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Let It Be Sunday, 12!

-White Shorts After Labor Day

September 7, 2014 by Joy the Baker 30 Comments

Let It Be Sunday

Hello my friends!  Welcome to another edition of This Is Your Life Sunday.  Just look at you living!  Take a little time to yourself!  I’m really glad you’re here.  Everyone insists on talking about the end of Summer and I say no!  I’m still wearing white shorts and sunglasses despite the September calendar.  No ‘Welcome back from Summer’ emails for me, please.  I’ve been here in my Turn Down For What t-shirt for months.  So…. there you have it.

The world continues to be a shaken up mish-mash of heartbreaking and beautiful things.  Here’s what the week has for us:

•  Inside the Failed Raid To Save Foley and Sotloff is a heavy-sigh… to put it mildly.  President Obama is in search of a strategy and not one bit of it seems easy of clear-cut.

•  You know how hackers elbowed their way into the cell phone photos of celebrities and released a bunch of nude photos for all to ooogle at?  That’s really rude and intrusive.  Question:  is a women’s privacy is less important than male pleasure.  Does that question make you uncomfortable?  Me too.

•  Are we wired for negativity over good?  I think the answer lies in the fact that I more often remember the negative blog comments over the positive ones.  Dangit brain!

•  Are you nerding out about Tuesday’s Apple announcement?  Wait… are you already standing in line?  Too soon.  Too soon.   The Verge compiled their thoughts on the new iWatch.  Is it weird that the possibility of this makes me really nervous?

•  On the flip side, how about a distraction-free iPhone.  There’s relief in there.  Think about it.

•  A Columbia student will carry around a mattress until her rapist is expelled.  Statement meets art.

•  I didn’t go to college right after high school and at the time it seemed like a really big deal to my family and friends.  I eventually went to college in my 20’s when I had more of an idea of who I was and what I wanted to do.  Mostly it’s about being true to who you are, even when people think you’re stone-cold craaaazy.  How to skip college and thrive.  Be true to you!

•  Joan Rivers, we’re going to miss you.  You were so much more than ‘who are you wearing’.

•  I like my coffee like I like my men…. What your coffee order says about you. 

•  6 things the happiest families have in common.  Dinner is a big deal.

•  We’re about to be all-pumpkin-everything but before that happens, can we eat these Shawarma Nachos forever and ever?

Have a lovely Sunday!

I love you byeeee!

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  1. Kelly Baron

    September 18, 2014 at 8:55 pm

    So I’m late to the party here, but Joy, I wanted to say thanks for sharing such important issues. Every time you post, there is a recipe or a link that makes me think we’d get along swimmingly, but today in particular, I feel very lucky to see everything you share on this little corner of the internet. Thanks for being you, girl. For real.

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  2. The Queen of Dreaming

    September 10, 2014 at 10:16 am

    THANK GOD. You’re the first one who says that summer isn’t over. I’m gonna make you a statement!! Anyway great selection of articles as always ;)

    https://justsem.wordpress.com/

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  3. Molly

    September 8, 2014 at 1:47 pm

    I’ve just gotta say, you post the best links every week — thoughtful, funny, insightful… on POINT. Thanks Joy!

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  4. Sharana @ Living The Sweet Life Blog

    September 8, 2014 at 12:25 pm

    I’m no where near ready to let go of summer – I’m refusing anything fall related. It’s still only early september … no need to rush life, I say.

    So much happy things for me to say about this post :
    – Family dinner … YESSS – I’m a huge advocate. It’s special.
    – Shawarma nachos …. YES YES YES – please, with a gold glass of rose water iced tea !

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  5. Courtney @ Neighborfood

    September 8, 2014 at 9:52 am

    Thank you for including the link to the girl wearing a mattress. While it sucks that it’s needed, I’m glad to see that sexual assault on college campuses is finally getting nationwide attention. Props to that girl for not letting them shame her into silence!

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  6. molly yeh

    September 8, 2014 at 9:11 am

    JOY! thank you so much for the link! i will make you all the shawarma nachos you want forever and ever AND MAKE ALL-PUMPKIN-EVERYTHING! it’ll be a six course meal. nachos, pumpkin, nachos, pumpkin, nachos, you get the deal. i hope you had a splendid weekend!!!

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  7. Sarah | The Sugar Hit

    September 7, 2014 at 6:34 pm

    Not to be too heavy, but it’s so awesome to me to see articles about women’s rights popping up in your lists. I think this is maybe the most important issue for women of our generation, but so often people act as though it’s not an issue at all. It’s freaking awesome that as a boss lady with a platform, you’re putting this stuff out there. Love, love, love your work Joy.

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  8. Kayla

    September 7, 2014 at 5:10 pm

    I’m really enjoying your Sunday posts– I actually have time to sit down and look through them on Sundays. thanks for taking the time to put them together! xx

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