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Those who know me, know I have a thing for shoes.

My history with shoes has been a love/hate affair since I was really little.

Due to some foot problem that I can’t even recall the reason for now, my mother always took me to buy the ugliest brown shoes at the one nice shoe store in town. And I mean ugly. They were clonky and brown and plain. I hated them. If I didn’t think dire consequences would befall me if I hacked them into pieces, I would have destroyed every single pair of them. One Christmas program at school in particular sticks out in my mind. I had a beautiful new blue dress with lace trim and there I was on stage with those horrid brown shoes.

Sometime around the sixth grade either my problem went away or I refused to wear the brown shoes anymore, but my footwear selections began to look up. For my eighth grade graduation I remember getting a pair of three-inch high white wedge sandals. I thought I had hit the big-time.

For the next decade I fell in love with shoes. I had heels and boots, flats and sandals in fun colors and styles.

Then somewhere in my mid-twenties, arthritis set in an old foot injury with a vengeance and I gave up all my beautiful shoes. I took to wearing ugly support shoes in shades of black and brown. It was like a return to my childhood footwear nightmare. This went on for many years. I hated my shoes and I think they hated me right back.

One day I was browsing in a store and found a pair of shoes that practically screamed out to me to buy them. They were cute and sassy and fun, unlike anything I owned at that time. Surprisingly, they were comfortable and I had no problem wearing them.

Cute shoes reentered my world and I’ve been on a bit of a campaign to restock my closet with as many pairs as possible.

The latest addition was this pair of Red Rialtos.

red shoesThey practically jumped off the shelf and chased me around the store. Super comfortable and so cute and sassy, I absolutely love them (My shoes stay on my feet for about 12-hours a day so when I say they are comfortable, I mean they were comfortable all day!). The best part is, I just saw them on sale for only $14.99.

She Who Loves Cute Shoes

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I came across this chart on Pinterest   from Modern Eve and knew I had to share it.

Wardrobe-Editing-Decision-Tree

How many of us hang onto clothes we knew deep in our hearts we are never, ever going to wear again?

Or we wear clothes that we really shouldn’t?

This chart is a provides a nice, easy step-by-step guide about which clothes to keep and which ones to purge from your closet.

Yes, I know many of us are hiding under bulky sweaters since it is possibly we ate one too many Christmas cookies, but now is a great time to clean out those closets. Follow this chart, clean out your closet and start the year organized and ready to take on the world!

She Who Really Needs to Clean Her Closet

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Shades of Pink
Since October is Breast Cancer Awareness month,  here is a little tribute through some fun pink fashions! Enjoy!

Red valentino
farfetch.com.br

RED Valentino pleated dress
$300 – farfetch.com

House of dereon
$47 – bankfashion.co.uk

Worthington
jcpenney.com

Jasmine body con dress
$24 – awear.com

Peasant top
lespommettes.com

Kaliko floral print shirt
$105 – debenhams.com

Burnout tee
maurices.com

Missoni
theoutnet.com

Pink jacket
romwe.com

Long trench coat
sheinside.com

A line skirt
amazon.com

Slim fit jeans
udobuy.com

Casadei pointed toe heels
$820 – farfetch.com

Miso retro shoes
$65 – republic.co.uk

Miso platform heels
$49 – republic.co.uk

Ballerina flat
$10 – target.com.au

Costume national
costumenational.com

Dolce Gabbana leather handbag
$1,395 – profilefashion.com

Ted Baker pink handbag
$115 – psyche.co.uk

Vintage tote bag
udobuy.com

Alexander McQueen silk scarve
$240 – montaignemarket.com

Summer scarve
$29 – oliverbonas.com

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I know… I should wait and post this in a few weeks, but I am so loving the colors for fall 2012 I had to share!

My favorites, which will be a surprise to no one, are Pink Flambé, Ultramarine Green, Olympian Blue and Rose Smoke. I can also dig Titanium, especially with Rose Smoke. As a matter of fact, I may have just purchased a lovely scarf with those very colors.

What fun looks would you pull together with these hues?

What colors would you blend together?

Fashion aside, you could also do some fun things with these colors in your home decor. If you have neutral furniture, toss in a few throw pillows with pops of these colors. French Roast and Honey Gold definitely speak of fall. Titanium would pair well with most any of the colors. You could go for a Titanium and Olympic Blue blend for a more masculine feel or Titanium with Pink Flambé, Rose Smoke or Rhapsody for a decidedly feminine look.

Have fun adding in a few of this season’s trendy colors and see how much fun you can have!

She Who Is Feeling the Need to Go Shopping

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