Shopaholic Reform: Thursday - Sunday Damages (12/16

Tuesday, December 21

Thursday - Sunday Damages (12/16 - 12/19)

Thursday

Friday

$2 something - Dunkin Donuts (medium black)
$11.57 - Stop and Shop (lunch while at work...I was working behind a Stop and Shop)

Saturday

Sunday

$10 - Station 5 Grill (local breakfast joint in Natick)

Aaron and I celebrated Christmas on Sunday evening...yes I realize we're a week early. The thought of dragging gifts all over Mass and then down to RI to open however, just isn't something we're about to do. So we do our own little mini Christmas a week early. We made homemade mac-and-cheese and some roasted asparagus for our Christmas feast and then did our stocking, Maggie's stocking, and presents.

Here's the rundown of what I got Aaron and Maggie...and of what Aaron got me:

Aaron:

Sleeping bag
Sleeping pad (to go under said bag)
Lululemon sweats (sooo soft)
A Golf GPS thing (FREE! Court got it as a promo and her Aaron didn't want it so she gave it to me for my Aaron)
Framed his Bentley and UMass Diplomas
2 Krinkles (Mr. & Mrs. Squirrel)
Smartwool socks
Michael Jordan T-shirt
Travel toiletries kit
Various stocking stuffers

Maggie's Stocking:

Toy - Green dog with Santa hat
Toy - Braided fleece reindeer
Chewies...for chewing obviously

Me:

ipad (it's GLORIOUS!)

ipad case
ipad camera adapter
Pandora charm (cute little purse)
Patience Brewster "Long Leaf" necklace (YAY!!! As you know...she's my favorite)

Ice coffee cup (no more plastic throw aways for me!)
Lime green Lululemon legwarmers
Lululemon yoga top
Butane refills (for the plethora of lighters that are out of fuel around here)
Leather conditioner for my horribly dirty wallet and couches

aaannndddd probably some other stuff that I'm forgetting right now, not because I didn't love it, but because Aaron went a tad overboard this year and there was a lot of stuff! He has more of a shopping problem than I do when it comes to Christmas!

That's all for now. I'll have some more to report after Christmas...as far as what I got for everyone. I can't post it yet b/c then they'll know what they're getting!

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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)