Thursday, March 4, 2010

Overrun by Sneakers



advanced apology: over transitioned

My husband complains about all of my sneakers taking up room in the closet.


We have an apartment right now which makes our things "that used to fit in the apartment we lived in before we left that were stored in my parents basement combined with the things that we acquired for 2 years while living in a 3 bedroom townhouse in Turkey" seem like we once lived in a mansion before coming here.

We never lived in a mansion. And our things would let the rest of the mansion echo if we moved our stuff there. But our closets are filled with camping stuff and snowboarding stuff and electronics stuff and Christmas stuff...

Things other than clothes and shoes.

So our shoes, almost everybody's shoes, are in the front entry way coat closet. The bunch includes 4 pair of New Balance sneakers (all free of charge to me thanks to my awesome shoe-acquiring b-i-l).

This is precisely the complaint I often hear, "Do you NEED that many pairs of sneakers?"

And the answer is always yes.

Yes...

I need one for when I forget to wear the right socks at the gym and they get blood on the heel.

I need one for when I am out with the boys and need to leave the mud-filled pair out on the mat for the rain to wipe them clean (thanks rain).

I need one for nights out with the ladies at this place (the clean ones).

And I need one for just going to mom's house.

But maybe I should replace these 4 for 2 of these and hear less complaining:

1. Five fingers - the running would not end with blood so I wouldn't need anything else.

2. A nice pair of rugged yet sassy waterproof, black boots (I don't shop - can anyone tell me if these exist? Maybe the Croc people can work something up.) - I could wear these to 3 of the other places.

However, if I am working on femininity, isn't it all about having numerous shoes? Shouldn't I then replace the 2 other sneaks with cute open-toed heels or a nice pair of versatile sling backs and a nice pair of boots (Uggs is it?) and some galoshes? And possibly hold on to one set of sneaks for that leisurely run when I want to tone my buns?

I am not sure how to go about this. What I am sure of, is that the shoe complaining must come with the wedding ring and I really like all the attention.

10 comments:

  1. Croc boots? Are you serious? Oh no Celine... oh no, no, no...

    I will take you shoe shopping and we will find you a pair of lovely boots that are in no way related to Crocs. Ugh - that word sends a shiver up my spine...

    xx

    Ali

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  2. not sure which i enjoyed more, the post or the above comment... thanks ladies for being one of my "best parts of my day"

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  3. I get the "you NEED that many pairs of black heels and flip flops" and my response is, "why yes, I do" ;) And I have to admit, I once bought a pair of Croc boots. What can I say, they were cheap and I thought they'd be good. Not so much. Go for the UGGs.

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  4. Hahahaaha. We have 2 CLOSETS full of shoes. I wish my problem was 4 pairs of sneakers! ;-)

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  5. Five fingers!

    Celine, I have met you once. And know you more and more from reading your blog. Woman, femininity got nothin' to do with shoes. I see your femininty in everything you write. You are nurturing, witty, and beautiful (inside and out). That my dear, IS femininity. It can't be bought with shoes.

    With respect,
    -erik

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  6. I bought these black Keen boots online recently and they are WONDERFUL. Even cuter and more comfortable than they look in the picture. I could walk around all day in these. And on sale!

    http://piperlime.gap.com/browse/product.do?cid=4016&vid=0&pid=687195&scid=687195002

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  7. We have that argument, but its with purses. Yes, dear...I need 18 purses. It comes with the estrogen.

    BTW...croc boots are a sin. Not sure which one, but it's got to be in the Good Book somewhere.

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  8. Rene - thanks for the link. after just glancing at the pic I am already in love. You were right about the David and you are right about these lovelies.

    I cannot be involved in anything that has to do with going to a store and looking around. That is a part of femininity I am trying to avoid, but I haven't figured out yet how that is possible since it seems that girlishness and passing money over a counter have so much to do with each other.

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  9. Glad you liked them. And one of their inherent beauties is that they're available ONLINE. No (physical) store entering or money passing required.

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  10. i must have over 20 pairs of sneakers and you know what? i need all of them. they all match different things and i wouldn't want to be mismatched! lol

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