In my shoes

I really love shoes. And bags. And perfumes. And stationery. And despite the fact that I don’t own a walk-in closet I have managed a reasonably huge collection of all. Like each shopping spree will certainly lead to the acquisition of one of the three if not all!

But of the lot, shoes have a very special place in my life. I have about 30 odd pairs. May be 40 odd. :-) And they’re certainly not the cheap and cheerful variety, so yeah they can cause quite a dent in my pocket.

I love each pair and I would like to think that on any given day you’d hardly find anyone with the same pair. And that is simply because the pair that is different or radicle usually calls out to me. Charmaine comes along a lot when I do my shopping. And sometimes it is pretty evident she doesn’t like my choice. But in her usual non-committal way she’ll go “hahaha, you’ll be wearing it. Buy it if you like it”. And if I ask “but is it nice?. Will you buy it?” …the reply usually is a smart one “looks good on your feet. Will not suit mine. If I were you, id’ve bought it!”

Sweet. That’s exactly the sort of encouragement you need from friends. They don’t exactly approve what you do, but tell you what you want to hear. Especially since the situation here is not grave at all. And will however lead to a lot of happiness. For me.

Like on my recent trip to Goa, we drove all over Panaji trying to find this shop called – Janota. Started by an artist called – Edwin Pinto. The boutique has special hand crafted leather shoes. Each of them very colourful. Each very unique. I picked up two pairs right away. One, a green flip-flop pair and the other an orange pair of slippers. And I placed an order for the third – a red pair of elf type pumps. Thrilled I was.

I’ve always tried to understand what is it exactly with me and shoes that I cannot resist buying every pair that calls out to me. And no matter how many I own I can still go for more. Anyways, it’s not affecting more than making me broke and my mom exasperated as to how someone can want so many shoes.

More recently I saw this rather oldish movie – In her shoes. Very ok types. Certainly not something you’d recommend people to watch. But one dialogue here caught my fancy. It just hit me. I’ll sign off with that -

When I feel bad I like to treat myself.

Clothes never look any good.

Food just makes me fatter.

Shoes always fit