Now that I am between jobs, I'm finding myself with quite a bit of extra time. I am so used to being productive, in the work sense, that it's difficult for me to fill my free time with frivolous activities. Thus, my email boxes have been gone thru, as well as all my drawers, closets, stacks of paperwork, cabinets, etc. There is not a square inch of my home that hasn't been sorted, organized and pared down. Which is where my latest inspiration struck.
I have always been a shoe lover. I don't recall when it began, but I certainly remember having a closet full of shoes by my middle school years. There was a time when I had a huge Chuck Taylor Converse collection, which I some days wish I had held on to! That's a pretty unusual feeling for me though because while I dearly love my shoes, I also don't mind parting with them in order to make way for new ones. I'd say my shoe wardrobe has a pretty high turnover rate. I take that approach with many of my consumer purchases, which I suppose can have an upside and a downside. It satiates my ever-changing and evolving tastes, which I swear is part of my DNA-makeup to never be too attached to "things". However, I also know that some of those closest to me find this behavior appalling and wasteful, at best. And so I suppose I have rationalized it by becoming the ultimate bargain-hunter and deal-finder. When I haven't spent a fortune, it's easy to recycle my goods via Goodwill in search of new goods. But I digress...
I found myself sitting on the floor of my closet the other day wondering how many pairs of shoes I own. I even asked my boyfriend who was sitting at the desk in our room, and he couldn't even venture a guess. Neither could I- I wondered if it had grown too big and needed to be purged. I immediately identified two pairs I wasn't particularly attached to and deposited them into the omni-present Goodwill donation bag on the floor of my closet. Then I got to thinking- I have so many cute pairs of shoes, but often fall into the rut of wearing the same three or four pair day after day. Wouldn't it be fun to challenge myself to a new pair each day (did I mention I have quite a bit of free-time these days?!?). In doing this I might purge the collection a bit and pare down to the those I like most, are most comfortable and go with the most in my wardrobe.
Starting Monday I will begin my challenge! There will obviously be some shoes I won't be able to wear in the chilly December weather (strappy sandals, etc), but I have plenty of shoes to get thru before that becomes an issue. I think I'll start out posting a picture of the shoe and any info I recall on their purchase; maybe I'll even get fancy and include voting buttons so you can help me decide their fate. Stay tuned!!!
to do #7: have fun with shoes.
