Rule No. 115 - Always, in all circumstances, wear comfortable shoes. You never know when you may have to run for your life.

Weird, perfect scenario. Tonight Original (throw head back in laughter) and I went to dancing and I decided that I was going to wear my Toyota Cheetahs slipper cause I dance barefoot anyway and tackies are just a mission. Oh and i had spent the entire day walking around in 6inch heels. So off I went in my leggings, socks and slippers with my hoodie, ready for some serious salsa or jazz or even a bit of the fox trot. Original (throw head back with laughter) and I laughed as I was leaving saying that of all the nights, tonight would be the night that I would bump into my knight in shining armour and how one day we would have to explain to our kids how dad met mom with a pair of orange and black cheetah slippers on.

Well, the good news is, not only did I survive the evening without bumping into my knight, but I made it through a surprise dinner out, in public, with Dancing Queen without embarrassing myself too much. And my feet feel amazing now in bed, no pain, no cramping, just perfect. On the flip side though, I'll tell you one thing for free, there is no chance I'm ever gonna give away or stop buying my heels. Pain or not, if I need to run in them, you bet your little savings on it, I'm gonna run. And look reasonable good doing so, unless my ankle caves in, then not so much.

So I am changing this rule to "Sometimes, in some circumstances, wear comfortable shoes."

Long live Jimmy Choo.

Comments

Anonymous said…

perhaps you need a bigger bag to hold an extra pair of shoes - always ready and attractive. ;-) [this comment was posted by the chick that makes the most rocking tuna toasties...]

20 June 2012 at 13:36

Suze said…

Oh my word, I miss them SOOOOO much. Never have i ever had a sarmie like yours again. Come home!!

20 June 2012 at 18:30

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