While brushing my teeth this morning I heard a little blurb on the news that gave me a boost.  Hobby Lobby has announced that they will be increasing all wages for employees who make less than $13/hour to a minimum of $10. It took me getting a college degree to make that much in the Midwest so I can appreciate the increase (even if $10/hr still isn't much).

I'm no livng wage expert and I'm a pitiful excuse for a class warrior but I try to pay attention. And I've had some experiece with working a 40 hour week and still not being able to make ends meet. I'm a big supporter of local businesses and I've witnessed many a small business deteriorate because of corporate neighbors.  However, corporations aren't going anywhere, as we all know, so I like to at least see signs of corporate conscience. Hearing news such as Starbucks offering insurance to their part-timers and Chipotle serving organic meat puts a little pep in my step.

So I'm happy with the Hobby Lobby bigwigs, even if they do keep their stores inconveniently closed on Sundays (which happens to be the day I feel most crafty). It's a small step for Americankind but, hey, it's something.