RIP little greenie

The other day, I wore my rainbows to the car and carried my dry cleaning and shoes in my gym bag. I stopped at the dry cleaners and felt majorly grown up. My mom used to always pick up and drop off dry her cleaning before work, and doing it made me feel like I've arrived in the professional world. (You could say it went to my head a little bit.)

When I got to work, I went to grab my shoes and unfortunately found that I'd turned one into the dry cleaner.

Hmm.

I spent the rest of the day in a pencil skirt, blouse - and my rainbows.

New trend?

When I stopped at the dry cleaners after work to see if they had my cute little green sandal, the Asian woman, who rarely understands what I'm saying, broke into a hearty laugh and said: Ohh Cinderella lost her shoe!

Anyone who knows me knows that while shoes aren't something over which I obsess, I get pretty attached to those that I love. If she hadn't been so hilariously adorable and proud of her Cinderella joke, I might have been a little sad. But instead I just laughed and said a little prayer that the shoe will finds its way home to its partner. You can't deny that they're sole mates.

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bliss.

I actually yearn more for the organization than I do the shoes...

Can you blame me?

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Twinkle toes

From day...

To night...

 

Have a very sparkly holiday weekend!

throw back

Even though I haven't been a Converse person since I was in second grade and I got the 90210 hightops (pink!), something about these Bensimon shoes is kind of appealing.

I mainly love the bright colors (yellow!), and the fact that they're 50 percent off, plus free shipping. If I were more of a skinny jeans and tennies type of girl, I think I might be tempted to buy...

of corso

I've been the most negligent blogger ever lately. So much is happening here!

Until I'm ready to be better blog friend, a little something to pass the time...

Starting today, Corso Como shoes are up to 60% off at SWIRL. I'm really feeling these flats...

The Real McCoy

In third grade my class went to the library to learn about the term "the real McCoy". At the time, I remember being completely baffled by the fact that the term "McCoy" didn't relate to the term "decoy". The McCoy is the real thing and a decoy is a fake - and they're both coys.

How did they not come about at the same time?

In my third grade mind, I thought that there must have been an instance of something, at the time I envisioned a rubber ducky (the only explanation for this is the fact that I was nine), that was the original. It was called Coy. Then, someone created another version of the rubber ducky, but it wasn't quite right.

People looked at the new ducky and said: What is that? That is not Coy.

Then the creator said: Yes it is, it looks just like Coy.

To which the original's owner replied (annoyed): No, that's not Coy. This is my Coy. This is myCoy! This is McCoy.

And then, to really drive the point home, he said: This is McCoy and that's nothing but a dumb decoy.

And that's how the real McCoy and the lesser decoy came about.

And although I really love the McCoy version of the Lanvin Pom Pom Espadrille's, for one eighth of the cost, the decoy version from Gap is looking pretty nice.

My, how far that library lesson has taken me...

The lady who lived in her shoes...

No one in the whole entire world makes more blanket statements than my brother Sam.

OK, that might be an exaggeration, but that's something he'd say. He's notorious for his over-the-top blanket statements. He believes that if you make a strong enough statement, no one will ever forget it. Therefore, he tends to make extreme proclamations, such as the fact that he hates onions, in every form, in everything, always. No one will ever serve him onions.

Although I don't typically engage in such extreme statements, we are related, and therefore, it happens from time to time.

Case in point: I have officially experienced my most favorite shoes in the world. No shoes will ever serve me quite as well. I will never love shoes like I've loved these puppies.

I walked around with my little heart broken for a few days because these sandals (I have silver and bronze) got holes in the bottom of them. I had been wearing them since April 2008, when I found the lovely gems at Target, two hours before semi-formal, and made a last minute purchase for $12.99 each.

Well, I dressed them up (weddings), dressed them down (casual dates), abused them (the bars), misused them (wore them to work), and finally, after the shoe re-solesman told me it was over, I admitted I had to say goodbye. They were beyond broken in, they were just broken.

However, last week, I experienced extreme joy when I found the new and improved version - again at Target. This time they were $19.99, but after the last two years I've had with their Isaac Mizrahi counterparts, I decided it was more than worth it.

I thought I had to say goodbye, but instead, I ended up finding a slightly better version. Isn't it amazing how things just work themselves out?

PS: I know it's completely shameful that I wore these shoes for song long, but I know you all won't judge me...

it's almost barefoot season...

I'm smitten with the Emilie leather moccasins from J.Crew. For more adorable footwear, check out my post on the Examiner.

love

I'm about to explode with excitement for spring and although these are slightly out of my budget, I think these Lanvin Pom Pom Espadrille's express my sentiment. Don't tell me these wouldn't put a little pep in your step...

is it spring yet?

I'm so ready for spring. I thought I'd make sure you're in the mood too. Some pretty inspiration...
Flowers and favors in one. Two of my favorite things. Host a fête and make your own!

Happy Hunter boots. They make even the rainiest spring days bright.

Adorable Social Climber Zipper Pouch. Definitely necessary for your first night out this spring.

Pinwheel treat bags for the littlest spring lovers in your life. Yum!


Cutie kids. Cutie shoes. Nothing like neon laces in Converses to get your spring on.