If you've ever met me, you know my love for shoes. Earlier this year, I had to host meetings two nights in a row at the Embassy Suites hotel & conference center. On the second night, as I was waiting for people to arrive, the manager said 'you always have such great shoes!' Haha, those were the only two times he'd ever seen me.
Unfortunately, my recent shoe luck has been against me.
A few weeks ago a pair of my favorite stilettos (Nine West Pewter Buckles) were eaten by Miss Bella. (I know it was a sign of affection, but really did she have to eat those shoes?!) I'm over it..or I pretend to be...
Then today, I stopped by Fred's Shoe Repair on University to drop off a pair of black stilettos and my black knee-high boots to get the heels repaired. A few hours ago, I went back to pick them up in order to wear one of them to ring in the New Year tomorrow night. As I turned over my ticket, and he headed to the back, I heard a slight moan come out of the repairman's mouth as he headed back to the counter, "Well...here are these (referring to my stilettos) but I couldn't repair these boots." As he explained why, he said he'd give it a try next week with some other tools and see what he could do. He then reimbursed me for the boot repair and added, "just in case I can't fix them, I'll call you so you don't have to make a trip back and throw them out for you...after all you can't safely wear them like this." I beg to disagree, sir. Anyway, I have high hopes they'll find the right tools and make a girls day with a call saying, "It worked, they look brand new!"
But just in case, I have a new pair of boots on the way. No, they won't really replace my knee-highs but I LOVE these new shoes. After being on some shoe web sites, I found a super super cute pair of Jimmy Choo shoes. Okay, I've never spent an insane amount of $ on shoes, but I've wanted to. As I saw these boots and the $1250 price tag, I sighed...but then saw they were on clearance for $495. I contemplated, bookmarked the site and kept going back and forth. Besides the fact that my husband may disown me for paying that much for shoes, I'd always feel guilty. (Did I mention that the shoe was on clearance because there was only one size left. 39 EU. After checking a conversion chart online, that's about a 8.5. I wear a 7.5. I was still contemplating).
Fortunately, after Google-ing for a while, I found a new favorite site 'The Look 4 Less". They had blogged about these shoes last month when they were still full-price and found a much MUCH cheaper option for less than $30. They're on order and should be here in 7-10 business days. Hooray!
http://www.thelook4less.net/2009/11/jimmy-choo-jedd-studded-boots.html
-erin
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
Tuesday, December 29, 2009
2009 Resolutions
Last year, I made not one, but an entire list of New Year resolutions.
Let's see how I did.
1. Organize, organize, organize
**Well, I started off poorly in 2009 due to Franklin Covey sending my planner pages to Ohio, New Jersey and who knows where else before they finally arrived in Illinois sometime in mid February (I went straight to the store last week in order to not have the same happen in 2010!) But besides that bump in the road, I did pretty well until I moved desks at work. Since then it's been a disaster.
2. Exercise more often
**Proud to say I kept up on this one, however, I didn't get a good start until Spring. I started running outside and began hitting up a few workout classes here and there at the Riverplex. Need a plan for after these holiday splurges though! Portillos, Cheesecake Factory, homemade fudge & cinnamon roles, stuffed pizza...yikes!
3. Dance again
**I signed up for a summer dance class at Water Street Dance Co. in downtown Peoria. Unfortunately, as I expected I was with many teens and soon I remembered that summer really was a break from dance back then, so it was more on-the-fly choreographing than I would have liked. Does trying to imitate moves from SYTYCD count?
4. Speak up
**Well, figuratively I think I made it. I'm always more of the quiet one but I got a lot better about speaking up at work and in other situations this year. Literally though, mumbling still seems to be a problem. I never realize it until the other person says 'what?' or 'didn't hear that..' Thanks, Dad =) Maybe for 2010, I'll make a resolution to yell & scream, haha.
5. Don't waste time on re-runs
**I used to spend a lot of 'free' time watching shows I'd seen plenty-o-times and in some cases didn't even like that much. Glad to say (besides the classics I love - Sex & The City, Friends, Seinfield) I spent more 'free' time doing new things or being productive.
6. Stay better connected
**Finally joined Facebook in January after years of refusing. Have to say I love being able to share photos and stay a little more up to date with the world through this social site. Facebook or otherwise, relationships strengthened this year. Had a great year with good friends & family!
7. Keep the honeymoon going!
**No complaints on my side. Guess I should ask Robert how successful he thinks I was!
I'll be thinking about new 2010 resolutions or edits to these...more to come by Friday!
-erin
Let's see how I did.
1. Organize, organize, organize
**Well, I started off poorly in 2009 due to Franklin Covey sending my planner pages to Ohio, New Jersey and who knows where else before they finally arrived in Illinois sometime in mid February (I went straight to the store last week in order to not have the same happen in 2010!) But besides that bump in the road, I did pretty well until I moved desks at work. Since then it's been a disaster.
2. Exercise more often
**Proud to say I kept up on this one, however, I didn't get a good start until Spring. I started running outside and began hitting up a few workout classes here and there at the Riverplex. Need a plan for after these holiday splurges though! Portillos, Cheesecake Factory, homemade fudge & cinnamon roles, stuffed pizza...yikes!
3. Dance again
**I signed up for a summer dance class at Water Street Dance Co. in downtown Peoria. Unfortunately, as I expected I was with many teens and soon I remembered that summer really was a break from dance back then, so it was more on-the-fly choreographing than I would have liked. Does trying to imitate moves from SYTYCD count?
4. Speak up
**Well, figuratively I think I made it. I'm always more of the quiet one but I got a lot better about speaking up at work and in other situations this year. Literally though, mumbling still seems to be a problem. I never realize it until the other person says 'what?' or 'didn't hear that..' Thanks, Dad =) Maybe for 2010, I'll make a resolution to yell & scream, haha.
5. Don't waste time on re-runs
**I used to spend a lot of 'free' time watching shows I'd seen plenty-o-times and in some cases didn't even like that much. Glad to say (besides the classics I love - Sex & The City, Friends, Seinfield) I spent more 'free' time doing new things or being productive.
6. Stay better connected
**Finally joined Facebook in January after years of refusing. Have to say I love being able to share photos and stay a little more up to date with the world through this social site. Facebook or otherwise, relationships strengthened this year. Had a great year with good friends & family!
7. Keep the honeymoon going!
**No complaints on my side. Guess I should ask Robert how successful he thinks I was!
I'll be thinking about new 2010 resolutions or edits to these...more to come by Friday!
-erin
Something New..
I've thought about blogging in the past. And when I say that, I've thought 'how do people have time for this?!' But what I've learned is that you make the time. Writing is something I love to do so why not share my joy of writing and some thoughts/updates while also keeping up with technology trends (besides, I now have a super cute, purple, mini notebook to help me keep it up...thanks, babe!)
Why 'Attraversiamo'?
It means 'Let's Cross Over' in Italian. I read the phrase while reading Eat. Pray. Love. last year. I read it during my trip to Italy (my first trip abroad) and loved it! The book and the saying. I'm big on interpretation, symbolism, etc. so it spoke to me.
Not only was it the perfect phrase to describe the author's story, to me, these words (or this Italian phrase) help illustrate the importance of life, relationships and learning. I enjoy listening to others and learning from them. Being open to new ideas, thoughts and opinions is important to me. If we all took time to understand each other and judge less - cross over to their side to understand - couldn't we make this a better place? I guess that's the optimist in me. You'll get that as this blog continues. =)
-erin
Why 'Attraversiamo'?
It means 'Let's Cross Over' in Italian. I read the phrase while reading Eat. Pray. Love. last year. I read it during my trip to Italy (my first trip abroad) and loved it! The book and the saying. I'm big on interpretation, symbolism, etc. so it spoke to me.
Not only was it the perfect phrase to describe the author's story, to me, these words (or this Italian phrase) help illustrate the importance of life, relationships and learning. I enjoy listening to others and learning from them. Being open to new ideas, thoughts and opinions is important to me. If we all took time to understand each other and judge less - cross over to their side to understand - couldn't we make this a better place? I guess that's the optimist in me. You'll get that as this blog continues. =)
-erin
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