My (most recent) Bucket List

You may remember my bucket list boots I shared a while back.  I still haven't gotten the Jimmy Choo real deal but did indulge in a similar pair made by Charles David.  So I've been thinking about all the footwear I've yet to own and these are at the top:

1. Flannel, Shearling lined Toms (because they are good for my feet while doing good for another)
2. Tory Burch flip flops (no one should summer without them)
3. Patent leather Manolo Blahnik Mary Janes in either cranberry or nude (classic)
4. Authentic Red Cowboy Boots (I had a pair back in the day and am coveting them again)
5. Tap Shoes (I've owned them before but want them again - even if I don't take lessons I can dance around my house)
6. Something blue (because someday I want to walk down an aisle again)
7. Gucci driving loafers (classic and necessary)
8. Itty Bitty Golf Shoes (in case I am ever blessed enough to have a child of my own)
9. ANY PAIR of Christian Louboutin (there is no need to explain)
10. Those yet to be designed...

I'm not sure when I'll begin to tackle this list but it feels good to put it out there. What's on your bucket list?

What Drives You?

I am not a person who likes to drive. Driving too much in one day requires a nap when I am through. I get tired as a passenger. I'm a horrible road trip partner.

This is not a good trait when you travel for a living. Luckily, most of my travel requires plane tickets instead of driving any distances. (Note I am also asleep before take-off.)

But I think I could turn over a new leaf if I was wearing the new Manolo Blahnik driving loafers. I would never tire of wearing these red (or navy or green, etc.) suede beauties with the pink lining. So if I only wear them while driving... A+B=C, right?

Maybe not, but I think it is worth a try, don't you?

Steady as We Go

I have issues. I don't trust easily. I have walls around me. I don't know how to budget. I am incapable of not being generous to those I love even if it means I have to go without. I am impatient and stubborn. I hate to clean. I am almost incapable of admitting I am wrong or need help. Believe me, there are more.

A very good friend of mine often says, "wait on it. wait on it". It drives me and his fiancee insane at times but he is right. I am a Sagittarius - translation, extreme. Hot or cold. Black or white. Happy or sad. Sky is falling or the possibilities are endless. Moving or sitting still. In other words, waiting is not necessarily a natural thing.

Right now, I am at a crossroads. I can continue to calculate every next move and assess the risk associated with it. Or I could just say "f*(! that". I'm going to trust, have faith, plan to the best of my ability and believe everything will work out for the best. After having your heart broken and being betrayed multiple times, it is hard to do that. But what if it is worth the risk? How do you know you won't end up in more pain than before? (yes, at this point you should slap me and say, "Welcome to the human race, Melissa.")

Like the thigh high sequined Manolo Blahniks. You don't wear these if you aren't willing to take a risk. And if you can pull these off, imagine what else you can accomplish? And by you, I mean me. At the end of the day, isn't it just about putting one super sexy 5 inch heel in front of the other? I mean, I trust I won't fall down. I trust no one will laugh at my style. Maybe it really is all about taking it Steady as we go... What do you think?

A Walk in the Clouds

I know I don't have a normal opinion of what it means to wear fabulous shoes. However, we all know that these blue satin Manolo Blahniks Carrie wore on her second wedding day in SATC are nothing short of perfection. I actually think wearing them would feel like walking in the clouds.

Ok, ok, you think I'm exaggerating. But these shoes are gorgeous. Like when you take a drive in the mountains and the sun shines through the clouds to illuminate the earth as if God himself is peeking down, and you think you've never seen anything so beautiful. I mean a ride in the mountains is nothing short of exquisite. So what's wrong with killing two birds with one stone? On my next journey into nature I'm going to be wearing fabulous shoes - on a skyline drive or down the boardwalk before I take them off to put my toes in the sand. If you are going to do something heavenly, why not wear the proper footwear?