Tuesday Shoes- Spring Iridescent Peep Toe Pumps

Okay, this is kind of lazy because I just blogged about these on Friday, but here we go. These are my green/blue/purple iridescent peep toe pumps from Spring*. I bought these in September because they are shiny and remind me of peacocks. I had no idea what I would wear them with, or where I would wear them. (Of course, the salesgirls swore that I could wear them with so many things!) I ended up getting them anyway, (I had a coupon!) and I've actually worn them three times already, usually with gray. These shoes are completely indicative of my raccoon nature. I don't want them for any specific purpose; I want them because they are shiny. Lucky thing my office is used to my crazy taste in footwear.

*That's Aldo's cheaper sister, in case you were wondering. Most of the shoes seem to be synthetic, but I prefer to think of them as "vegan."

Is It Spring Yet?

I'm not sure what is going on with my hair and aggressive head tilt. Perhaps gravity is out-of-whack in Minnesota? This is another uninspired outfit, but it is still so cold! I just don't feel like wearing dresses or skirts. This is me in a blue Express sweater from about 2 years ago, black Old Navy camisole with lace around the neckline, and the ill-fitting gray trousers (unseen, for a good reason.) I am wearing a necklace, a gold claddagh that my husband bought me back when he was still my boyfriend... it has the claddagh symbol, but then what looks a little like wings out to the sides. I tried and TRIED to get a decent photo, but I can't figure out how to turn off the flash on my camera! So trust me, it is pretty. And I wore earrings this morning, but they were bugging me so I threw them away. (They were old and the shiny fake metal was worn off, anyway.) I need new earrings! I'm also wearing my new Revlon "Nude Attitude" matte lipstick, and I think I don't really like it in the picture. It kind of washes me out, although it looked fine in the mirror... Hmm. I guess I'll call that the free one!

At What Point Is This Considered a Mental Illness?

Here's the scenario: it's Saturday night, and I'm sitting around in my pajamas* perusing the ads from the previous Sunday paper**. I get to the Walgreens ad, and ohmigod, [fill in the blank] is buy-one-get-one! (Henceforth known as a "BOGO.") So, I get up, put on some regular pants,*** tramp through the snow to my car, spend 10 minutes brushing and chipping off snow and ice****and drive to Walgreens to bag this deal before the new sale is posted on Sunday. This happens at least once a month, usually more often. It is a sickness, y'all.*****

Today, it was Revlon lipstick. As you can see, I was desperately in need of more lipstick:

The thing is, I don't even wear lipstick on a regular basis. I want to be a woman who wears lipstick, because I think it looks polished and put-together. Unfortunately, I am not a woman who wears lipstick, at least not naturally. I worry too much that the color is wrong, or that is is all over my teeth, or that it makes me look like Ronald McDonald(tm). But I still compulsively buy it any time there is a sale or I have a coupon. I am trying to get in the habit of wearing it daily, but it is a high-maintenance beauty product. Besides constantly reapplying lip balm, I also eat pretty much non-stop all day long, so I need to touch it up a lot, and I forget. The above photo has convinced me that I must keep trying! All this lipstick will not be thrown in the trash in vain.

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*Did I just reveal what strange, anti-social little homebody I am? Oops.

**Yes, they do just sit around the apartment all week.
***An adult should never go to the store in her pajama pants. Pajama top, fine, as long as you have your coat on.
****I like to call this "the Minnesota Workout."
*****Last footnote, I swear. I really wish I was Southern so I could get away with using y'all on a regular basis.