I *heart* slippers!

Since I spend quite a bit of time working/editing around home, I clock in a LOT of quality time in my slippers.

I have strong opinions and preferences about these little gems. I like them to be a ballet slipper sort of thing. And A rubber bottom is key. And the fabric .... has to be nice and soft. I'm particular. I also had a pair I LOVED from Restoration Hardware. Picked them up about 2 years ago. And loved all over them. Then, when it came time to replace them ... the dreaded words "we don't carry those anymore." I cried. Truly.

And so the search was on. I needed a replacement. It reached critical mass when a hole formed in the toe of one of the slippers. yet I still could not part with them. Not without a replacement. Even Erik, bless his heart, tried to get me new slippers for Christmas, but they weren't quite right (way too wide for my feet!). So the search continued.

Fast forward to TODAY. I'm in Kohl's looking for some athletic shorts (side note: WHY are SO MANY women's shorts PINK? Seriously, I'm not 5 years old people. Why pink???).

Walking absently toward the register, I see a big display of slippers .... and light shone from heaven on them.


These aren't the EXACT slippers I got, but they're close. "Dearfoams" slippers. Oh how I love thee! So much that I bought 2 pair (honestly, had there been one more in my size, I might have purchased 3 pairs!). Now I have slippers for now and for when these wear out. CHA-CHING!!! SCORE! :)

Now, I know it's practically SUMMER, so slippers seems silly. But let me tell you. My photo editing station is in the basement and it is COLD in our basement year-round. So slippers are truly an essential part of my attire. And the rubber soles keep my socks from wearing out on the bottom.

Shoes, shoes, shoes!

{stepping on soap box} When I am world ruler supreme, I will mandate that shoes be sold in individuals, rather than pairs.

I know, this sounds nuts. But bear with me.

My right foot is about 1/2 a size bigger than my left foot, which isn't *normally* a problem. For tennis shoes or sneakers, they tie on so it's not a big deal. The struggle comes when I want to wear heels (with no straps) or "ballet slipper" shoes. No strap. No ties. Not easy.

Once, I found a lonely shoe at Target, it was the right size for my right foot, so they let me buy the lonely shoe and a pair that fit my left foot. But wouldn't it be nice if I didn't have to buy TWO pair of shoes just to get the right size? Seriously.

Anyone out there have a bigger left foot than right foot? And wear a size 10-ish? (10 or so in running shoes, bigger or smaller in other shoes, just depends). My right foot is bigger, so if I could find a friend w/ a bigger left foot, we could mix and match shoes! ;)

Those of you who know me know I don't like browsing or shopping as a general rule. I was out the other day and poked my nose into the shoe store. Wedding season is almost here and I need to find a comfy pair of shoes that I can wear all day. To my surprise, I found that Dr. Scholl's has its own line of shoes! This sounds like a photographer's dream come true. Except that I wear a 9 1/2 on my right foot and a 9 on my left foot (on slip ons, I seem to wear a smaller size than 10, which is fine with me!).

UUUUUGH. Seriously, if I could buy one shoe that fit my right foot and one that fit my left, life would be so grand. After all, you can buy your swimsuit in separate pieces ... one that fits your top right and one that fits your bottom .... why should you not be able to do the same with shoes?

For the time being, it looks like I'll have to buy 2 pairs of shoes for this wedding season, one pair for my smaller left foot and one pair for my bigger right foot. But if you or someone you know has a bigger left foot and is in the size 10 range, DO let me know .... because I'd love to talk with her!

(I can't be the only person on the planet with 2 different sized feet, am I? Seriously, wouldn't you love to have TWO shoes that fit instead of one that does and one that doesn't really? Am I all alone in this???)

MORE closet organization!

Check out this before:


Now, I don't consider myself a shoe horse, but this is a bit embarassing.

Aaaaand, the after:


Some of my shoes are strewn about the house and not all of them are here, but you get the idea. :)

I found this at Bed, Bath and Beyond. :)

Confession ...

Mike lauded me for not photographing on our wedding day (except for a few self portraits).

Weeeeeeeeeeell, I *did* take a few detail photos ... just for kicks. BUT I will say Mike and Heather had waaaaaaaay better light for their detial pix, so I'll let you know when they're all up!









ps-the dress was brand spankin' new ... it wasn't a vintage dress, but doesn't it LOOK vintage????

OH.MY.GOSH

It's official. I need to get a life.

This morning, as I was doing my usual blog-stalking, I saw some hot shoes on Jessica Claire's site. Despite the fact that I already HAVE wedding shoes, I can't resist looking some more (for those of you who know me and know how much I loath shoe shopping, I'm sure you're highly amused).

So, in searching Manolo Blahnik's shoe collection, I found THIS:



Oh la la!!!!!!!!!!! I am in love with Manolo's shoe titled something blue.

Fortunately for me, a few things prevent this from even being an option.

a) the shoe has a 4 1/2 inch heel. My current heel is high enough .... there's no way I could master something higer.
b) the shoes are sized in European sizes, and I have no idea what an 11 narrow translates into ... which is good. ;-)~
c) i seriously doubt any store in the state of Kansas carries these shoes, so I consider myself safe from even trying them on to tempt myself.
d) since I'm not a shoe horse, almost 4-figures is a bit more than I think I should invest (yes, these shoes would be an investment) in wedding shoes.

BUT .... fear not! The wedding (in about a month!!!!!!!) will have splashes of blue ALL OVER THE PLACE!!!!!! blue flowers, blue rosary in the my flowers, blue shoes, (hopefully) grandma's blue ring, blue hair jewelry .... and the list goes on and on! :-)

EDIT: This is the shoe from this summer's Sex and the City Movie ... and I remember admiring it on the big screen ... while I'm not going to be wearing it, when I was trying my dress on at the store, a lady DID comment "oh, blue shoes like in Sex and the City."

And the winner is ....

The number of people asking me about wedding shoes is UNREAL! Frequently, friends e-mail and ask if I've resolved my wedding shoe angst.

While Erik and I were in Kansas City last week to hang with his parents, I took a few hours to go shoe shopping with his mom and my sister. None of us girls are shoppers, so the two hour excursion is a record for us all!

Without further ado, here's the winner:


I can't guarantee I am totally done with shoe shopping, but I have something I can live with for the wedding. IF I happen to find something else I might like more, then I'll be able to choose!

Oh, and on a side note, when I was getting a better photo of THE SHOE, I found another possibility! UGH! Why am I so indecisive????

MORE shoe choices!

Siiiiigh. I seriously don't know what to do!

There is a clear winner from the wedding shoe poll .... BUT one of my wedding photographers, the amazing Heather, sent me some MORE shoe options. UGH! (This is in a GOOD way, though!) :-)

SO .... should I choose a new one?


Keep the favorite from last week?



Choose the NEW sexy ones the awesome Kitty Maer found???? HELP!