Things I want to say 'thank you' for!
Every now and then, like a flower blooming in a barren field, like a treasure glinting in the muck, there come things into my life for which I am grateful. Little silly things that make me unreasonably happy.
Always, thank heavens, always there are mu\y friends and loved ones. I do not deserve their continued support and love, but there it is; to buoy me, to anchor me, to wrap me up and keep me safe. They mean everything to me, and I am eternally and undyingly grateful.
But this post isn't about the big things; its about the little things that make my day, or week, or month.
For instance. THANK YOU to Savers thrift store, for giving me all my most favorite pairs of shoes! Holy Moly! I used to avoid buying shoes at thrift stores because my friend Jeff had all these dire supoerstitions that he got from his very traditional Italian grandmother. One of them was about walking in a dead man's shoes, and I guess at a thrift store you never do know, right?
But times change. Have you SEEN the price of brand new shoes? Plus, as a vegetarian I refuse to support the leather industry, so I'm forced into buying synthetics, which is fine by me, except that synthetic materials ain't no match for leather, so they wear out at an astonishingly quick rate, but the shoes are still SUPER expensive!
At Savers I can get shoes for less than $7, not worry about whether they're leather or not (we have a rule about secon-hand stuff. We're not supporting the industry, and we're being greeeeen!)--I still try to avoid leather, but often there's no real way to know! Ok, so at $7 or less I can feel free to buy on a whim, you know?! Because say they don't work out, turns out they don't quite fit right when I get them home, or that they fall apart after a couple months, or that they are actually a little too zany even for me when the sobriety of the next day hits me (this RARELY happens, I assure you, but even I, on occasion, have suffered buyer's remorse), WHO THE FUCK CARES? Because guess what? They cost me like $5.50. No big loss!
So shopping for shoes at savers can be a freeing experience!
Sure, sure, it can also be a frustrating one. I mean, there's only ever, you know, just the ONE pair of things. At a real store if you see a cute shoe but it isn't displayed on the shelves in your size there's always a chance they have one somewhere. OR you could check the website and such. At a thrift store? No such luck. A seven is a seven is a seven, so suck it, size nines! I mean once in a while you'll hit thrift store gold and they will have been donated a whole LOT of some style of shoe, and it is like HEAVEN. But this is rare. I don't know what these shoe companies are that donate entire LOTS of shoes, but keep up the stelaar charity work, folks!
But overall I'd say the exciting finds far outweigh the frustrations. Little risk, lots of reward. I now have savers to thank for all my current favorites:
The Black Wedge heels that are both stylish and comfortable like a mawfuckah! I wear those bitches to WORK! ALL DAY! And they don't hurt a bit! (another bonus for thrift store shoes: someone else has already done the hard work of breaking them in for me! Thanks, shoe slave. It makes me feel like a pampered princess to imagine petty servants walking up and down for the purpose of giving my tootsies a better ride!)
The New Dark Red wedges with the gentlest red&cream herringbone trim that feel very reminiscent of the black ones, only even more adorable because of the hint of sophisticated color, and the button off to the side. Oh, they'z so frickin cute!
A few other styling bitches, that I had trouble finding images for, but you know they cute. The following pics are close analogues for some of my fave finds at savers...
PLUS one of my all time favorite pairs. My Neon Yellow Flats. Seriously. These babies are Safety-yellow. Simple, yet statement-making! People never fail to notice the little flash of day-glow peeping out from 'neath my cuff hem. They're conversation starters, they bring joy to people's faces, they are simple, comfortable, silly, and satisfying! I have over-worn them sadly, so they are getting pretty scuffed and ragged. I bought them, like, a year ago with my friend, who picked up a matching pair in Neon Pink! And if she's not wearing them, she could send them my way for some LOVE! :)
Every now and then, like a flower blooming in a barren field, like a treasure glinting in the muck, there come things into my life for which I am grateful. Little silly things that make me unreasonably happy.
Always, thank heavens, always there are mu\y friends and loved ones. I do not deserve their continued support and love, but there it is; to buoy me, to anchor me, to wrap me up and keep me safe. They mean everything to me, and I am eternally and undyingly grateful.
But this post isn't about the big things; its about the little things that make my day, or week, or month.
For instance. THANK YOU to Savers thrift store, for giving me all my most favorite pairs of shoes! Holy Moly! I used to avoid buying shoes at thrift stores because my friend Jeff had all these dire supoerstitions that he got from his very traditional Italian grandmother. One of them was about walking in a dead man's shoes, and I guess at a thrift store you never do know, right?
But times change. Have you SEEN the price of brand new shoes? Plus, as a vegetarian I refuse to support the leather industry, so I'm forced into buying synthetics, which is fine by me, except that synthetic materials ain't no match for leather, so they wear out at an astonishingly quick rate, but the shoes are still SUPER expensive!
At Savers I can get shoes for less than $7, not worry about whether they're leather or not (we have a rule about secon-hand stuff. We're not supporting the industry, and we're being greeeeen!)--I still try to avoid leather, but often there's no real way to know! Ok, so at $7 or less I can feel free to buy on a whim, you know?! Because say they don't work out, turns out they don't quite fit right when I get them home, or that they fall apart after a couple months, or that they are actually a little too zany even for me when the sobriety of the next day hits me (this RARELY happens, I assure you, but even I, on occasion, have suffered buyer's remorse), WHO THE FUCK CARES? Because guess what? They cost me like $5.50. No big loss!
So shopping for shoes at savers can be a freeing experience!
Sure, sure, it can also be a frustrating one. I mean, there's only ever, you know, just the ONE pair of things. At a real store if you see a cute shoe but it isn't displayed on the shelves in your size there's always a chance they have one somewhere. OR you could check the website and such. At a thrift store? No such luck. A seven is a seven is a seven, so suck it, size nines! I mean once in a while you'll hit thrift store gold and they will have been donated a whole LOT of some style of shoe, and it is like HEAVEN. But this is rare. I don't know what these shoe companies are that donate entire LOTS of shoes, but keep up the stelaar charity work, folks!
But overall I'd say the exciting finds far outweigh the frustrations. Little risk, lots of reward. I now have savers to thank for all my current favorites:
The Black Wedge heels that are both stylish and comfortable like a mawfuckah! I wear those bitches to WORK! ALL DAY! And they don't hurt a bit! (another bonus for thrift store shoes: someone else has already done the hard work of breaking them in for me! Thanks, shoe slave. It makes me feel like a pampered princess to imagine petty servants walking up and down for the purpose of giving my tootsies a better ride!)
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| This is the basic idea, but mine have much cuter detailing. But look at that height!! |
The New Dark Red wedges with the gentlest red&cream herringbone trim that feel very reminiscent of the black ones, only even more adorable because of the hint of sophisticated color, and the button off to the side. Oh, they'z so frickin cute!
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| Legit. How frickin' cute are these?!?!?!? |
A few other styling bitches, that I had trouble finding images for, but you know they cute. The following pics are close analogues for some of my fave finds at savers...
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| Shimmering Zebra Shoes! Yay! |
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| Sequined Flats! Sassafrass! |
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| Fuckin Fire-Engine Red Penny Loafers, Bitch! |
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| TWEED Shoes?!?! Yup. And Mine are even cuter because there's more orange tones, and theres this little flower on them... So London, So Fun! |
PLUS one of my all time favorite pairs. My Neon Yellow Flats. Seriously. These babies are Safety-yellow. Simple, yet statement-making! People never fail to notice the little flash of day-glow peeping out from 'neath my cuff hem. They're conversation starters, they bring joy to people's faces, they are simple, comfortable, silly, and satisfying! I have over-worn them sadly, so they are getting pretty scuffed and ragged. I bought them, like, a year ago with my friend, who picked up a matching pair in Neon Pink! And if she's not wearing them, she could send them my way for some LOVE! :)
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| Goddamned Glorious. |
I Absolutely adore the whimsy, the happenstance, the absolute serendipity of finding second hand shoes you adore!
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