Beauty Tips for Ministers
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These Boots Were, Actually, Made For Walking
September 30, 2007 on 8:21 am | In Shoes (Gals) |So I returned those little shobooties from Sofft and got these (Palomino by Indigo):
Mine are a lighter tan-brown color. I love the color. For the past several years I have been looking for boots that color.
Sometimes you have to return stuff you buy. I had to return those shobooties because I couldn’t see throwing them on and running off to do my day. It’s not that the heel is too high, it’s that the bottom of the shoe isn’t non-skid enough. That, for me, is a very important factor for an everyday shoe: can I go careening around the corner in the grocery store and not wipe out and kill someone? Because this is not the way I want to end up in the news. “LOCAL PASTOR IN TRAGIC SKIDDING ACCIDENT AT THE STOP & SHOP. STORY AT 11.”
I did a real audit of my winter closet. What do I wear all the time? Haven’t I been wearing my pointy-toed Franco Sarto boots pretty much every day of the cold weather for the past two years? Wouldn’t another pair of boots be wise? Yes, and yes. Because if I don’t stop wearing the pointy toes, I’m going to wind up with feet like my old next-door neighbor Inga Kistler, whose toes crossed all over each other and scared me as a child. These Palominos have nice, roundy toes. They are super classic. I can’t wear them with shorter skirts but they’re very fabulous with pants.
I wore them to a powwow yesterday and then went grocery shopping and did some other errands. They need to be broken in (the so-called “extra padded” footbed doesn’t feel so extra padded, so I’m going to add a gel insert), but they were overall very serviceable and best of all, they won’t give me Inga Kistler toes, may she rest in peace, and I mean that. She was such a character. She would take a look at me and say, “You’re getting fat like your mother.” But she actually wasn’t mean about it. She was just a big hearted, compulsively talkative Swedish mom, and a great antidote to all those Stepford moms in New Canaan, CT.
I’m wearing pointy-toed Bandolino pumps to church today. I’m preaching on the inherent worth and dignity of every person, using the film “Monster” as one of my illustrations, and then teaching a Path to Membership session after the service. Go get ‘em, my beauties. Bring it on for God!
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Wow, I have boots just like that! In fact, I just found them under the bed two days ago as we were cleaning out items we haven’t used in the three years we’ve lived on the bus. I had completely forgotten about them.
The rule is, since they hadn’t been worn, they had to go, but hubby could tell I really wanted to keep them so I moved them out into the living room to think about it.
Mine are J. Crew from 3-4 years ago, quite a bit taller in the leg and milk chocolate suede. I have the exact same ones in black leather and love, love, love them. Non skid sole, low heel. They are lined in creamy leather that I can’t resist touching. Oooo…
I have almost nothing else in brown, so we’ll see if I really need to keep both pairs. Or maybe I’ll look for a chocolate sweater or blazer to wear with them…
Seeing your boots here today makes me think I was destined to keep mine
Comment by Louise — September 30, 2007 #
Keep the Boots, Louise!!!
Comment by karlassi — October 1, 2007 #
I love those boots. I get your reasons for giving them back but, they are very, very cute.
CC
Comment by Chalicechick — October 1, 2007 #
Wouldn’t it be nice if we could get about 5 copies of our favorite clothes — after the fact, once we know they are our favorites — to wear and wear? I have a pair of jersey gauchos that I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE — I don’t care if they are trendy or not. I’d like 5 colors of those gauchos And TENCEL — tencel is to die for, in my book. I love the way it drapes, cleans, etc. I’d have every item of my wardrobe (well, the bottom half and jumpers, anyway) be tencel — but it’s pretty hard to get. I also have a pair of linen trousers that I would like in 16 colors, despite the wrinkle factor. They look casual but appropriate at the same time, feel FAbULOUS. I need a private seamstress, I think. Oh, and I’d like pure washable silk clergy shirts, too.
Comment by Ann — October 1, 2007 #
This entry has brought up a problem I’m having since starting my full time ministerial internship a month ago — all the stylish yet moderately heeled shoes I carefully purchased are making my feet hurt. Not like blisters and squished toes, but like bones and muscles being formed into Barbie Feet. My shoes are clunky-heeled, 1 1/2-2 inches, that’s it! No spikes or anything! Am I doomed to either wear loafers as a minister (which I’m happy to do as a lay person) or else need premature foot replacement surgery? I don’t even hardly walk in them, I sit most of the day! Please advise.
Comment by Megan — October 2, 2007 #
Oh Megan. NOT good. God does not want you to have squished Barbie feet. I’m wondering why clunky, fairly low heels are doing you in. Are they cheapies with no padded foot bed? Those KILL my feet so I had to give them all away. Are they the right size?
Could it be that you just can’t wear heels at all and need to find cute flats? I hate flats because they have no support, but you may need to avoid heels altogether if you’re having such problems.
How about a wedge, like these? (wait a sec — I’ll provide the link in a second)
Comment by PeaceBang — October 2, 2007 #
Like these?
http://www.zappos.com/n/p/dp/28214059/c/72.html
Comment by PeaceBang — October 2, 2007 #
My shoes are mostly from DSW, which aren’t always necessarily cheap but sometimes have hidden defects that don’t come out until later. I like the shoes in the link, and also hate flats because they remind me of my eighth grade prom look. I guess for now I’ll buy gel inserts and initiate yogic foot rubs. Thanks, Peacebang!
Comment by Megan — October 3, 2007 #