Shopaholic Reform: Friday & Weekend Damages (10/29

Sunday, October 31

Friday & Weekend Damages (10/29 - 10/31)

Friday

$1.95 - Dunkin Donuts (hot coffee...Aaron's out of town for work and he usual makes the coffee, I haven't mustered up the motivation to make my own in the morning so Dunks it is!)
10.60 - Stop & Shop
$240.61 - Sudbury Animal Hospital

Today was not such a good day. I got home in time to take Maggie for a walk and get her to the vet to have that lump looked at. Instead, I returned home to find that Maggie had been sick, very sick, all over the condo. I took her out immediately and noticed that she was peeing blood, a little unnerving...I'll leave it at that without going into more detail. I of course couldn't help but to connect these symptoms to the tumor like growth in her leg. Partly because I worry about the health and happiness of my pets and partly because we lost our last family dog (Alix) to cancer when she was only 6 (the same age as Maggie).

Awesome Alix

So obviously I was instantly concerned and began running around like a maniac to get everything ready to get her to the vet, even though it was a bit early for our appointment.

So anyways, here's the prognosis. The lump is just a fatty tumor (thank jebus), which will need to be removed if it gets any bigger and she has a very, very bad urinary tract infection. So we started her on antibiotics immediately. You could tell she was feeling terrible on Friday night, but by Saturday she was acting much more normal, and Sunday has been even better. She's still not 100%, but she's on the road.

So needless to say, the b-day cupcakes were put on hold for a couple of days. We didn't want to give her anything too exciting since her stomach was clearly not feeling well (the vet said that intense pain can induce vomiting...poor nugget). She's been eating brown rice and boiled chicken (which I should note that I had to cook myself b/c Aaron still wasn't back from his business trip, it was filthy! I don't know what about cooking animal flesh is so appealing to you carnivores out there) to keep it nice and bland for her tummy. She finally got one of her birthday cupcakes on Sunday. And she LOVED it!

Saturday

$31.74 - Pizza (Aaron got employee of the year, YAY, so I treated him to a super fancy pizza night...I know, I know, I'm too kind)
$21.83 - Natick Liquors
-$3.19 - PetSmart (returned the gentle leader since Maggie refuses to walk with it on/rubs her nose until it's raw when it's on, and purchased a bag of dog food...she didn't love the kind we got her originally so she's going bad to what she was given at my parents)

Sunday

No time for spending...it's cupcake Sunday. On the menu this Sunday...Streusel Cupcakes. Think a homemade Drake's Coffee Cake, because that's what we're working with here. Delicious!

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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)