What Break Ups & Cute Flats Have In Common

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Some people focus on the magical moments at Disneyworld. I myself focus on the footwear. Because I am obsessed. With comfortable yet cute shoes. Nothing requires these kinds of kicks like Disneyworld. So, a few weeks ago, while the Dynamic Duo searched the crowd for Disney characters I searched the crowd for fashionably dressed moms and the shoes they sported. There were lots! My fella had to stop me from taking surrepticious foot photos. He said it wasn’t good line etiquette.

 Luckily, there is zappos.com, which has photos of all these shoes AND videos with peppy ladies demonstrating how cute the shoes are in real life (love these!).

Here are some tips before you go on a shoe shopping mission:

1.      Think about where you’re going to wear the new shoes. Is it to your 9-to-5 gig? Date night with your fella? Soccer field Saturdays?

2.    Buy the kind of shoes appropriate to the cause. Be ruthlessly honest. Stiletto heels aren’t going to cut it for Soccer Saturday. Or date night either if your date nights usually consist of the 5 o’clock movie and Chipotle afterward (ah, bliss!)

3.    Buy shoes for the life you lead in reality, not the life you lead in your fantasies, a mythical land where walking around an amusement park, for 6 hours, in platform sandals, won’t cause pain, grumpiness and an unkind desire to kick your spouse who is happily sporting sneakers.

4.    Visualize at least 3 outfits that will compliment your new shoes. If you can’t think of 3 outfits, these are not good “bang for your buck” shoes. They will sit in your closet far more than they will sit on your feet. Put them back on the rack.

5.      Don’t buy the shoes unless you love them right off the bat. If you’re undecided, put them back. Tell yourself you’ll come back next week to get them if they’re still on your mind. 

This advice also applies to breakups and boyfriends. If you’ve done the soul searching and decided he’s not for you, put the boyfriend back on the shelf. If you’re still pining for him a week later you can always revisit the idea. The breakup isn’t forever, just for now. That idea, and some really cute, new shoes, will get you through the hardest part of a breakup: the first week.

 

Surprisingly, the things that will get you through the hardest part of a Disneyworld week are exactly the same: attitude and some cute, new shoes. Shop with swagger, guru girls!

 

(Images via zappos.com)