Sanity vs Indulgence

OMG! A shoe sale sign! Do I go in or do I walk away from the store? Mhh....... If I go in I can kiss my bus fare for the month goodbye but if I don't go in I miss the chance of being the centre of attention in a pair that would normally set me back a few hundreds, maybe even thousands.... What's a girl to do? Go inside the store and see what they have in stock, surely it can't be that bad..... You have self-control mos. Walk away from my much-needed retail therapy session? I have a few events lined up and getting a few pairs won't hurt... eeerrrrr or maybe it will.

The ever-so-freindly shop assistant makes it hard to walk away cause she is "just so nice." Let me help her keep her salary and support her employer's initiative. But can I really afford to? The war between need and indulgence is brewing in my head. "What size are you ma'am," she says luring me to the corner that resembles a corner in my dream walk-in-closet. "I'm a five", I say clearly irritated cause she is about to get me into a tight corner. "Look, its the last pair," she adds. My sanity chips in "Find someone else to pick on woman and leave me alone. I don't have that kind of money." "They dropped from R1500 to R550. Now that's a real bargain, don't you think?" "Indeed," I murmur.

I reach into my purse and tempted to tell her to give me that pair when a call comes through from a friend to remind me of the "errands" I rushed to the mall to run. At that very moment, I look at the friendly young lady and say: "They are pretty and I can buy them in every colour. But now, I gotta run."

Remember ladies: "If the shoe fits, buy it in every colour but stick to your priorities......"

Shoe myth... Or is it?

I was 19 when my first boyfriend bought me my first pair of Loxion Kulca sneakers, you can imagine my excitement. Phela this was the in-brand of that era. Only to have my mom burst my bubble and tell me I should kiss the relationship goodbye. Why? I ask. You never buy your loved one shoes EVER! That is a sing that they are not going to stay long with you and the shoes have just paved the way for the grand escape. I'm torn.... Do I give them back cause I don't want to part with him or do I keep them and hope for the best? Mhhh... What's a girl (who loves shoes nogal) to do?

I give myself two days before wearing them to see what would happen. He is still the same adoring boyfriend who can't take his eyes off me. If I wear them is he going to stop loving me? Have I lost him forever? These sneakers are to-die-for. For the love of shoes this pair just could not stare at me any longer. It had to be worn. I could sense it vying for my attention whenever I got stuck and not sure what shoe to pick. These babies were a perfect match for my blue track suit. I wore the shoe, a year later the man walked, was it because of the shoe? Ah! What the hell it fit and yes I went and got it in two other colours.......

Wedded bliss... NOT

"I got mail." YAY! My invite to my cousin's wedding has finally been delivered and the theme is avocado green and gold.

After weeks of pondering what to wear I decide on my avocado green dress with my prized possession; my gold sandals (6 inch nogal). Being the skim reader that I am I forget one important bit of info.... It's a garden wedding. You can imagine my heart racing when I realise that I'm to walk on grass in my babies. I look at the ushers as they greet me with their wide smiles and one offers to direct me to my seat, which is right at the front. Geez! How do I walk without making an idiot of myself? I'm partnerless and that simply means I'm looking! What will the guys think as I do the funny walk with my shoe being stuck in the grass every now and then? I always have a back up plan in my boot (pumps) but today off all days I had to have only the purple ones with me. Yes the ones that you wear when when you know you are not going to bump into a possible boyfriend at the filling station. I gather up enough strength to finally let my heels do the walking and as luck would have it I get stuck while smiling and staring at a chocolate looking brother. I'm annoyed at myself, trying to smile at the same time while trying to get my R3000 heel out of the grass. It was my bonus money for goodness sake... I eventually get it out without the heel of course, lucky for me I'm walking on grass so that clashing noise is not heard. You can only imagine what happened at the reception. For the first time ever I couldn't wait to get to the car, put on my purple pumps and just drive off.


I still love my gold heels, just not in every colour.

Foot decor vs Comfort

Most of us make the mistake of buying a shoe that looks good on display, not sure just how comfortable it is. Some shoes were not made for walking but as decor to enhance your already gorgeous feet when you go to that dinner date with a suitor or even the "bragging dinners" you have with your envious and pretentious "girlfriends" (cause your real ones will love you even if you rocked up in flats at a black-tie event). Such shoes are to worn when you get off the car and rush to your seat and the in-between trips to the ladies then rush back to the car take them off and let your feet breathe. Before you take out that metal cutter and free your hand to reach into your purse and get your credit card to make a purchase check if the shoe you like fits and walking is not a mission....

If you can walk........ Buy it in every colour.

A walk to the mall

I just had to..... didn't I? What started out as a walk to Woolies ended with aching ankles. What was I thinking strutting my stuff down Rosebank Mall at lunch time in my 6 inch heels? I wonder.......

Now I have to face the wrath of my swollen ankles as they scream for attention in between my Editor's calls telling me I'm about to miss my deadline. Can a pair of shoes cause so much grief and end up causing me to miss my deadlines?

It serves me right, I should have a pair for every occasion. Flops to go to the mall, heels to parade around the office and other pairs for whatever comes up.

Moral of the story.... Thou shall think before buying that pair. Even if it fits, is it worth buying in every colour? *Just a thought*

Finding the perfect pair

Today is government election day. I have to go and be part of history but only after my biggest challenge has been solved; finding the most comfortable and warm pair of shoes to carry me to the polling station, withstand the queues and back plus the drop in temperature is not making things any better. I tried flip flops but my toes will go stiff from the cold, can't wear heels for obvious reasons and trainers are uncomfortable cause my feet wil go all soggy and start to swell. What is a girl to do? The search continues for the most appropriate pair to wear to this memorable event. Remember if the shoe fits... buy it ( but not on public holidays cause the shops are closed).

Two is as good as one even in different colours

I have a bad habit....according to my friends anyway. On a shopping spree I would spend money on identical pairs in a few different colours, and this my friends think is a waste of money and a little weird while I look at it as an investment. Think about it, you see a dress in pink and you are taken by it but you still need to think about a matching shoe, whereas I just worry about it being the right cut cause somewhere in my closet is a matching shoe waiting to rise to the occasion. It makes my shopping life a breeze. Plus all this is a perfect build up to my walking closet which I am getting as soon as I make my first million. Remember if the shoe fits..... buy it in every colour.