I’ve been watching “real housewives”

I recently watched a few episodes of “real housewives”.

I’ve seen about 5 episodes of the New York housewives, and 1 of the Orange County and I believe 1 or 2 of a couple of others. I honestly can’t keep up with them all, so I’m not sure exactly WHICH ones I’ve seen. I’m just not all that into tv except after I’ve gone to bed and want to wind down before closing my eyes.

After watching some of these episodes, I’m amazed.

Seriously.

However, not by the show, but that these shows are such huge hits!

Is this really what our society WANTS to spend their free time watching?

Free time is SO scarce in the busy busy lives we live! I guess I’m just really surprised!

Not that I see anything ‘wrong’ with the shows.

I suppose I can see how mindless television can be really entertaining.

But the surprise is just how far these shows are going! In ratings, popularity,
AND all the extra’s these women are doing because of the show.

Writing books?!

I would love to write a book. It’s been a dream of mine since I was teen, maybe even before then.

My younger sister and I always talked about writing a children’s book, or two, or three… or more.

Guess I need to figure out how to become famous first… hmmm….

To do that, it seems I’d need to start figuring out how to create drama.

I explained to my husband that on these shows, the main drama seems to be ‘cat fights’.

I can’t seem to get my cats to fight.

I suppose I could if I put them both in the shower together and turned on the water?

I know I COULD get our two shetland sheepdogs to fight.

I could just toss one bone out on the lawn.

Dog fights.

Any interest in those?

I could video tape with my iphone. That’d be like tv.

Hmm… I don’t like our dogs to fight, and somehow, I don’t think that’s what our typical “audience” here at our little blog on the web is really into.

Hee hee.

You all know I’m  just kidding right?

Right?!

Anywho…

These shows have caused me some food for thought.

I enjoy blogging, and I enjoy the success of Homestead Emporium and I hope for the same success here, on this blog.

I ponder on these things and consider the how’s, why’s and where to’s of how to do that.

When I see a show like ‘real housewives’ being so successful, I can’t help but ask myself why, from a business perspective.

These are not actresses. These are real people, sharing their real lives, or at least the parts of it we are privy to see, the parts that ‘sell’ tv.

At Homestead Emporium and on this blog, we are real people, sharing our real lives.

Not much difference, EXCEPT one big one.

We’re not on tv, and we’re not making the big bucks!

I guess we’re just too laid back around here to be very exciting.