Reality Check

I don't know about you, but I love reality shows. One of my favorites, Project Runway, just started up again. I love seeing these talented people come up with something amazing out of nothing and seeing them compete and rise to the top. When my favorite person wins, it's kind of like I've won a little bit. I wish I had more time, money, and education to be able to create some of the clothes they make and I feel like I get a chance to live that dream a little when I watch this show.

Some of my other favorite reality shows are Top Chef, America's Next Top Model, The Apprentice, Biggest Loser, The Mole, and The Bachelor. I like these shows more for the competition and seeing how people react when forced to live with complete strangers. It gives me a chance to escape from my everyday life and live vicariously through these people, if only for an hour a week. I'm always glad when it's over, though, that I live with the people I love, have food to eat and clothes to wear, have a normal body, earn a regular paycheck, and don't have to compete with 15 other people jumping through hoops to get it. Now that's real life!