Lana Joy

I was raised on a cattle farm in a rural area of Southwest Arkansas. Being the youngest of four children with the older three much older than me, I had a very unique childhood that was filled with often hilarious adventures that involved most often my unintentionally funny mother and livestock. After high school I attended the University of Central Arkansas, where I joined a sorority, and I still currently mentor the young ladies there, though I have long since grown past the frat party days. For the last nine years I have worked at a psychiatric facility that services children and adolescents, and though it's true those who serve make the least amount of money, I love what I do and I am glad to help these kids. Within the last two years I have started working on a cookbook of my mother's recipes as well as some of her adventures in parenting, and my sister and I have a blog where we share recipes and stories. In my spare time I love to read and of course write. Being Southern I love all things that are covered in either grease or glitter, hence the reasons two of my interests are recipes and beauty pageants. Reality television is a guilty pleasure of mine, and I am rarely at a loss for words when it comes to sharing my opinions on reality stars or anything else for that matter. I sincerely hope that I can educate and entertain as many people as possible with my writings on here.