For 1 in 6 of the world's population, simple things like shoes are a luxury. The funny-looking plastic shoe company, Crocs, is looking to change that. Earlier this year, they launched Solesunited, a program that benefits several fold. First, they'll take back your old, worn out Crocs and recycle them along with all their factory scraps!

Some companies are good, some are evil. Some are working to make the world a better place, and others are lowdown good-for-nothing dogs. If money is power, let's give more power to the good companies and take it away from the bad ones! I've discovered a web site called betterworldshopper.com that makes the choice easy.

I hate to shop. Except that I love it. I don't think of myself as being a particularly girly girl. By in large, although I have my own (occasionally questionable) sense of style, I'm not much of a fashionista. At the same time, sometimes I just need a new something-something to put that spring back in my step.