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Idiom as Introduction
Hello! Welcome to Random Ruminations!Despite the abundant alliterations, I use writing as a way to relax. Putting thoughts on paper, or in this case, the World Wide Web, allows me to maintain clarity...
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26 Goals at age 26
Hi! I've decided to go with my strengths on this next blog post. I am passionate about planning and figuring out logistical details, almost to the point of being fanatical. So I will simply give you a...
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"Helping Hands" Head Trip
Since I was about 14 years old, I've had a business concept in my head, which I've spent the last decade perfecting on and off. Mostly, this idea came to me and my mother and we've been figuring out...
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"Mars Needs Moms" Mothering Musings
I had the opportunity to watch Disney's "Mars needs Moms" today with my daughters. Basically, a boy's mother gets kidnapped by aliens who want to use said mother for her discipline. The aliens are...
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Tenacious Pines and Stubborn Falls
My family and I spent the weekend enjoying nature this past weekend, and we hiked up Big Cottonwood Canyon to explore the majestic beauty of the mountains in the Wasatch Range. One of the hikes that...
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Living in Limbo
Hey Everyone!For the past three weeks, my family and I have been living in a constant state of "limbo-ness". We know what direction we want our family to take and which activities we want the girls to...
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If I die before I wake...
For the record, "Baby Blues" has been my favorite comic strip for the past five years or so, (coincidentally enough, that's how old my eldest daughter is...), and not just because I look and act like...
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Delusions of Grandeur
“Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great.” - Mark TwainPerhaps it is both a blessing...
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Energizing Epiphany, Encouraging Enlightenment
Well I did get my wake-up call.It took a few weeks, but I now feel like I have a better direction for my life, rather than the mixed jumble of half-plans that I seemed to be struggling with for the...
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How do you Halloween?
With Halloween a week away, I'm starting to consider what to do about pumpkin carving, what the girls should wear under their costumes to stay warm, and what activities I should pencil into the...
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Domicile Discussion
Hello!Since Halloween, I have decided that I would like to buy a house for my little family by Spring 2013. I don't yet know which neighborhoods as of yet, but I do know that I would like at least...
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Grateful for a paradigm shift
Happy Thanksgiving!I'm attempting to rearrange my life so that I'll be able to do the things I need to do, while at the same time, be able to do the things I would like to do. So my husband and I...
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New Year, New Possibilities
Hello Everyone!It's been a while, and I hope you all had fantastic holidays, and that you are getting used to writing 2012!Several new shifts and changes have occurred in our family within the last...
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Romance Requirements with Offspring
Since having kids, my husband and I rarely celebrate Valentine's Day on February 14th. While he's still thoughtful enough to get me flowers or chocolate/caramel on the official day, we usually go out...
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Spring is in session
Some people know it's spring by the warm weather, others by the official "Day of Spring" on the calendar. My girls know spring is upon us by a much more nature-inspired method. They have named all...
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Life... as it's blogged
We're three weeks away from our son's Grand Entrance. The girls are learning more everyday (read, learning how to create havoc more effectively). My husband is three-fourths wonderful, and one-fourth...
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Baking bread, bettering bipartisanship
I'm currently waiting for my banana bread to finish baking, so I thought I'd take a minute (or 55 at 350 degrees) and jot some thoughts down. The Supreme Court ruled on healthcare today. Not...
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