How Rude!

In the voice of Stefanie Tanner, "How rude!" My co-blogger, amongst other things, decided to begin our blogging venture without a proper introduction. I suppose it was to be expected, she after all is an artist and logic normally isn't their dominating characteristic. So onto the introduction! We are a pair of fabulous, modern, educated and beautiful (I only speak the truth) Mormon gals. I know what you're probably thinking, "Unlikely!" But it's not! We wouldn't be caught dead in a prairie dress or forgo an education. Which, by the way, no Modern Mormon gal would. We are fun, witty and have been known to shake our tail feathers on local dance floors, to 60's soul music of course. 

We are opposites yet have a couple similarities. She is a brunette and I am a blonde, natural-ish of course. She likes almost any animal, including rats and I like only my toy poodle, along with a certain lazy princess shih tzu. She has no common sense, and I luckily have enough to share :) However, we both love fashion. We both can pull together a great outfit, even on a budget. We both have beautiful pale complexions and blue eyes. Our differences make us unique and our similarities bring us together! I feel though, you should know at least one dark seedy personal thing about each of us. I'll go first. I have a certain guilty pleasure. It consumes a part of my day everyday, normally my time browsing the web. I have a deep love for celeb gossip. There I said it! Judge me if you shall. But I will not stop! I have a couple websites I visit to catch up on my celeb gossip. I cannot be out informed either. You can ask me a question about almost any celeb and I can answer it. It's not something to brag about, I know. But I love it. 

Onto my co-blogger! I know I may catch a lot of flack for telling you all this, but I don't care. It all started when she was younger. It's something that most people don't know about her. I would be embarrassed by it if I were her. Here goes, she completely could not.......................... 

get over Sailor Moon. She was obsessed! Sorry for being so dramatic but I was hoping to trick her into thinking I was going to divulge her OTHER dirty secret, muahahah. I digress, she loved and still does Sailor Moon. She ordered a Sailor Moon costume from China just for Halloween. She knows all Sailor Moon's friends and I think was even in love with Tuxedo Mask. I am embarrassed by the fact that I even know who that is. Anyway, I wouldn't be surprised if she dressed up in that costume when no one's around and does whatever Sailor Moon does. I may have to check into some sort of nanny cam. But that's for another post. 

Well I hope this introduction has been sufficient for now. We plan on writing about our Modern Mormon Gal ways, which probably deserves more of our own tv show than a blog. However, for now a blog with do! 

Skanky vs. Immodest?

Modesty is an attitude of propriety and decency in dress, grooming, language, and behavior. If we are modest, we do not draw undue attention to ourselves. Instead, we seek to "glorify God in [our] body, and in [our] spirit - 1 Corinthians 6:20

I don't necessarily consider myself an immodest person, when I'm getting dressed in the morning I don't choose my outfits thinking, "I really want everyone to notice how great my boobs are." It's more like, "Skinny pants with a baggy striped tank top, looks real cute!" (my current outfit, complete with cheetah print shoes) But, um, me showing my shoulders is kinda immodest.

Truth be told, I wouldn't mind leaving my home in my current outfit sans the obligatory Mormon girl cardigan, if I knew no one from church would see me. Because you know, they'd totally judge you. Heck when I, myself, see a member wearing immodest clothing on Facebook I always delightfully squeel, "Ooooooh, look at those shoulders/thighs/ or belly!"

It's kinda funny, because a month ago I was speaking with a friend of mine and she mentioned how one of the girls in our old YW (Young Women's) group looked immodest on her facebook. She made it seem like from the girl's exposed shoulders she had obviously renounced the church but when I half sarcastically made the comment, "Well I'm not always modest, am I a bad mormon?" My friend said it was different. It's ironic that I asked that, because shortly afterwards, I heard through the grapevine, my boyfriend's best friend called me, "kinda skanky," because I've taken my cardigan off around him a few times in his rec room that doesn't have AC.

Which leads me to question, is there a different between immodesty and skanky?

Well, at least I'm a one piece kind of gal. Even if it is partly attributed to me emulating the retro 50's look. Which reminds me, I need this swimsuit from ModCloth. Anyone have ninety bucks laying around?