I got rid of a bunch of old shoes that didn’t fit the other day. They were practical: they were wide enough, could be worn with a skirt, and they were flat so I could walk in them. They were also mostly mary jane style; you know, the kind that have a strap over the instep. I got a lot of that style because they could be wide up front where I needed it, and the strap kept the shoe on in the back.
After my recent shoe purge, I needed to get some new ones (right? I mean, there’s room in my closet.). I found two pairs of mary janes from Zappos (love love love them!) and they arrived so fast I didn’t even have time to pine for them.
They were ok. They were very fashionable, especially as mary janes go. But… I realized I don’t like this style anymore. Not only that, I’m not sure I ever liked them; they did the job, and that was the best I could hope for.
But you know what? I don’t have to settle anymore. I can be picky! I never had an opportunity to pick before; my choices were so constrained by what was available in my size and what my feet could tolerate, I was happy I could find anything.
Being picky means I need to think about what I want to pick. What do I want to wear? What is my style?
I don’t know! But I’m looking forward to finding out.
I bought a new pair of black boots, and a brown shoe. Both have a bit of a heel, though nothing terrible. If I want to take a long walk, I can always change into sneakers.
Best of all, my new shoes aren’t dowdy, or at least I don’t think they are right now. It’s nice to know that now I have options.
