I've known a girl that kept stacks of shoes under her working desk. There were a lot of pairs with different colors, some were just the same type. Those shoes were being left there then she can change her shoes as many as she wants during 8-10 normal working hours. She would be wearing sandals from home and just pick her shoes to match her mood or whatever color of her.
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http://www.frommaris.com/january.htmlSunday 17, January, 2010
Women always need more shoes.
Did anyone read this book? Why Men Don't Have a Clue and Women Always Need More Shoes. By Barbara & Allan Pease. Because I really want to know. What is it with me, (or with us women) always want new shoes because we don't have them yet. Well we have like 14 other pairs.. But not THAT shoe, really really need them... If I'm in a shoe shop I feel like a child in a candy shop. Want that, need that, or no! I really need that one.. Perfect color, shape, lovely soft inside. Yeah really need THAT one.
A few weeks ago I've read Shoe addicts anonymous by Beth Harbison. If you are a shoe addict you really need to read this book. You'll laugh your ass off. (I did.) The first sentence is ''Sex in a box. That's what is was. Spine-tingling, heart-stopping, decadent sex in a box.''
Well? Isn't that recognizable?
Although the last few months I'm keep telling myself I don't need stuff. I really have the feeling I do need them. New shoes just make me feel special. In every shoe I feel different. I have very pretty tall black boots witch make me feel elegant, feminine and very chic. I also have red boots witch make me feel feminine, cool and sophisticated. Most of the time I wear my floral sneakers, they are very casual very soft and make me happy.I really want to buy a book titled
"Shoe Addicts Anonymous" by Beth Harbison.
image from http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/clipart/default.aspxhttp://www.martynemko.com/articles/how-shoe-obsession-disorder-can-boost-your-career_id1335How Shoe Obsession Disorder Can Boost Your CareerEveryone’s looking for a career edge. People try $1,000 workshops, affirmations, and DayTimers heavy enough to double as barbells. There’s a more potent career builder: shoes.
Until I started working on this column, I was shoe-oblivious. I mean, I have three pairs: black, brown, sneakers. My wife has—and I’m not exaggerating—68. When I overhear women talk about shoes, they swoon over the darn things. I don’t get it. I’d no more jabber about shoes than I would about jock straps.
But men (and women who aren’t shoe fetishists), should read this column. You’ll understand Shoe Obsession Disorder and how to use that understanding to boost your career.
To answer the question, “What is it with women and shoes?” I googled “women and shoes.” Here’s what I learned:
Houston Chronicle writer, Kathy Gibson, began her article, Shoe Obsession Disorder: “Contrary to popular belief, Cinderella's stepsisters were not desperate for Prince Charming -- they were desperate for her glass slipper. Unlike shopping for jeans (which is about as much fun as going to the gynecologist), shopping for shoes is an exhilarating experience. Feet don't have hips, feet don't have thighs. Feet are our friends."
Jane Eldershaw, author of Heart and Soul: The Shoes of My Life (St. Martin, 2004) adds, "Shoes are fun! Shoes are little personalities just waiting to be put on. Shoes can be instant sex appeal or instant comfort or instant glamour. Just add your feet. With the right shoes, you can slip on a whole new image...And shoes are fun to buy. You don't have to diet to fit into them and you can sit down while you try them on!"
Laura Ball, in the Vail Daily News, is perhaps most instructive: “(With shoes), you get to dream a little. And we do love it when men compliment our shoes, because it's like looking right into our souls.” Windows to their souls! Wow. So, I guess, if I want to understand a woman, I better look at her shoes?
Whether you’re male or female, here are perhaps more potent shoe moves to boost your career.
Say, “Great Shoes!” Ball wrote, “My grandpa said, ‘Whenever I compliment a woman on her shoes, she loves it, she just lights up…It's better than any line I know.’" So, at work (or socially), if you’re trying to connect with a female co-worker, and especially right before asking for raise, it couldn’t hurt to exclaim, “Great shoes!”
Take a colleague to the shoe store. Want to bond with a female co-worker? Instead of asking her out to lunch (salad, dressing on the side, water with lime), ask if she’d like to go shoe shopping. Men, I’m not sure you should try that.
Women, buy conversation-starting shoes. My client, Annie Shea, who admits she suffers from Shoe Obsession Disorder, says you can get a beautiful shoe fix without going broke at Target, which has gorgeous designs, including those of famed designer Isaac Mizrahi, for $15-25. At that price, you could own 30 pairs for the price of one Blahnik, which, despite the worst imaginable shoe name except maybe for Blahshoe) will set you back $500-700. Why? Because Sarah Jessica Parker wore them on Sex in the City. Compelled to spend more than $25? Still no need for Blahniks. Try DSW Warehouse, which offers good and hoity-toity-label shoes at real discounts.
Of course, you know that curing your shoe shopping addiction will save you money and perhaps your marriage, yet you still buy shoes that cost enough to feed a small village. Maybe this will deter you: Many women feel competitive about clothes. So, if you spend big bucks on those hoo-hah designer-label mules, some of your co-workers may think, “Well, just who does she think she is?”
Buy higher heels. As far as I’m concerned, high heels are instruments of self-torture, but Shea responds, “Heels may be uncomfortable, but they make you taller, which makes you confident.” Cheaper than psychotherapy--unless you’re buying Blahniks.
Keep ‘em shined. Keep those leather shoes polished. If not, in our shallow society, you’ll probably be devalued. The good news is that at Nordstrom, just steps from those budget-busting Blahniks, you can get a heckuva shoeshine for $2.50.
http://www.zappos.com/womens-shoesAbout Women's ShoesWomen love shoes. If you were to approach a woman and ask her to recall her favorite or most memorable pair of women's shoes, she would likely have a quick response. It could have been her first pair of expensive designer shoes that stir feelings of glee or her first pair of Adidas® or Nike® tennis shoes that bring back the memories.
You can easily see the expression on her face light up and turn inward as she thinks back to the shoes that were, for her, a life-changing thing. It was the moment she felt like she fit in with the other kids at middle school. She finally had the right brand of athletic shoes and not the knock off brand. It doesn't matter that she can now afford any pair of women's designer shoes and not the replica designer shoes.
And it doesn't matter that now she can rock the silhouette of any of the dress casual shoes from SoftWalk®, Naturalizer®, Naot®, or Sofft® or that she can show off any of the fancy new sneakers from Converse®, Keen®, or Salomon®. She only remembers the excitement and relief she felt just before her mom and dad bought her first pair of brand name shoes for her. She knew that tomorrow was going to be a better day at school, and somehow it was the shoes that made it all possible.
Perhaps it's that internal emotional connection with shoes that sets each of us on our own personal journey in life. Sure, it seems silly that a pair of running shoes - or any womens shoes for that matter - could evoke such emotion, but the truth is that shoes are never just shoes. When you walk past that mirror wearing your favorite heels and catch your silhouette, you suddenly feel a surge of confidence. It's not so much the actual shoes, but it's the way the shoes make you feel and how they make you remember things.
Every time you wear those Stuart Weitzman® black pumps and recall the job interview that you nailed, you experience a profound connection. Maybe those Merrell® hiking boots are a triumphant reminder of your victory over one of the hardest trails in North America. Or maybe those Jessica Simpson® designer shoes make you feel like the glamorous hottie that you are and the Privo® by Clarks® make you feel like you can conquer all the day's tasks!
It's no wonder people find it hard to let go of things. They have experienced a sublime connection to it... something that clicks with them on a deeper level. It doesn't matter if it's a pair of Via Spiga® boots or some Guess® shoes. Every woman carries a torch for a different brand and style. Sometimes the connection is unexplainable and sometimes it makes absolute sense. Whatever shoes, sneakers, or sandals you prefer wearing, make sure you show off your own personal style and flair. And, remember, the shoes don't make you; you make the shoes. Cliche', but true.
