Um, yeah. I have a problem.

This afternoon when I was running errands, I was proud of my restraint. I went to Old Navy to RETURN shoes. They were red heels that I loved, but just weren’t going to work.

I usually need a 6.5 at Old Navy, but this particular pair did not come in half sizes. I ordered the 6 and 7 online and hoped one would work. The smaller pair squished my toes, and I felt like I was playing dress-up in Mommy’s shoes with the larger.

So I went into Old Navy and returned the shoes, and didn’t look at anything else. Except some on-sale jewelry, but I didn’t find anything.

Next I headed to Ann Taylor LOFT to see if they had a jacket I ordered online in a different color. Online they didn’t have my size in yellow, so I ordered it in red. But I really wanted the yellow.

Of course I tried on a few things. I almost bought pants, but I didn’t love the way the pockets were laying. They weren’t cheap enough to deal with poor pocket placement. I did find the yellow jacket, though. I made the exchange and left without spending a dime. (Actually, I found a dime in the parking lot!)

I even looked in Rack Room, because they had $19 red boots in the window. They would have filled the void of the red heels … but they just seemed so cheap. Yes, they were cheap, but on sale from $39.99. They just weren’t worth it.

I also left behind $12 red shoes on the clearance rack because they weren’t really the style I was looking for.

After dinner, however, there was a little shopping spree. I headed to the grocery story to pick up a few things, but decided to stop in TJ Maxx first. Still looking for red shoes/boots. (Never mind the fact that I have two pairs of red shoes … dress heels and casual flats … I’m looking for a casual heel!)

I didn’t find red shoes, but I did find these:

Söfft Gemma

Dress heels that are comfortable? I will be replacing an extremely painful pair with these!

I also found these, which I may or may not keep:

Söfft Seryn

They feel great, and actually might be comfortable for chorale performances when I’m standing for a long time. I couldn’t decide between the two, but didn’t really want to buy both since they weren’t that cheap. But $34.99 is an excellent price for Söfft shoes!

After that (hadn’t hit the supermarket yet!) I decided I should check out Famous Footwear. They opened in the same shopping center months ago and I hadn’t been there yet.

I found these in the clearance section, buy one get one 1/2 off … so I just had to buy two pairs!

Etienne Aigner

me too

This is not all I’ve purchased recently. There have been quite a few additions to my shoe collection the past month or two. I think I’m going to cut myself off for a little while.

Really.

I can stop anytime I want!