Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Confessions of a Shoe Addict
My name is Lisa, and I'm addicted to shoes. Dress shoes, pumps, glittery shoes, sandals, and most of all to flip-flops. My closet had reached a critical point. Couldn't step in there at all without standing on shoes. It took me forever to find a pair that I wanted to wear and then much of the time I could find one, but not the mate. It was time to take the plunge......purge and organize. I don't think I've gotten rid of any shoes in at least 8 years, maybe more judging from some of the styles I found. I spent most of the morning getting them all out of the closet, matching them up, then deciding which ones to keep and which to donate/throw away. I'm embarrassed to say that I had 87 pairs in my closet. Of those, 35 were flip-flops....but we DO live in Florida, so that's my excuse. I got rid of 28 pairs, almost all of them going into the Goodwill box. Now I can see the floor of my walk-in closet!
At the same time, I cleared out a lot of other "stuff" that was on my shelves and floor, even emptying out a moving box that has been in my closet, unopened, since we moved into this house 8.5 years ago.
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I had that many shoes until my first baby was born, and my feet grew when I was about 8 months pregnant with her. I had shoes from 7th grade until I was 28, and suddenly they didn't fit anymore. That was a lot of shoes -- Mark started calling me "Imelda." Now I do a shoe purge every year or so. Way to go, Lisa!
ReplyDeleteWOW! You make me sound so simple. I have 24 pairs. That includes 3 pairs of boots. However, I must have busted through my last pair of sandals last summer because I did not see any when I did my count. I will have to buy some this summer for sure- I live in sandals.
ReplyDeleteLove that Red Vera Bradley backpack- super cute- Mesa red? I keep trying to tell myself I need another one, but just can't justify it as a need when my kitchen floor so desperately needs to be replaced, you know?
Oh, My, Gosh! I didn't know, Lisa, and we are Sisters!! if only we wore the same shoe size. I do not have half that number of pairs of shoes. Glad to see you are regaining control of the closet and shoe situation.
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