I credit just moving from Maryland (where I only bothered walking a few steps to my car and DROVE everywhere) to New York City (the land of it's just easier to get there by foot) for helping me to drop some seriously unwanted and stubborn pounds.
I also believe very strongly in comfortable shoes. like.very.very.strongly
I am the girl that wore heels from Naturalizer on her wedding day.
I admit I was a bit embarrassed by this shot with the big ole' words Naturalizer slapped across the bottom of my shoe for the world to see especially when other brides sport Jimmy Choo's on their wedding day.
But here's a better shot.
See, they're not so bad.
Here's the thing, I scoff at girls who wear heels. Yes, I am a hater.
A hater of girls who wear heels. No, not heels from Naturalizer but you know real heels as in painful heels, like actually cute, sexy, hot heels.
And I hate on you--any and all of you that are out there because you are all liars.
Yes, your butt looks better than mine and your legs look longer but you are in pain and DON'T TRY TO DENY IT.
And so I hate on you for fronting. Because I cannot for one second believe that your heels are comfortable or that your feet don't bother you and that you can happily walk 20 blocks in this concrete jungle and not just want to cry.
Don't even get me started on the girls that do wear the heels and then constantly complain about their feet. The girl who turns to her boyfriend and says can you go get me a plate of food-I can't walk in these heels.
And so I thought I was taking the high road and told myself, no I will not suffer from foot pain. I will not pretend that every step I take in these damn over-priced shoes aren't killing me.
Which is why if you go into my closet you'll find a lot of shoes from Naturalizer and Aerosoles.
And did you know that Macy's in Herald Square has an entire section on the fourth floor for Comfort Shoes. I go there regularly. But I'll be honest with you finding cute, comfortable shoes ain't easy. Darryl the shoe salesman at Macy's said it best, "sure they're comfortable but they sure are ugly."
I guess I hate on you heel-slingback-peep toe-wedges kind of gals because maybe a small part of me wants to be heel-slingback-peep toe-wedges kind-of a-gal too but I cannot because I cannot take the pain.
But recently, I have been influenced. Influenced by the world wide web known as the Internet.
I kept seeing girls sporting these shoes on the fashion forums and blogs that I follow and they said they were comfortable; sure they could be lying but I figured next time I was at Target I'd check them out.
To my surprise they actually had my size and they're only 30 bucks.... But I hesitated...these shoes are very un-me. I've never owned a pair of shoes like this pair and they're kind of reminiscent of gladiator shoes and I kind of hated that trend... But I bought them after my husband told me I should but that could also be cuz he just wanted me to hurry up and make a decision because there was this kid at the shoe section howling at the top of his lungs.
But here I am writing this blog sporting my wedges with a FOUR INCH HEEL. I admit I feel good. I feel TALL!
I don't know where the hell I am going to wear these things...considering that I don't think I can manage the 25 minute walk to work in these things and taking a pair of comfortable shoes to change into for the walk seems a bit excessive for a girl who's used to old ladies shoes.
But I wanted to send an apology out to all the heel loving gals out there-even the girls who look absolutely ridiculous trying to walk down the street in stilettos they obviously haven't mastered.
I get why you do it--there's a certain feeling of "I am the da bomb" that comes over you when you're wearing a pair of hot heels.
So please accept this video sharing as a peace offering.
