IVE BEEN IN THE WEEDS

"Im in the weeds"- you know that feeling - there you are driving along the road of life and somehow inexpilcably, without your permission, your best intentions get waylaid. You'e in the weeds, or the "mud" or whatever it is that keeps you going along your merry path.
It sucks. I don't like being here. And I am one who usually spins her wheels long and hard to get back on my PATH.
I thought I' d pulled out a few weeks ago when I recieved some disappointing news  from work.
Its just work afterall...I have these other blessings my little family...and oh, they are so dear to me!
And God has a Plan. Oh YES HE DOES.
So, last week, I heard some negative stuff about me. I know. I couldn't believe it either! And it hurt. Wow. What makes people think that its ok to tear eachother down?
Gossip is bad for so many reasons. We know not how far reaching it is. This time- it got back to the source- me..AND IT THREW ME OFF MY PATH.
Bummer.
So I have spent the last 4 days in a funk. Fussy, sad and cranky with myself. Ever get one little criticism and all of a sudden- all your inner speak reminds you of EVERYTHING YOU DO WRONG?  Your house isnt clean enough-or prettily decorated enough- why cant you just make those cute things to decorate?  your child doesnt eat enough veggies, YOU DONT  eat enough veggies, you procrastinate, you have weeds- the real kind in your back yard, and there are a million things that need to be done- and there you are WASTING TIME SLEEPING.  Well, that added to my work stuff....made for a cranky Ruth. Ever feel so irritated with yourself-others start irritating you?
Yep. That was me too. AND YET HERES MY FAMILY'S REACTIONS:
 My husband helped me do craft projects , made me GO BACK TO BED  when I had a migraine and - by watching E gave me some time to myself.  Not to mention what happens to my spirit when he physically wraps his arms about me....I feel healed. Too bad I  cant take his arms with me to WORK! When E and I went shopping and she joyfully talked on her pretend cell phone about our shopping trip- and there is NOTHING  like your child wrapping their tiny arms around you telling you - in spite of your flawed self- you are the one they love. What irony. She who is so innocent and perfect- loves me ...sound familiar? She is a perfect example of Our Heavenly Father...but I digress....
I couldn't shake my fussiness. I figured it out. I prayed, I read the scriptures, I listened to my family's love and finally tonight I realized I needed to regurgitate  through words. I always felt better when I wrote it all down. And so I thought what better place but here on my little blog. 
So, even though I am not financially rich...I have SO MUCH RICHNESS IN MY LIFE .
MY JEWELS:
FAITH, FAMILY, LOVE, CREATIVITY, ABILITY TO UNDERSTAND AND TRULY HUMBLE MYSELF TO HIS WILL..(.WELL EVENTUALLY! ;)
My dear Husband has been worried. I am the happy hyper one in the relationship. The funk has gone on for too long. I have spun my last wheel- I am back on track ya'll- be prepared ..here comes some pictures of what I did this weekend!

a brooch I made a friend and chicken emchilada soup....yummo!

Life

Life gets in the way of my blog these last few weeks. I have had some disappointments and my faith has once again-CENTERED ME. My husband has SUPPORTED AND LOVED ME, my daughter has REMINDED ME . Are you BLESSED?  Do you honor your blessings?
Whatever happens in life if it is not uplifting you, don't let it change you. A Leader of my Church once said- Sacrifice is giving up something good for something BETTER. We do not know others hearts, we only know our own, we must choose the higher road.
That being said, I have been creative and as soon as I can upload my pictures...I will start my creation of the week- actually- it will be mass amounts of creations! I can't wait to share!
 Now: Go Do something for yourself

Still not up and running!

I know! I said I would be soon....but we are having technical difficulties in the Munger Household....I hope to have everything fixed this weekend! STAY TUNED!

leftover inspired Pasta!

SO ....felt uninspired...same ol boring food...could not just feed E or myself frozen burritos..Heres mytrain of thought stream of consciousness recipe!
.so I put the pot on to boil for  1/2 box leftover penne pasta...now for the sauce.....

I took 3-4 cloves of garlic, abt 4 tbs of sun dried tomatoes in oil and had 4 pieces of cooked bacon...that was just crying out to be eaten.....bacon should never be wasted!
I pulsed the above  in my processor til it was a paste ( go ahead add some olive oil...or more garlic...or whatever...)
Then I took good parm reggiano- you gotta use the good stuff...you will never wanna go back....
And shredded abt 3/4 cups
It was missing something...I had a lemon for the end, but I was looking, and found frozen chopped spinach~ thawed it, drained it and threw 1/2 box into a colander....poured the hot pasta and pasta water right over the spinach- instant cook!
Then added to now empty pot  a little olive oil on low heat add the tomato pesto... sauted like a minute - could have done longer- but did not want to burn precious garlic....topped with pasta and spinach mixture stirred in juice of 1/2 lemon and cheese...
IT WAS YUMMY....I  would even add red pepper flekes forr some spice but my dear daughter is three..and can be fussy! she loved it!

New Beginnings

A long time ago, a friend said I was like the scripture in Proverbs 3 :15 which reads: "She is more precious than rubies:and all things thou canst desire are not to be compared to her." I was nicknamed "Ruby" and went by that for a long time....
Now I am revisiting my past and as I have turned a landmark age...(gasp!)40!, I have decided to follow some of my dreams...and have been creating like a crazy person...I am filled with ideas and desires to reach out to others with my little creations...my little rubies....for its the rubies in all of us that are screaming to be seen...we too often hide up our treasures afraid of what the world will think of us....
A special thanks should go to Bethany Kartchner, who has inspired me to follow my dreams....
I will be posting pictures of my pretty little jewels soon...stay tuned!

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IM Here!

OK, so I am not Blog cool...and I completely messed up ruth's randomness=WHILE TRYING TO MAKE IT PRETTY, which is fine, since I wanted to start a new blog ANYWAY!