Wardrobe Malfunction

Before anybody gets any ideas, no it was not that kind of wardrobe malfunction!

I fractured my foot about 2 months ago, and while I'm pretty much healed at this point, I still haven't been released to wear heels.  Normally this would be no big deal, except that all of my pants are the perfect length to wear with heels.  I normally wear jeans to work, which means I can wear tennis shoes too.  And since I normally do not wear heels with jeans, this means most are the right length.

But today I had to meet with a client, so no jeans.  I hate wearing flats with skirts, so that leaves slacks.  I had a hard time finding slacks that fit.  The ones I wore 3 weeks ago were a little snug, but a pair a size bigger were too big.  A pair that were too small 3 weeks ago now fit perfectly.  I know, that makes no sense, but welcome to the world of women's clothing.  I grabbed a blouse to match and was ready to walk out the door.......except for one small problem -- shoes.

Like all of my slacks, these were a little too long.  So my options were 1) wear heels anyway and hope I don't cause any damage to my still healing foot, or 2) wear flats and hope the client doesn't think I look too sloppy.  Seeing as how option 2 doesn't involve pain or the possibility of permanent damage, I went with option 2 and hung out behind the desk the whole time, where the fashion faux pas was a little less noticeable.

While today ended up working out ok (but not great), I'm debating whether or not to have shorter slacks in my closet, just in case.  I don't plan on fracturing my foot again, but I am pretty clumsy.  Any thoughts?

Shoes, Shoes, and More Shoes

I have a habit of leaving my shoes wherever I happen to take them off, usually the living room.  It wouldn't be so bad if I only did it at my house, but I pretty much do it everywhere I go, and I have a lot of shoes.  My mom tells me she can always tell when I'm at her house because there's always a pair lying around.  My brother teases me that I'm marking my territory.  I've never thought it was that bad, until I noticed just how many shoes were in my living room.  I lined them up and snapped this picture this morning.

I put all my shoes in the closet Tuesday night, so this is what has accumulated since then.  And as I'm writing this, I just noticed that I missed a pair under the table in the dining room.  I'm wondering how many pairs would end up in the living room if I didn't allow myself to wear the pairs I left lying around.

New Shoes

It's official, DFW just had the most snowfall ever recorded in a 24-hour period.  With all this snow, I've discovered something very important -- I don't have the right shoes to wear in the snow.  I own a lot of shoes -- sandals, flip-flops, boots, sensible heels, not-so-sensible heels, sneakers, crocs, slippers, name it, I thought I had it.  But I don't have anything that I can walk around in and not feel like I'm about to bust my butt.  The way I see it, I have two options: 1) stay home, or 2) go buy some shoes.  I think #2 is the way to go.

My plan was to go shopping for some appropriate snow day shoes as soon as the snow melted, but that's what the internet is for.  So here are my top choices:

Photos by Jimmy Choo and Michael Kors.