50 Most Powerful Women

I am a bit of nerd {don't judge me}. I get email updates when Fortune prints new things I may be interested in. The 50 Most Powerful Women posted. As I went through the list I was amazed at the accomplishments of these women. With the exception of Oprah {who is just too much on occasion ~ those occasions few and far between however} we are looking at women who don't grace the front pages of magazines nor do they have a large following on Twitter. They are hard working, dedicated, motivated, passionate women whom I admire.

However, over the past year ~ brace yourself for this those of you on the West Coast who claim me as your Token Mormon who believes in the Religion but not in the culture, who will not reside for more than three years in Utah ~ other women have led by inspiration. There was a part of me, a large part of me, that came to Utah to conquer it, to leave it high on the ladder of HP and my Delta miles, to fill the quota of necessary relationships so as to not be guilt tripped by Grandma Phyl. I was on this path for a little bit. Then slowly, as I am one stubborn human being, things started to happen. Some of these things I speak of have been documented on this blog. Others I keep to me, for me.

Bottom Line, I enjoy working. I enjoy giving back to the corporate world of America. I enjoy work lunches, team activities, the challenge of a task yet to be standardized. I enjoy my friends, my co-workers, they make me laugh and smile and put up with the ridiculous I can often create and bring into the office. But this is not the life I want, nope it's not.

Just below the bottom line, I want to be a wife and a mom. Yep, there it is world. And for the me that is reading this in an alternate universe, three years behind, you'll understand when you get here. I want to love someone and respect someone and partner for life with a man that makes me laugh and lets me cry. I want to build a home with said man that children feel safe in and create a family of openness and honesty, where communication {not because wife or mother is good at it but because she refuses to let her children be as awful as she is} is prevalent and a child coming in and waking us up at one in the morning because life is just too much and he needs to vent is a pleasure. I want to hold my little baby and not worry about whether or not my inbox is being filled or the meeting will go over the necessary Partner Dynamic categories. I want to {brace yourself for this one} cook dinner in an apron ~ probably burn it a bit ~ for a husband that loves me enough to laugh at my efforts and fix it to something edible for us and that will continue this ritual until I am good at it while the kids are sitting at the table doing homework. I want to have family prayer and be that family that is far from perfect but loving every minute of life together.

I have my 50 Most Powerful Women that inspire said person inside of me, the person I suppressed for so long that is now screaming for a bit of recognition. These women do more each day than the Fortune women and without the recognition or payment. Once I get that novel written and it is picked up for the 2012 summer blockbuster hit I'll write each of you a check ~ you deserve so much more. But today I simply offer you my thanks, my adoration, my love.

50. Sara Schmidt {my twin}
49. Molly Hickcox {true}
48. Detra Ogden {real}
47. Sara Havranek {insightful}
46. Michelle Shreeve {supportive}
45. Tara Mogle {faithful}
44. Rebecca Snell Stander {understanding}
43. Becky Millar {enduring}
42. Markel Rule {loving}
41. Marilee Burdett Leishman {forgiving}
40. Megan Hartley Burke {fun}
39. Michelle Rigby Monson {listener}
38. Merilyn Wright {firm}
37. Anna Kohl Despain {thoughtful}
36. Lisa Adams Bush {steadfast}
35. Mandy Hafen Svetich {joyous}
34. Nadine Adams {courageous}
33. Jody Clark {mom}
32. Brenda Murray {zealous}
31. Alissa Udy {genuine}
30. Sharli Davis King {creator}
29. Erin Cartwright Davis {trustworthy}
28. Drea Larsen Davis {affectionate}
27. Chelsea Davis Haynie {sincere}
26. Dawn Dietlein {candid}
25. Denise Down {witty}
24. Sara Downs {quick}
23. Pat Gnadt {obedient}
22. Britney Schupple Johnson {humorous}
21. Natalie Schupple Sessions {spunky}
20. Sherra Hebdon Schupple {majestic}
19. Brittney Labrum Christensen {my advocate}
18. Susan Rahimzadeh Eyre {my model}
17. Ann Worthen {my teacher}
16. Sherrie Adams Labrum {my guide}
15. Allie White Richards {my confidant}
14. Stacy Christensen Ellison {my friend}
13. Kirsten Marie Pack Wright {my example}
12. Charity Sorensen Brooks {my chosen sister}
11. Kitt Ludlow {my third mother}
10. Janet Fuller {my other mother}
9. Betty Miles Johnson {my aunt}
8. Monica Carol French {my grandmother}
7. Shelia Mount {my aunt}
6. Laurel Mount {my aunt}
5. Robin Michelle McGregor Mount {my other sister}
4. Brianna Kimberly French {my sister}
3. Charma Call Mount {my aunt}
2. Phyllis Jean Miles Mount {my grandmother}
1. Marcia Ann Mount French {my mother}