Creature of Habit

I'm pretty vanilla (unexciting, normal, conventional, boring. - Compliments of the Urban Dictionary.  Especially when it comes to clothing or shoes.  I don't like heels, I don't like flash, I don't like loud or bright colors. It's okay, you can think it. I said it. Vanilla.

See these:

(photo from Shoebuy.com)These are my most favorite shoes.  I have owned a pair in every color (I was wearing the brown ones in front when my foot was run over by a car - the tread pattern of the tire never did come out!) at some point over say the last, oh, 10 years.  They work with dress pants, they work with jeans.  But, Eastland shoes stopped making them.

I have been on a search for something like them for a very long time.  My last pair is so ratted on the inside, they're now hurting my feets.  :(  Yet, I still haven't thrown them away.  But, they're my last pair!

I ordered these - well, something similar online from Onlineshoes but, I don't care for them.  They are made by Born but, the sole is a bit hard and it makes noise on the floor - like dress shoes.  I prefer a softer, quieter sole.  I have these in brown and black but, the brown is kind of light and shiny and they remind me of an old lady's purse

This weekend, we took a trip to the mall.  Laugh.  Go ahead.  Jeremy did when I asked if we could go.  I.  I went to the mall.  (I NEVER go to the mall - I order online.  Always.)  And I bought new shoes.  Not one pair but, 2.  2 pairs of shoes.  At the mall.

I found these:



(photo from Dillards.com)They are very comfortable.  They do look good with either jeans or my work pants.  She did have to stretch the instep of one for me and they fit great.  They do look a bit orthopaedic with that extra leather on the toe but, I could wear these all day!

And because one pair is never enough, and well...I was already there.  I also bought these:






(photo from dmusastore.com) They're men's shoes - which sometimes work better for me as the toe is just a little wider and men's shoes generally don't have the extra rivets, etc. that women's shoes have.  They are typically more plain. These are AWESOME with jeans.  They almost look like boots.

As for the mall, I also found a few jar candles on clearance at the Yankee Candle Store.  And Jacob had his first experience at Build-A-Bear Workshop!  You know what, it wasn't so bad.  I might go there again...in a few years.