Shopaholic Reform: This Week's Damages (1/31

Sunday, February 6

This Week's Damages (1/31 - 2/4)

Woah, this week really got away from me.

Monday

Tuesday

$50 - Jasmere

This site is really impressing me. I bought the voucher for Sticks and Stones, with a friend of mine for another friend's bridal shower. Such a fun gift!

We got her one that says "trust." Not Alexis, I don't know who this Alexis character is, but I wanted to give you an example so you knew what I was talking about. Anyways, she's not sure if she's taking her soon-to-be husband's last name so that was out, and you can only use letters not number otherwise we would have gotten their wedding date, which would have been awesome. Alas, we settled on trust, b/c you need a bit of that in a marriage I've heard. Hope she likes it!

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

$130 - Aaron (framing costs...we split the framing costs for my diplomas and my "Beer Allary" fabulous vintage poster...come to think of it, I'm not sure why he paid for any of it??? But who am I to argue!...also, I spend a lot of money on framing, it's insane)
$32.19 - iParty (finishing touches to my gift for Averi's Bridal Shower)
$6.72 - Roche Brothers (Averi's gift)

So we had to bring a gift that could be used at the time written on your invitation to my friends bridal shower...I was assigned midnight. You could be doing a lot of things at midnight...AND I should mention that the invite also said to be as funny/creative as we wanted. I dabbled with the idea of playing this time slot on the more scandalous side but I decided to keep it clean and went with a rave theme. That's right rave...hence the $32 at iParty, that girls got a hell of a lot of glow sticks and blow pops now. Enjoy! :)

I should mention that I tried to talk my friend into giving Averi the morning after pill for her 9am time slot. Let me explain why this is so funny. First of all, that's the best idea EVER. Second, my friend who would be purchasing the pill is 7 months pregnant. The thought of the pharmacist's face when a 7-month pregnant woman asked for the morning after pill makes me smile. Sadly her husband didn't seem to think this was all that funny and my idea fell flat. I should have switched time slots with her...

I.O.Aaron - $100ish - to cover my part of Maggie's annual check up at Sudbury Animal Hospital (please enjoy the pictures of the abused puppy below)

Miss Maggie, happily snorgling the snow. This is one of her favorite snowy day pastimes, aside from eating snow of course.

Maggie and Aaron spooning in bed on Sunday morning. Nope, she's not spoiled at all.

Please note, I am not in bed because Maggie was dreaming and kept kicking me. I lost my spot to a dog....again, totally normal.

No comments:

Post a Comment

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)