What Do Your Shoes Say About You?

Shannon:
August 19, 2009

The following is a photo story of my favorite shoes and what I think they say about me. Really it is either the reason I purchased them or how I feel when I wear them. What do your shoes say about you?

Shoe: Red Pumps – I wanted to be Dorothy from Wizard of Oz. Doesn’t every little girl and woman (be honest ladies) want a pair of ruby slippers?

There's no place like home...

Shoe: White flower embellished flip flops – If I have to be comfortable I will at least add some whimsy.

Shoe: Gold glitter high heels and ballet flats – This girl likes shiny things and a girl who wears these shoes probably likes her jewelry too.

All that glitters is gold

“Fashion can be bought. Style one must possess.” – Edna Woolman Chase

Shoes: Black high heels and flats – I am prepared for any situation – well, at least I have the right shoes!

“A true lady can never have too many black pairs of shoes. After all one must always be prepared for anything.” - myself

I wear my black stilettos for work, my lace peep toe pumps for parties, and my flats for the casual weekend.

Shoe: Pirate Boots – When most little girls where dreaming of a knight in white armor to rescue them I was hoping to get kidnapped by pirates.

Arrrggg Matey!

Shoe: Cheeky Monkey Boots – I am a city girl, but sometimes I like to pretend I’m a country girl and I really do like rodeos.

Shoe: Super Hero Boots – I am probably the most awesome and the most dorky person you know just because I actually made these wonder woman boots.

I am only Wonder Woman on the weekends.

” I did not have three thousand pairs of shoes, I had one thousand and sixty.” – Imelda Marcos

Do you have a favorite pair of shoes that make you feel awesome, sexy, fun, or any adjective you wish? If you don’t – go buy yourself a pair!

Pirate Boots and Scars

Shannon:
July 28, 2009

To date I have had a total of three surgeries as part of my treatment. I underwent a lumpectomy, an axilliary lymph node disection, and a total of three excisions of the same spot on my right side. Three surgeries later and looking into the mirror it is hard to come to grips with what my body looks like now. While logically I know it’s vain and shallow and the scars will fade over time, emotionally it is a different story.

To a 26 year old woman nothing can kill feeling sexy, attractive, or wanted like three very noticeable scars on one side of your body. Especially when those scars are all located on the same side of the body – one on the ribcage curving towards the back, one on the right breast, and one running the width of the armpit. It’s hard to imagine how in anyone’s mind, even in the husband who vowed for better or worse, to see them and think “how beautiful”. How do you find your inner sexy and get your groove back with these glaring scars staring back at you from the mirror?

My answer, really any decent shoe addict’s answer – pirate boots.

You may ask yourself how do a pair of knee-high, butterscotch leather, stiletto boots with a cuff help you feel sexy despite your scars? Well, as you slide that smooth leather up your legs and zip yourself in so the leather is gently hugging and outlining your calves you can’t help feel a little sexy. Then as you rise to your feet and admire your newly achieved three inch taller height you feel a little bit more in control and powerful too. Now stand in front of a full length mirror. Do you still see a girl with some scars and a couple of pounds she’d like to lose? 

Oh no…you see a superhero – wonderwoman in her glory, or maybe a curvacious, bawdy pirate wench. These kind of women would of course have scars. You can’t defeat villians with super powers without getting a little cut up, and you can’t be a very successful scourge of the seas without getting nicked every now and then by an enemy’s cutlass. 

So yes , my answer to coming to terms with your physical appearance after surgery is an awesome pair of leather boots - preferably knee-high and pirate-like in appearance. All you have to do is dip into your imagination and wallet and the gleam is back into your eyes!