Hold Me Tighter Than My Dereon Jean

December 28, 2008

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#35: Buy a pair of heels.

When I was home for Thanksgiving, I went to get a pair of shoes at this newly opened shoe store near our mall.  I’m not really one to indulge in shoes–an obvious statement with one glance of my shoe collection.  Aside from my running sneakers…I quite literally wore the same pair of brown clogs for over a year.  My only high-heeled shoes date back to my 8th grade semi-formal dance.  My flip flops have seen better days, so I’m down to a scummy white pair and ADIDAS sandals.  I have a pair of Uggs and a pair of gray boots.  There are my prom shoes, which I got a good two years out of and probably will never wear again.  And, I only recently acquired rainboots.  Super.  Well, I decided that I needed some form of flats as an alternate to my beloved brown clogs.

After running in and grabbing a pair of brown flats (super job), I picked up some black flats to wear with nicer clothes.  Kind of reluctantly bought a pair of heels, too, knowing that I really did need at least one pair of heels.  Black heels.  Something simple.  I actually already used them.  Twice.  They’re simple, black, and have a really large heel.  That heel, though, also happens to be a solid 4 inches.  That’s exactly why I never wanted heels before–I was always too tall in them.  And, I learned that I really really need to get comfortable walking in them.

There’s no need to recap the year.  What’s done is done.  And I only have a couple of things that I want to work on.  Starting now, not necessarily for the new year.  It’s just some things that I want to do more…or keep doing: discover my passions, do what makes me happy, get to know people better, look at the good in others, read more, find the challenges in situations, take more pictures, become more comfortable in my own skin.

Happy Holidays! :)