3 posts tagged “shoes”
I stopped by REI on the way home to buy the cool shoes I saw on their website. Yay! They were there and in stock! Nice brown leather lace-ups, very Euro looking and ready to hit some cobblestone streets.
But what was this? Green suede shoes? My heart lept.
I tried on both pairs. I walked around in both pairs. I stared at the pairs. I couldn't bear to choose one pair.
All attempts at rhyming aside, I just couldn't decide. After spending a seeming eternity struggling over the decision, I decided to not decide. Or to decide for both. I figured I needed more casual out and about shoes when the weather turns cold/chilly/under 75 degrees. I only have two other pairs of closed-toe non-sneaker casual shoes - brown and black leather in the exact same style. I guess I had a hard time deciding then, too (about six years ago). They aren't good for long walks, hence my shopping trip.
I blew my shoe budget for the next two years. I can't believe I actually bought something - ANYTHING - that wasn't on clearance. I better go on my trip soon or won't have any money left to spend while I'm there.
Good thing George W. is sending me a big chunk of change any day now. It's more fun to ignore the national debt when you have shoes the color of money. :-P
While Cranky went stealth for her shoes, my shoes proceed me into the room and draw all attention to my feet. Even I am mesmerized by them as I'm walking around, oblivious to where I'm going and what I might run into. But the risks are worth it - it's for the kids, after all.
If are interested in buying a pair of shoes for yourselves which also provides a pair of shoes for a child in South America, you can get $5 off your order by using code 1PAIR4FEET by August 31 at TOMS.
The site says to buy a pair a whole size smaller than what you normally wear but Cranky did that and her shoes are tight. I only went down a half size and they fit fine.
I am a posting machine today. And I really am getting other things done. Really!
I saw an article in a magazine about Toms Shoes. When you a buy a pair of shoes, the company will donate a pair of shoes to a child in need. Last year, the company delivered 8,000 shoes to children in impoverished villages of Argentina. More info and a video can be found on their website.
The shoe pictured above is the pair I just ordered. What happy feet I will have!
