Shopaholic Reform: Favorite Theme Party EVER!

Sunday, February 21

Favorite Theme Party EVER!

While I may not have spent all that much money this weekend, I did manage to come home Saturday night with my arms full of "new" goodies. You're wondering how this is possible...well I'll tell you. A Swap Party. Best idea ever.

This is how it works...
Each guest brings 10 items (which turned out to be WAY more than 10 items, but that just makes it more fun) to swap with the other guests. Then you're given a number and the guests take turns "shopping" from the piles of loot. At the end of the night any items left over are donated to a local shelter, in our case the Salem Mission. So basically you get to go shopping...for free. I know, awesome.

I should mention that I brought home more stuff than I got rid of...typical. So here's what I walked away with...

Kate Spade green flats
White House/Black Market cardigan
Alice + Olivia sequin tank (tags still on)
Pink super comfie sweater
Amazing turquoise spandex shorts (perfect for my Halloween costume this year...oh yeah, I have it planned already)
2 silver rings
Homedics foot bath (I lost mine to my mom)
Set of 3 candles
Brown fringe purse
Black/white/silver purse
4 books (The Unlikely Disciple, A Long Way Gone, Eat, Pray Love and The Devil Wears Prada)
Intuition razor (still in packaging)
Clean & Clear face wash
Body Shop body scrub
Pumice stone
Mascara

Yes, I realize that some of this stuff is incredibly random and completely unnecessary, but it was free! Oh yeah, and I have absolutely no self control.

The crown jewel of the night...brand new Kate Spade shoes!!! Okay so they're not the most comfortable things I've ever put my feet in...but I will suffer through it, I mean look at them...adorb. Hopefully steaming them will loosen them up a bit as well.

Ohhhh sparkles! I was thinking that I needed to get a new top for Court's Bachelorette party at the drag show...but clearly this top will suite the bill. Perfectly.

Also note the black bag Aaron is so delicately dangling behind the top (he was thrilled that I had him helping with the display efforts I'll have you know). I have already transferred my things into this bag, and heart it.

Ohhh fringe! Love.

These little babies are really going to make my 80's work out girl costume. Crucial addition.

A Giant thank you to Meghan and Jen for hosting the party. Come September we're going to need another one ladies!!

1 comment:

Anonymous said...: Based on his work here, I'm thinking Aaron might have a future as a hand model....; February 21, 2010 at 3:38 PM

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Something to Chew On...

The downside to Globalization

1. “The general complaint about globalization is that it has made the rich richer while making the non-rich poorer. It is wonderful for managers and investors, but hell on workers and nature.”¹

2. Multinational corporations are accused of social injustice, unfair working conditions (including slave labor wages and poor living and working conditions), as well as a lack of concern for the environment, mismanagement of natural resources, and ecological damage.

3. Multinational corporations which were previously restricted to commercial activities are increasingly influencing political decisions. Many think there is a threat of corporations ruling the world because they are gaining power due to globalization.

4. Opponents say globalization makes it easier for rich companies to act with less accountability. They also claim that countries’ individual cultures are becoming overpowered by Americanization.

5. Anti-globalists also claim that globalization is not working for the majority of the world. During the most recent period of rapid growth in global trade and investment, 1960 to 1998, inequality worsened both internationally and within countries. The UN Development Program reports that the richest 20 percent of the world's population consume 86 percent of the world's resources, while the poorest 80 percent consume just 14 percent.

6. Some experts think that globalization is also leading to the incursion of communicable diseases. Deadly diseases like HIV/AIDS are being spread by travelers to the remotest corners of the globe.

7. Globalization has led to exploitation of labor. Prisoners and child workers are used to work in inhumane conditions. Safety standards are ignored to produce cheap goods. There is also an increase in human trafficking.

8. Social welfare schemes or “safety nets” are under great pressure in developed countries because of deficits and other economic ramifications of globalization.

As manufacturing continues to decline, so does our ability to innovate. In the long term, this means fewer well-paid jobs, lower productivity, declining wages, declining living standards and low economic growth. Globalization is a big part of this decline and will affect all jobs and all sectors of the economy. From the point of view of multinational corporations and Wall Street investors, globalization is probably viewed as a wonderful phenomenon with many opportunities. But from the point of view of American manufacturers, manufacturing workers, the middle class, professional service workers and overall economic growth, I think the disadvantages far out weigh the advantages.

-Mike Collins, The Pros and Cons of Globalization (2010)