There's Always a Bright Side

Women have long had a love affair with shoes. The giraffe print pair above are among my favorites. They add a touch of whimsy to a staid, boring outfit or even whisper rebellion from under a serious business suit. A great pair of shoes can make a cheap outfit look more expensive or give you confidence by demanding you stand a little taller. But most significantly and unlike clothing, you can gain fifty pounds and still wear the same size.

This, unfortunately, cannot be said of boots. Boot are about more than your feet. You'll note to the right that one of the things I want is for my boots to zip all the way up. Sunday I wore boots to church and no, they did not zip all the way up. *sigh* I made my fingers red and bruised trying. I did eventually get the zippers most of the way up, but it took about 20 minutes; probably more time than I spent on my hair. When I bought the boots, they zipped right up and I had to work to keep my socks up inside them.

Monday morning came and I whined to my trainer Chris about my big calves while he was working my legs to death and demanding calf-raises. He's wonderfully optimistic and said in true "look on the bright side" fashion..."Well, at least you don't have cankles."