There was a time not so long ago, where being a famous celebrity and having talent went hand in hand. You can thank Reality TV for changing all that. Today, those who manage to get themselves in front of a camera get the chance to succeed strictly based on being detestable idiots, and often the bigger the idiot, the more fame their idiocy attracts. For fifteen minutes or so anyways…

We thought it’d be fun to take a year-by-year look back at the last 10 years of reality programming to see where it began, where it’s at now and all the good, bad and downright ridiculous shows that filled in the gaps along the way.

A buddy of mine has been wearing hot-pink t-shirts and polos since early 2004. He’s a well-built 24-year-old guy with dark hair and an olive skin tone who likes his clothes tight. Really tight.

He once wore a pair of slim-fitting jeans with a rhinestone embellishment of a naked woman down the right leg and paired it up with an electric blue t-shirt and blazer. So what if it took him an hour to wiggle into and zip them up with a pair of pliers? Girls in the 70s did it. Why not him?

It’s New Year’s Eve and with it comes much dancing, laughing, drinking, and the inevitable hangover the following day. Mixing champagne with nine shots of tequila, three Jager bombs and the ‘genius’ concoction of Tabasco sauce and rum didn’t turn out to be as good of an idea as you and your buddy had initially thought, in fact, it was probably the worst idea of you have had yet. The entire day with relatives lined up will turn out to be one of the longest days of your life especially when your head feels like it’s being puréed in a food processor.

Tobogganing – skiing’s slightly less dangerous cousin. An activity that brings together families of all sizes and creeds in an attempt to wring some enjoyment, no matter how small and fleeting, out of the snowy wasteland of misery we call winter. So strap on your snow-pants kiddies and old-folk, as Bitchin’ Lifestyle breaks down five classic toboggans, giving you the inside info on the best thing to wedge under your butt as you rocket down an ice-encrusted slope, trying not to kill other people’s children.

With all the cool products lining store shelves every holiday season, it can sometimes be easy to forget that the best presents often don’t come in a box. Some of the most memorable gifts people get are the holiday experiences  shared between one person and another. Gift experiences are usually a lot more personal, and offer the giver a chance to get as inventive as they want. If you feel like this year you could use a nudge to get your creative juices flowing, then here are four great suggestions from the Bitchin’ Lifestyle Crew.