Shopaholic Reform: Thursday, Friday & Weekend Damages (9/9

Sunday, September 12

Thursday, Friday & Weekend Damages (9/9 - 9/12)

Thursday

Friday

$26.08 - Hess (gas for the trip to Skaneateles NY for the Shaver/Mahoney wedding)
$78.95 - Rue La La (TART Boutique)

Sooo I caved to the Tart Infinity dress. I have an almost identical dress from Two Birds, or is it A Bird, or Flock of Birds...well whatever it is, something with a bird in the name. I bought my first convertible dress as a bridesmaids dress. Now while I was at first kinda horrified by the concept, and confused by the plethora of styling options and length of the straps, I have grown to love this thing.

After this summers weddings (4 out of 5 so far) I have grown to hate all of my dresses and decided that it was time for something new. So naturally I wanted to add a dress that I can wear over and over again and just switch up the style making it into a whole new dress...making the Tart Infinity Dress the perfect choice, especially b/c it was on sale! I went with black because first off, I don't have a plain black dress, and secondly I could really jazz up a black dress with some crazy loud shoes...and you know how I love my shoes.

$10 - Skaneateles Country Club (tips at open bar)
$$$ - Wedding Gift (no need to reveal amount)

Not only was the Skaneateles Country Club the site of dear Shaver's weddings, but it was also the place where I met my favorite artist, Patience Brewster. Don't worry, I was very well behaved. I said hello, shook her hand and then froze like a small child meeting Big Bird. I then proceeded to watch her (like a hawk) from afar for the remainder of the wedding.

Obsessed with all of her artwork, particularly her Krinkle Christmas Ornaments. Love. I brought a Krinkle with me to ask her to sign, but chickened out, even though her daughter assured me she'd be flattered. Sigh.

Harold the Camel. One of my favorite Krinkles ever.

So obviously, all in all it was a great weekend...aside from the speeding ticket I got on the drive home. So sad, it ended my 7 year streak of no moving violations. (Parking tickets are another story)

Saturday

$27.00 - Red Apple Gas Station
$$$ - Unknown amount to the lame state of NY, for above mentioned speeding ticket. Apparently they wait until you mail your ticket in to tell them you're not going to fight it in court to tell you how much you owe them, seems a little shady to me.

Sunday

$26.55 - PetCo (Maggie Mae Supplies, they don't have her brand of dog food at the local place...grrr)
$50 - Fast Lane (stupid freaking toll violation in a company truck...lame)

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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)