shoes

To take a breather from all the sappy and emotion draining blogs I usually write, I've decided to write something light. Yet, it's still one of those realizations. It's a some sort of a reflection of how much I've changed this past year.

I've just realized today that I really love shopping. I wouldn't consider myself as a shopaholic but I really love to buy things especially shoes. Actually, I knew few years ago that I am a shoe fanatic. Back at that time, I would buy two pairs of sandals at the same time. Sometimes, just within two weeks I would have bought three pairs and come to think of it, some of those shoes I would only wear once in 6 months. Some I would wear once a year. When you ask me how much a pair costs, well.. let's just say it's not cheap and it's not that expensive. The average price of my shoes is about 500-700 pesos. The cheapest I've bought is about 399, it was 40% off. The most expensive I've bought I think is about 1,399 pesos. It's not that I have expensive taste, it's just that the cheaper shoes don't fit me. Much to my dismay, the only brand of shoes that fits me are the expensive ones. It's kinda sad that the cheaper shoes don't fit me coz when I think of it, if those shoes fit me, I could buy 3 pairs for a pair of my shoes, then I would have tons of shoes.

Before I went to Taiwan, I was very particular of what I wear. I would make sure that my shoes would match my bag and that they would go very well with my outfit. As a matter of fact, I also love bags. But to write about it, I would need another blog. Coz you see, if I have lots of shoes, I would also have lots of bags. Now, let's go back to the topic before I lose myself talking about my bags. Ok, where was I? Oh yeah, my outfit. So, my life before revolves around shopping. I really love to shop but I do manage my money very well. I know which ones I can afford, and which ones are way over my budget. My friend once said this about me: I have a sale radar. I know where to get good stuff at a great price. And when there's a sale, you'd definitely see me there.

Ever since I came back from Taiwan, I've only bought 1 pair of shoes. Yeah, one pair! And it's been a year since I came back home. Now you can see the huge change, huh? It's not only about shopping and shoes but I've become a different person. Taiwan really changed me a lot. Not the place, but the whole experience - everything that I went through. It totally changed me.

Well, I still love shoes but instead of impulsively buying them, I usually think about it for a few days, and if I can't get over it, I would go buy it. But all the shoes that I've set my eyes on, I was able to get over them after a day, so I ended up not buying them. I can't say that I've gotten over my addiction for shoes, I can honestly say that I'm still addicted to shoes but I am not the impulsive buyer that I was before. I still love shoes but instead of buying everything I like, I would look for the ones I really really like. Right now, I have my eyes set on a Celine stilleto strappy sandal which I can't really afford coz I don't have any income but I would find a way to buy it, that's determination! I hope it would go on sale soon, hopefully.. fingers crossed! And I am still on a look out for great pumps, all the pumps I've checked aren't up to my standards.. just kidding! I just haven't found the pair that suits me. So you see, a shoe fanatic would always be a shoe fanatic no matter how much change one went through. I would always love shoes, but the difference is, I don't buy everything I lay my eyes on.