Well, my quarterly review took place this morning and I survived, like I knew I would. I also held myself together, a rarity for me when receiving constructive criticism. The rest of the day went off without a hitch - I even received FOUR compliments on my outfit of choice (one person did it twice - thanks, Steve!), which only reinforced my perceived value of clothing as well as my desire to do some serious malling. But this weekend, I must discipline myself. I must focus. This constant back-and-forth schedule will only last until Thanksgiving, and I can certainly keep it together for another five weeks, can't I?
Random thoughts:
. . .On the Brown Line in Chicago this week I saw a young woman sporting jeans and saddle shoes. I miss me a good pair of saddle shoes - do they even sell them anymore?
. . .I love blogging more than I ever thought I would. The idea of a new post creates an energy in me I've never experienced when writing fiction. There's something about organizing your thoughts and trying to keep them fresh for the masses that gives me an extra kick. It not only helps me to ground myself, but it keeps me connected with the varying personalities of the world, ranging from close friends to complete strangers. In either case, you are all sorely needed by me.
About those saddle shoes - seriously. Let me know.
Miles has always liked saddle shoes too; his new golf shoes are brown and white saddle shoes. Apparently, Bass makes regular saddle shoes for women; see this link, http://www.zappos.com/n/es/d/722000348.html />I like penny loafers myself.
MJD
Posted by: Anonymous | October 02, 2004 at 11:53 AM
I've never bought from them before, but I have been lusting over several pairs of saddle shoes from Muffy's. I used to have a really great pair like 12 years ago and then this one ex-friend stole them (hisssss) but I don't know where they originally came from. Somewhere in Northwest Indiana, though.
Anyway, I like the styles at Muffy's more, but I've ordered shoes from Zappos and can vouch for their EXCELLENT service. They totally rock. And totally check out Nordstrom, they have the best shoes. Maybe not saddle shoes, but it's worth checking and I need to go check out their boots since I've promised myself a pair of knee-high chocolate browns. Except this isn't about me and my boot-lust, sorry.
In conclusion, blogging is like my lifeblood. I never thought I could love it so much, when I just started on a whim, really. So I totally understand. And I shall head back to lurkdom, but now you know the surest way to get me to comment on a blog is to mention shoes. I ride the brown line, and I SO wish it had been me wearing saddle shoes. Sigh.
Posted by: Beth | October 02, 2004 at 04:58 PM
I wouldn't try Nordstrom. They are way too expensive! The saying is, "You get what you pay for." is not true for that store you can get the same items at other stores for better quality!
Posted by: Anonymous | October 04, 2004 at 01:00 AM
I totally agree... I had no idea blogging would be this fun :)
Thanks for suggesting this to me. It's already helped me out a lot, with several different issues, and I never would have gotten involved if you hadn't mentioned it.
:)
Posted by: Becky | October 04, 2004 at 01:01 AM
Muffy's is definitely the way to go. They are great people to do business with.
Posted by: Anonymous | October 18, 2004 at 11:41 PM