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Adieu, fug oldies...it's been a slice.

Jun 022008

Well, it’s time to say goodbye to some shoes.

I got these “Dallas” inspired fugsters at my local Value Village second hand shop for about 4 bucks. They have a low, yet impossibly wobbly heel, and are oh so ugly in a way that I somehow find endearing. Naturally, I couldn’t resist.

As you can imagine, I have never worn these shoes. Not once. And I keep thinking that I will find a way to wear them, ironically of course. But let’s be honest – they’ll probably continue to sit in my closet.

So in the coming weeks, barring some kind of shoe-related amnesia, these unfortunate soles are going to find their way back to the second hand shop. *slow wave goodbye*

Houston, I have a problem.

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May 302008

Not too long ago I attended a performance by The Otesha Project, whose tag line is “be the change.” A shoe-loving colleague of mine was making her debut with the group, and it was a lot of fun.

But it got me thinking…WOW, I am absolutely overstuffed with “stuff”. And this includes having WAY too many shoes. I recently counted them up, racing through the apartment with fervour, and was totally floored to discover that I had 52 pairs of shoes!!!

Now, this includes functional shoes, like runners and hiking boots. And a lot of my fun shoes are second hand. But still…does anyone really need 52 pairs of shoes? A lot Most of them I have never even worn! And storage space is really becoming a problem.

As you can imagine, this “stuff” overload is causing quite a bit of cognitive dissonance for me, the shoe-addicted environmentalist. So I’ve decided to cap my shoe collection at 50 pairs, get rid of the ones don’t fit right or that I don’t truly love, and start wearing the ones I keep. And that means that if I want to get any new ones, I will have to part with another pair. Well, it’s a start anyway.