Poverty in style.
I'm very sick and have had to take a few days off work. I hope I can do a half-day tomorrow and work from home. I have a lot of stuff that needs doing, but my boss is being so kind and considerate. Really everyone is. I am deeply touched by the number of inquiries as to my health and expressions of concern that I have received since I became sick with what Joe had.
Now let's talk summer style.
My car, as you may or may not know, recently sucked like a thousand dollars out of my bank account be needing various little bits of repairs and tire and oil changes, all in succession. This only makes sense now that I am driving her at least one and a half hours, usually more, four days a week. Naturally these things would show up more rapidly than when I just used her to scoot over for client interviews. Additionally, she's a 1995 Ford Escort Station Wagon, meaning she no likey to accelerate AND do AC at the same time. Back on the mountain, I could turn it on on a down hill slope, or let it run so long as the max speed limit was 45 miles an hour. But on my commute, I have to do at least 70 for most of it, during which time air conditioning would only let me do 60. OR maybe 55 on the uphills.
So I've determined that I shall simply put on my rhinestone-studded sunglasses, tie a scarf over my head ala ye olden Hollywood starletts, and drive to work with the windows down and Ladytron blasting.
I got to do this for all of one day before getting sick, but I enjoyed it!
Now I have another problem. I only have two pairs of warm weather shoes I can wear to the office: my maryjanes from Sofft, which require stockings, and a pair of red peep-toe flats, which happen to be a size too small (I did not know this at the time of purchase). The former require me to dress too warmly for the commute to be tolerable (boo on stockings + heat) and the latter make my feet go into spasms after wearing for two consecutive days.
Acknowledging that the temperatures won't be going down at least until September, you can imagine that I found this situation to be intolerable. So in spite of low funds, I authorized the purchase of a pair of Sofft's Vanna's from Zappos. They cost about $100, but my other Soffts have held up for over a year with no degradation, and they feel great on my feet. Zappos delivered them yesterday, and I look forward to going back to work with much cooler legs :)
Sofft really is a great brand. Cool, contemporary shoes in a huge range of styles and sizes. I look forward to owning mine for many years.
Now let's talk summer style.
My car, as you may or may not know, recently sucked like a thousand dollars out of my bank account be needing various little bits of repairs and tire and oil changes, all in succession. This only makes sense now that I am driving her at least one and a half hours, usually more, four days a week. Naturally these things would show up more rapidly than when I just used her to scoot over for client interviews. Additionally, she's a 1995 Ford Escort Station Wagon, meaning she no likey to accelerate AND do AC at the same time. Back on the mountain, I could turn it on on a down hill slope, or let it run so long as the max speed limit was 45 miles an hour. But on my commute, I have to do at least 70 for most of it, during which time air conditioning would only let me do 60. OR maybe 55 on the uphills.
So I've determined that I shall simply put on my rhinestone-studded sunglasses, tie a scarf over my head ala ye olden Hollywood starletts, and drive to work with the windows down and Ladytron blasting.
I got to do this for all of one day before getting sick, but I enjoyed it!
Now I have another problem. I only have two pairs of warm weather shoes I can wear to the office: my maryjanes from Sofft, which require stockings, and a pair of red peep-toe flats, which happen to be a size too small (I did not know this at the time of purchase). The former require me to dress too warmly for the commute to be tolerable (boo on stockings + heat) and the latter make my feet go into spasms after wearing for two consecutive days.
Acknowledging that the temperatures won't be going down at least until September, you can imagine that I found this situation to be intolerable. So in spite of low funds, I authorized the purchase of a pair of Sofft's Vanna's from Zappos. They cost about $100, but my other Soffts have held up for over a year with no degradation, and they feel great on my feet. Zappos delivered them yesterday, and I look forward to going back to work with much cooler legs :)
Sofft really is a great brand. Cool, contemporary shoes in a huge range of styles and sizes. I look forward to owning mine for many years.