Saturday, 1 August 2009

But I really want a pair of Mickey Mouse pj's!!

I do. I am living this week in the land of Mickey Mouse. I have swum with sharks, ridden on dinosaurs, raced down rapids, said hello to Lilo and Stitch, watched Nemo reunite with his dad, floated round a lazy river, went on safari with Kilimanjaro safari company, raced round Thunder Mountain on a roller coaster, sung "It's small world" quite a few times, flown on a magic carpet and I now want a pair of Mickey Mouse pj's.
I had a great pair all picked out, my size and everything when someone happened to mention that some child had undoubtedly been exploited to make them that cheap and well, all the magic went real fast!!! And I left the store without my pj's. Make no mistake I still want them but I do not need them and I am still committed to seeing this year of maladjustment out. I know too that while it is true that clothes which are very cheap are likely to have been made by people who are not receiving a fair wage and working in good conditions, it would be a mistake to think that just because clothes are more expensive workers are being treated right.
On this trip we have done great on borrowed, hands-me-downs, Goodwill and Plato's Closet.... more details to follow. Right now I am away to recapture the magic!

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