a lot more to be grateful for, like my old saying, Jeep Wife, Jeep Life!  I mean, Chrysler is helping our family prosper and for that I could not be more grateful for.  My Husband works hard for the company and in return they are helping our fight for a better life. 

All in all, I think that I chose the right name for my personal journey.  I work from home, which has made Life at Gray Gables that much more meaningful, since I am always in it!

~Kel

Back to the B L O G

Taking it back Old School!

As many of you have noticed, I have not been as "bloggy" as I once was- so what gives?  Well, the short and simple answer is.... L I F E.  I know- cheesy, right!

I have been stressed to the max, and my "adult" acne is all over my face to prove it.  I am working L O N G hour days, trying to keep my house...somewhat clean, care for my children and maintain some sort of image as a "Good" wife..and it has been R O U G H.

We recently adopted a Puppy...yeah, that was a MISTAKE.  It has been something we have talked about, looked at cute pictures of puppies and dreamed about adding to our family and then one day, we did.  All I have to say is words were spoken that we false.  It was a conversation that went like this, "I  just need your help at night.  I will take care of him, but with me working at night, I just need you to take him outside."  Um, that turned into Kelley dealing with him at 7 a.m., Kelley dealing with him while trying to get kids up and off to school and such, Kelley dealing with him while trying to work, Kelley dealing with him biting, whining, making messes every time I took my eyes off of him and to top it all off, he wasn't even a cuddler. (Our family dog is a BIG TIME CUDDLER!)  Plus, he was beating up our poor Otis, who refused to bite him back and ended up red faced with cuts to his lips, legs, feet, and ears. (My poor puppy dog) 

Sure, our new puppy is cute. (Peter Parker, a.k.a. Parker is his name) But having a Puppy is hard, especially one that does not quite. (ok, so our Otis is an English Bulldog and we are spoiled with his 23 hour a day sleeping habits!)

Well, I was super stressed because on top of my work, house, kids, hubby duties, now I have to deal with a dog. Um, hello, I already struggle daily to find a minute to myself!  Yes, I freaked out.  Yes, I lost my damn mind.  Yes, I even cried.  It sucks when no one understands, or maybe they act like they understand but they definitely DO NOT GET IT!

So, needless to say, it was causing strain on life, kids, marriage and I kept treading my water!  Guess what happened...Hubby finally got it! He had had enough.  His patience is less than mine and something finally clicked and he sat down with me to talk about Parker going to live with his Dad. Brilliant, right!   Sure, until the day he was supposed to leave us turned into three days later! Needless to say, it happened.  Due to all the feet biting (and it was brutal, breaking the surface, biting's) my kids were all to happy to say Goodbye to our once Puppy, understanding that they can always visit him and Papa Glen is over the moon excited to have him! (thank God!) 

Am I sad...sure.  He had the cutest little face ever! Heart melt-er that he was- but that cute face stopped when you would go to pet him and be met by killer sharp teeth that did NOT stop biting.  I know that he is going to continue having a GOOD life and that makes me happy.  As explained by my Hubby...he just isn't the dog for us!

Today I woke up to a whine free house.  The sound of metal was not echoing throughout from the kennel Parker was in at night.  The air was much more relaxed as Otis got up from his bed along side my own and followed me, quietly to the hallway.  I got up my oldest without puppy cries waking her before hand.  We got ready, and not hurriedly as we have been lately in order to get downstairs to let out our noisy puppy.  We came downstairs to enjoy a nice breakfast.  I let out Otis with ease, knowing I did not have to gather up my shoes and coat to go outside with him. All is well in the Amstutz's house today. 

So how horrible does this make me sound? I feel terrible inside, sad, but I know that it is for the best. I am already stressed by my everyday routine and adding a puppy is worse than a baby in my mind and I already said NO to any more babies.

Today I am feeling lighter and yes, I will miss Parker, but I can always visit, right!

~Kel

 

The Two Kid Twist..

When adding a baby to your family is 

NOT what you expected...

I am a Mom of two beautiful girls, 3 and 5, as many of you already know.  Making the decision to "add" to our family of 3 was anything but easy.  I don't think anyone wakes up one day and says, "Yup, today I want another baby, another think to feed, to hold, to keep me up all hours of the night...another responsibility."  It might happen this way for some, but I doubt most.  Hubby and I planned our first born and we planned our second.  It is weird because looking back, three years later, I ask myself WHY?  I mean, what made us "decide" to have another baby?  Its only in this question that the answer literally pops out and hits me in the face.  I mean, isn't it obvious?  I don't consider myself the best Mom.  I mean, really, it has been rough in my opinion.  I do my best and that seems to be enough for my kids. (I secretly konw that as the years go by and I am learning from my many mistakes that I am getting better!)  I don't really care for the sleep-less night because I am one of those people who loves their sleep.  I feel overwhelmed on a daily basis and yes, this is before #2 came into the picture.  I was going through terrible two's when we decided to try for another- what was I thinking?  

But then, here I am, three l o n g years later and somehow it all makes perfect sense! I mean, basically, we made a best friend for our oldest at the time, but today (and yes, since she was born to this earth) we have the most beautiful, amazing little lady that I honestly could not image my life without. (and this is to be said for my first born also!)  

My girls are nothing but different.  They might resemble each other- despite the Green eyes and Brown eyes, but personality wise, they are polar opposites!  They fight like cats and dogs on a regular basis and when they are together, they are also known as the Chaos Sisters.  They are monsters but each one brings something to the table that I know in my heart I could never live without.  I have little best friends forever and amazingly smart young ladies who melt my heart! 

I am only reflecting on this topic now because it is amazing how often I will be so out of my mind frustrated that I catch myself wondering why I ever had kids in the first place...and guess what, I laugh.  I am not even kidding.  I probably look like a lunatic- being in a rage then laughing out loud as I think about something funny my three year old did or something totally off the wall that my five year old said.  I think that my purpose all along in this life was to be a Mom, whether I always remember that or not.  There are so many greats about it...and yes, so, so many not greats, but it gets me out of bed each day, and also puts me back in it far to early at night!

And although Hubby and I made the decision that after having baby #2- and all her breach-ness...to end the babies at that..  But our journey has not ended...our chaos has only just begun...and the fun times happen on a regular basis!  

I guess the moral of the story is, what would I do if we had not expanded our family?  That is just as simple to answer...probably be bored out of my mind.  (Not that my five year old is not FUN..but she would have been one lonely kid) 

So, for all those who gave the advice to me when I was pregnant those many years ago with my second baby...it has not been terrible. It has not been hellish.. It has been a journey that I have at least fifteen more years to travel! (of course, it is way more!)  Our life is busy.  Our life is crazy at times (you would love to be a fly on the wall in our house in the mornings...while three girls get ready, quietly, as Hubby is fast asleep!)  Our life is magical at times (thanks Disney!) but it is our life and much better as a four pack!!!

~Kel

#Neverforget

Never Forget.....

Today marks the 13th Anniversary from the day where our country literally stopped.  I was 21 years old.  I was supposed to go into work around noon.  I had school, which was cancelled and remember the news, the images, and most importantly, the silence.

In the early afternoon, shock was surging in waves a crossed our area.  The Manager from the store I worked at in the local mall called me to tell me that I was not to come in, since the world had literally "shut down"  and we talked for a long time.  She cried, being older, I think she knew what all this meant.  I was naive as could be at just twenty-one.  I saw the images, I felt the tears, I knew the devastation....but I don't know if at that moment I truly understood.  I know the impact that it had on my family.  My Dad was a Firefighter, my Grandpa was retired at that point- but I could see the graveness on their faces.  I don't think that I could ever write what was felt that day, or the days that came after.  I talked to my crush mid morning while he was at the license bureau getting plates for a 1963 Impala that he had just bought...another moment that makes this day so memorable.  That crush would later be my Hubby.  Kind of a solemn day for us knowing that this day impacted our lives in a negative way and a positive.  That day began the rest of our lives, knowingly or not.  

I have not made it to ground zero.  I want to go.  I know that my own Dad was supposed to go to New York shortly after September 11th happened and due to circumstances that are not totally clear, his battalion was pardoned.  I know he would have went, would have paid his dues and would have looked forward to it, because that was his loyalty to his brotherhood, but a part of me feels that in some unforeseen way that was God's way of keeping my Dad.  So many tragedies happened after the initial tragedy.  

I don't fully understand what the goal was to 9/11 from a terrorist point of view- besides getting the U.S.'s attention.  I know that mission was accomplished and it saddens me to think that it was at the stake of so many lives lost.  It is horrible that someone can live in a society where they are "trained" to fight and give their life as repayment- like their life is nothing but a pawn in a game of chess.  This is the part where I THANK my lucky stars that I live in America.  I thank my ancestors who choose to "get out" and find freedom. I thank my illegals who came to America to find a better way, a better place and a better life.  I know that even for them, it was not an easy feat. 

That being said, here we are 13 years later and America lives in fear everyday of something like this happening again.  I wish that the people who were able to get free of such a repressed government/dictatorship would grab the reins of their life and stop living in the shadows of their own doubt on self worth.  They have made the leap to the U.S. and are wasting it waiting trying to plot some insane plan to hurt innocent people who have nothing to do with the brainwashing that is happening across the pond.

I think that our country is a target and it scares the hell out of me.  It makes me question why I brought children into this sick world everyday.  I am saddened about the American's who have been taken hostage and are being beheaded because of sick people trying to capture attention by the U.S.'s government.  I don't know the answer. If I did, man would I be popular!  I wish someone did, or maybe someone does but at what cost.  I guess that is the question.  

I wish I had the answers, or at the least, a right answer.  I have some answers - but none of which anyone would like...

But today is not about all this, today is about remembering.  Remembering all those innocent people who went to work on September 11th, 2001 and because of selfish, egotistical maniacs, they never made it home for dinner.  

#neverforget

~Kel

The way time flies...

The way time flies...

I think that it is very important to remind all the new Mom's out there that are struggling with sleep, fussy babies and the reality of their new role to remember that the work and time they are putting in now is not permanent.  The late night feedings are going to end, the party in the crib at 3 a.m. will go to, the need of a Mom to kiss a boo boo or cuddle or pour more milk will be followed with "I can do it myself" and it happens fast!  I saw this and wanted to share with my readers.  

It is called: 

The Last Time

From the moment you hold your baby in your arms you will never be the same

You might long for the person you were before 

When you had freedom and time

And nothing in particular to worry about

You will know tiredness like you never knew it before

And days will run into days that are exactly the same

Full of feedings and burping

Nappy changes and crying

Whining and fighting

Naps or a lack of naps

It might seem like a never-ending cycle

But don’t forget….

There is a last time for everything

There will come a time when you will feed your baby for the very last time

They will fall asleep on you after a long day

And it will be the last time you ever hold your sleeping child

One day you will carry them on your hip then set them down 

And never pick them up that way again

You will scrub their hair in the bath one night

And from that day on they will want to bathe alone

They will hold your hand to cross the road 

Then never reach for it again

They will creep into your room at midnight for cuddles

And it will be the last night you ever wake to this

One afternoon you will sing “the wheels on the bus” and do all the actions

Then never sing them that song again

They will kiss you goodbye at the school gate 

The next day they will ask to walk to the gate alone

You will read a final bedtime story and wipe your last dirty face

They will run to you with arms raised for the very last time.

The thing is, you won’t even know it’s the last time 

Until there are no more times. And even then, it will take you a while to realize.

So while you are living in these times, remember there are only so many of them and when they are gone, you will yearn for just one more day of them.

For one last time.

I can relate to what the writer is feeling.  I was wise when I had my second child, I was able to remain patient as I stayed up, hours on end, with a restless little girl. I would rock and rock and rock until she fell asleep in my arms, knowing that this was the last child that I would rock in my arms to sleep. I still take moments to "help" her do little things, like eat, brush her teeth and get dressed, but even these things are fading off into the distance as she is gaining more and more independence.  It is hard, as a Mom, to let go.  It is hard to stay patient when you want to scream because your children are crying as if they are infants and not letting you in on what the problems are- but you need to remember that in these moments, these are the little moments when you are still needed, because soon enough you won't be.  I am unlike anyone else in the world, my life is busy. (understatement) But, I try so hard to take a few minutes with my girls, to enjoy them, to laugh with them, watch them and remember this day or moment or time.  It was a flash and I already sent one off to Kindergarten and I know it will be one more flash before my second follows.  I will baby my last baby a little more, with looks of annoyance from my Hubby all along the way, if only he knew what I knew.  But, I am a Mom. It is different, having carried this being within myself for almost nine months and bonding with this new baby morning, noon and night.  My kids are my world and my expectations as they grow are to grow with them. I will be a positive force in their lives and help them, talk to them and be a parent but also be a friend.  I want to know what my kids are up to without judging them. I want to be able to listen to their adventures without putting my comments into the conversations.  I want them to be opened and honest with me and their Dad and feel confident that we are here, no matter what.  I think that deep down, every parent has this expectation when embarking on parenthood.  I think it gets lost somehow, forgotten what it is like to be a kid, a pre-teen, a teenager and a young adult.  I don't want to forget.  I want to, in a sense, live these years with them, not as a unknowing parent. 

As my Kindergartner left for school this morning, I realized that this is my homework.  I need to not lose focus on my expectations of myself as a Parent.  I have two daughters, after all. I will always remember the late nights, the frustrations that I once had and feel bad that I was even allowing myself to feel these emotions because today, with my 5 and 3 year old, I would give anything to get those little slices of heaven back, to have those moments in the dark with me and my baby and the silence of the house around us. 

It goes fast, so instead of being frustrated, angry or regretful, be grateful.  You get these special moments, these everlasting memories that are only you and your child's. That is something that will be with you until you die. 

~Kel