The Pioneer Woman's Books (Ree Drummond)

The Pioneer Woman's Books

{I'm gonna get my read on}

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When I went to my first blog conference,

I was given some fabulous insight.

One of the speakers said,

If you really want to take your blog to the next level,

you will have to make sacrifices--don't kid yourself.

I remember thinking,

Neh, I can do it all.

Ha.

I was wrong.

Each and every day,

this blog

and the relationships I have made with many of you

 have become an important part of my life,

an important part of my identity.

And I would be lying if I didn't admit that I have had to make sacrifices.

Some of those sacrifices have been good for me:

I watch MUCH less TV.

And I do far less random Internet browsing.

I shop less.

And then some of those sacrifices, I'm a bit sad about:

I NEVER read books anymore.

I canceled my gym membership.

I only get 5 hours of sleep a night.

And that's just the way it is.

And for the most part, I'm okay with that.

I hope one day, I will find the perfect balance...

Isn't that what we're all looking for?

But, the other day,

I was listening to a bunch of my girlfriends gush about

their latest book obsession...

and I was jealous.

I found myself longing for those nights

when I would stay up until 3 in the morning

because I just couldn't wait to see what would happen on the next page.

And in that moment, I made a decision.

I am going to read a book.

A real book,

with real pages

made out of actual paper.

But I don't want to sacrifice

in order to make time to read that book

{because I'm a brat like that}.

Solution:

Choose a book that is also a part of the blogging world.

One that many of you have also read,

or may be interested in reading with me.

So naturally, I chose The Pioneer Woman's book:

Black Heels to Tractor Wheels.

The one about her love story to the Marlboro Man.

You know, the guy with the cowboy tush:

And I love me a good ol' love story.

Especially when its true.

So I ordered the book.

It will be here in two days.

And then, you mark my words:

I will read my first book in over a year.

Yee Haw!

Are you in?