Let me say, this is one of my favorite shows right from the start.  For years, I have wondered what Oprah was like out of the high heels and off the set of her talk show.  What was she like to work for?  Is she really the WYSIWYG (waht you see is what you get) version that she seems to be?  And I feel like now I can respond to that and say beyond doubt, YES, she is!  I love it! 

Truth be told, reality TV is a secret indulgence that no one in my family likes to admit is feeding their brain.  But people, all it takes is one rainy day and an ANTM marathon and it’s easy to be lured down that dark path to entertainment voyeurism.  Now that Oprah has a show, it still feels a little like I’m watching her life through the window of my TV, but feels less like I need to keep it a secret!  

I’ve often wondered what it looks like to pull off her TV show.  Now, I’m learning and loving every minute of it.  She has REAL people working for her – just like us – with real lives and everything!  How surreal…having a dream to work for Oprah and then, actually doing it.  OMG, I don’t know if it was the lack of sleep, the excitement of the potential of the New Year, or a whirlwind of female hormones, but watching the first episode on January 1^st brought me to tears.

After Season 25 is over….I hope someone is already cooking up the Behind the Scenes: Season 1 of OWN…