Pigeons, I have just taken an inventory of my spring clothing (I have AN EVENT coming up for which I want to choose a special outfit) and I find that I am deeply dissatisfied with almost all of my shoes.
They just don’t express ME anymore.
Which is just too bloody bad, because I’m not about to spend money on shoes at this point in my life.
The bigger learning, however, is for me to acknowledge how many pairs of shoes are in my closet that I bought on super, super, way sale (“Wow, these are only $12!!”) thinking that they would solve the problem of Shoe Ennui over the past few years, and which I have almost never worn.
Try to say “Shoe Sale Shopping” three times fast.
Fun, wasn’t that?
Just take my advice and make a game of saying it, not doing it.
Them bargains ain’t no bargains if you never wear them.
Listen to your Auntie PeaceBang and learn from her mistakes.
Once again you’ve put your finger on it, I too am feeling “Shoe ennui” but didn’t know how to express it!
[I know, life is tough, right? But shoes are part of life, too, just like death, war and taxes and plummeting retirement savings… PB]
I am wondering if I’d feel less ennui if I culled out every pair that I don’t wear any more, always take off as soon as I put them on, or bought and never wore.
Part of Lent for me this year is not to shop–not as a punishment or pennance, but as a way of appreciating what I have rather than always wanting new or more. There are already three pairs of shoes in my charity pile…
Oh, and if you think ‘Shoe Sale Shopping’ is hard to say, spare a thought for the Ash Wednesday I worked at a large Roman Catholic church outside Chicago. We had Masses with Ashes, Ashless Masses, and Massless Ashes–and about 400 phone calls asking about what each of the 8 services that day would have!