Tuesday, March 24, 2009

what is it about this woman? she's so awesome: www.thepioneerwoman.com.
i don't like cowboys, chaps, spurs, or cattle drives, but i find myself really, really enjoying her blog about photography, gardening, decorating, cooking, and homeschooling. they're all pretty neat stuff anyway if you ask me. and even though i can't really relate to her lifestyle, the things she's involved in sort of translate into my world and i kind of want to be her.
not the living on a ranch part. but the staying at home, dabbling in all sorts of neat things, living this gorgeous life of loving her children and husband and loving herself!

which brings me to another point:
i've never really been an internet 'surfer', my coordination skills are definitely not the best (har har). but lately, i suppose with the exceeding amount of time i have on my hands and generally being all-around lazy, i've been surfing a lot. and i've realized that there are some pretty amazing people out there in the world. there's just so much creativity and ingenuity and humor that attracts all different sorts of people together who probably never would have come together on their own. and for example, this pioneer woman says that she isn't a professional in anything. she's just sharing her interests and hoping to share it with others. yet she's super popular and people can relate to her, learn things from her, and become inspired by her creativity. which is, i guess, why i've spent the past two hours reading her blog rather than surfing (there's that word again) the martha stewart or rachel ray websites...she's way more interesting and personal, and way more relatable. not that there's anything wrong with those women, but you know. who really makes their stuff look/taste like that in real life? whose kitchen/craft space/house is really that sweet in real life? not mine. the whole 'regular person' doing neat things is more inspiring for others to try it themselves.

anyway, i've realized how much i love diy and i love that people actually are diying, and encouraging others to do the same. like...why go to the store and buy a cake when you could learn how to bake it? you'd learn a sweet skill and also be able to have more appreciation for cake making, and hopefully feel glad that you could offer such a neat thing. why buy a sweater when you could learn how to make it yourself? why buy commercial artwork when you could make it yourself? there are loads of resources. get a few bob ross dvds from the library and learn how to paint some sweet landscapes. because there are no mistakes, just happy accidents after all...

well. it just makes me glad people out there are encouraging others to get in touch with their creative side. i used to think i was super bad at art in high school, and i suppose a bit of college. but when it came down to it, it was just that i never really tapped into that creative stream. now, i enjoy doing it and i'm happily enrolled in the school of thought that says why pay money for it if i could make it myself? way cooler. way more one of a kind.

browsing pioneer woman's blog also makes me remember how much i really think photography is so sweet. sometimes i think i forget. but it's such a talent and while i don't have an immediate desire to run out to the store and buy a fancy camera, i know that i really appreciate the skills.

i also love and am really jealous of their lodge style home they are remodeling. i want that. like a ship in a bottle.

and (!!!) she gives homeschooling such a good review. i'm not utterly convinced that if i ever have kids one day they must be homeschooled, but i'm definitely not opposed to the thought and i truly want to believe that homeschooled kids don't have to be weird. cmon! there's gotta be a way. cool kids can be homeschooled. i'd like to hope.

i could seriously probably continue talking about all the things i love about this woman's website (the marriage proposal she posted, the stories of how she met her hubs, fondant cupcake instructions, her giveaways...) but i will refrain. for now. she's soooo cool!

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