What is deederdodder?

Is Deederdodder a word? Is it two words? Deeder dodder.....hmmmm....how about I'll use it in a sentence?

"Hey girl, whatcha been doin' today?"
"I've been deeder doddering around the house all day long."

In my world, to deeder dodder is to wander around the house aimlessly. I spend quite a bit of time doing this. It's less expensive than shopping and more purposeful than watching television. (Some might disagree with the latter statement.) Often, I reflect on my day and low and behold, I haven't accomplished much, but, I did do plenty of deeder doddering. While I deeder dodder around the house and yard I think....a lot. I come from a family of thinkers. We come up with a lot of ideas but these ideas usually get lost in our heads as we move on to the next one. It is with this in mind that I create this blog. It's time for this Wisti (my last name) to get her thoughts out into the world.

I just googled "deeder dodder" and apparently my family did not invent this.....whatever it is. There are a couple references to it from Canadians. I am not a descendent of Canada, as far as I know, but my people do come from the land of Minnesota and, before that, Norway, Finland, Germany, Scotland, Ireland and God knows where else. I don't know much about Minnesota, for I was born in Lodi, California and have only visited Minnesota a couple of times but I have a sneaky suspicion that Minnesotans like to invent funny words. That's the only way to explain all the funny words I heard from my parents and relatives while growing up.

I found this entertaining blog about talking like a Minnesotan and, I was strangely surprised at how Cajun some of the phrases sounded. http://www.brownielocks.com/minnesotatalk.html I lived in New Orleans, LA from 2001 to 2010 and apparently Cajuns aren't the only ones who say "bat-tree" instead of batterie and "dem" for them and "da" for the. Little did I know but I was intermingling California and Minnesota talk when I said you my friends, "You are da bomb!" What do I know though, maybe Cajuns don't say "bat-tree", I heard about 20 different accents in New Orleans and it's surrounding areas so it's hard to remember exactly who said what.

So what is this blog going to be about? For starters, my random life and my random thoughts. We'll see where that takes us. My random thoughts will be about my passions, for I am on a path of the following of one's bliss. I am passionate about many things but to name a few, future posts will most likely include such topics as living simply, hiking, natural healing methods, homemade skincare, jewelery design, baking, home renovations and books. These are a few of my favorite things....oh yes, and who could forget...animals, mountains, nature, the environment, gardening, travelling, homesteading, and kayaking...

By trade, I am a Registered Nurse in the operating room so tails of the OR may crop up. I recently decided to take some time off and see where it takes me. Life truly is an adventure and this thirty something woman is going to run with it. Thank you for spending a few moments with me, now I am off to deeder dodder and, perhaps, do something productive.

 Hay Meadows hike in August, 2013.

Caribou Wilderness, Lassen National Forest, Ca.

Happy New Year All!