tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-50718168840792428592024-03-05T08:11:59.029-06:00Demure DimwitMusings of a young Catholic womanJessiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01698278948647317637noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5071816884079242859.post-81654758317821793772011-07-08T12:00:00.000-05:002011-07-08T12:00:50.789-05:007 Quick Takes Volume One<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.conversiondiary.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/7_quick_takes_sm1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="cssfloat: undefined;"><img border="0" src="http://www.conversiondiary.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/7_quick_takes_sm1.jpg" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div align="center" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"> Isn't this dress just darling? I'm still upset its not available in my size! Find it <a href="http://www.shabbyapple.com/p-89-lete.aspx">here</a>.</div><div align="center" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div align="center" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><u><span style="font-size: x-large;">2</span></u></div><div align="center" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Did I mention that Shabby Apple is having a 20% off of everything sale?</div><div align="center" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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</div><div align="center" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><img alt="Summer sun sweet romantic sexy skirt FREE SHIPPING" height="200px" src="http://ny-image1.etsy.com/il_570xN.254687121.jpg" width="180px" /></div><div align="center" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">How lovely is this skirt? Find it <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/66623623/summer-sun-sweet-romantic-sexy-skirt?ref=fp_treasury_7">here</a>!</div><div align="center" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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</div><div align="center" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Time for me to do some shameless bragging ;). I had a job interview this morning at the agency I've been <strike>slaving </strike>volunteering at since January. I GOT IT :)! So now I'll actually get payed to do what I've been doing for free! Happy day! </div><div align="center" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div align="center" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><u><span style="font-size: x-large;">5</span></u></div><div align="center" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="http://www.tablespoon.com/recipes/key-lime-pancakes-recipe/1/" title="Key Lime Pancakes Recipe"><img alt="Coconut Syrup Recipe" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-11678" height="213px" src="http://quick-dish.tablespoon.com/files/2011/07/2011-07-08-key-lime-pancakes-syrup-500.jpg" width="320px" /></a></div><div align="center" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">I'm thinking these <a href="http://quick-dish.tablespoon.com/2011/07/08/key-lime-pancakes/">Key Lime Pancakes </a>would be a fun recipe to try this weekend! </div><div align="center" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div align="center" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><u><span style="font-size: x-large;">6</span></u></div><div align="center" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a class="popup" cmimpressionsent="1" href="http://www.williams-sonoma.com/products/spring-garden-plate/popup/view-larger.html?zoom=1" id="more-views-link" metrics="cmCreatePageElementTag('HERO','PIP HERO');cmCreateManualLinkClickTag('PIP HERO','HERO','');" rel="{'name' : 'pipPopup'}" title="Link opens in a new window"><img alt="Spring Garden Plates, Set of 4" class="photo" height="320px" id="hero-image" src="http://www.williams-sonoma.com/wsimgs/rk/images/dp/wcm/201109/0010/img19m.jpg" title="Spring Garden Plates, Set of 4" width="320px" /></a></div><div align="center" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">And how awesome would it be to eat said pancakes off of these <a href="http://www.williams-sonoma.com/products/spring-garden-plate/?pkey=cdinnerware%7Ctbldnwsal">plates</a>.</div><div align="center" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div align="center" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><u><span style="font-size: x-large;">7</span></u></div><div align="center" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">I feel like yesterday was my entry into adulthood. I got my first credit card and started my retirement fund all on the same day! </div><div align="center" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div align="center" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Stop by <a href="http://www.conversiondiary.com/">Conversion Diary</a> for more quick takes!</div>Jessiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01698278948647317637noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5071816884079242859.post-721448414490955102011-07-07T20:46:00.001-05:002011-07-07T21:26:55.552-05:00Mother's Influence on The Culture of Death Today while waiting for my Psychology class to start I was present for an interesting exchange between some of my peers. Three women aging from their 20s to early 30s were talking about motherhood and pregnancy. One had a toddler aged son, the other was pregnant with twins, and the third had 2 elementary aged children. Their conversation was not the typical "MYKIDISSOSMARTANDSWEETANDMYREASONFORBEING" that most mothers with young children share. No, this conversation was entirely focused on how miserable being pregnant and having children is and how one should do it as little as possible. The woman pregnant with twins went as far to say, "The only positive of being stuck with two babies is that I have higher chances of having a boy so I won't have to go through this again". The woman with elementary aged children turned to me and said "Any woman who claims to enjoy being pregnant and taking care of children needs to be psychologically evaluated".<br />
These women are a shining example of The Culture of Death currently scourging America. I understand that being a mother is the world's toughest job, I'm sure these women were just burned out and it felt good to vent. That being said, their comments still have a huge influence on the college aged women and men around them. They are reaffirming the societal standard that children are a hindrance. What if there was a young woman with a crisis pregnancy in the crowd? Could these comments have pushed her to abortion? We will never know. All I know is,<br />
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