Have an open mind

o sane fashionista would ever step foot in the Crocs store. My co-worker and I would always joke that we would never buy anything from there. Well, never say never, because guess who bought something at the Crocs store? None other than me, myself and I. I actually went in to buy my mom a pair of Crocs. While I was browsing I came across these Wellies and I couldn't believe how cute they were and how cheap they were! I ended up leaving the store with a pair of Crocs sandals for my mom and a pair of Wellies for me.

My whole family is obsessed with Crocs. My younger sister works at a hospital and she swears by them because they are so comfortable. I guess she doesn't mind because she is in scrubs all day. This is actually my 2nd pair of Crocs. I bought my first pair back in 2011 because I was suffering from Plantar Fasciitis. So even though this is technically my 2nd pair I don't count the first one because it was purely for health reasons.

The store had a army green pair (the one I got) and a black pair. I got these last week
so you may still be able to get it on sale like me. I also see that they are on sale online.

I got it on sale for $39.99 + $5 off (because I spent more than $50).
I normally wear a size 6 in shoes, but they didn't have a 6 so I got a size 7. It is a little
big on me, but once I wear thick socks I think it should be ok.

I love how light-weight they are and that they have a rubber grip at the bottom.
The fabric detail up top can also be removed and washed, I think.

Here's how it looks on.
I have Hunters Wellies and these are much more light-weight. I also love how they don't
look like your typical Crocs.

The side view.

So my lesson for you all? Don't judge a book by its cover. I'm now going to keep an
open mind before banning a brand altogether.

Injured foot + small haul

his afternoon I had an appointment to see a Chiropodist. I somehow injured my left foot 3 weeks ago and every time I take a step it feels very sore and sensitive. I was waiting it out to see if the pain would subside on its own, but it doesn't seem to get better.

When the Chiropodist checked my foot she said I had the symptoms of Plantar Fasciitis. She said I should get custom-made orthopedic insoles to help my foot in the long run, but it would be very costly. It would cost $500. Yikes.

I have health insurance, but my plan is a spending account. Basically I have x-amount of money that I can use for anything each year. However, I've been using it for my son because he's been sick so much that I didn't want to use a big chunk of that spending account for my orthopedic insoles. My next option would be to do foot exercises daily that the Chiropodist showed me and wear an ankle/foot brace as well as wearing proper shoes with an arch. She told me that I should be wearing shoes with a small heel. Who knew wearing flats would be so bad?! She was saying that I should also be wearing proper indoor shoes instead of going bare foot. She suggested I look into Crocs or any other shoes with arch support. Crocs?! I vowed that I would never buy Crocs ever! My sisters all have Crocs and they are big fans of it, but I think they look like clown shoes.

I figured my health was more important than fashion so I decided to look into Crocs today. I went to the mall with my sister and I found these very comfortable pair that were lined. They are actually not that bad. I'm only going to be wearing them inside my house so I think it'll do. For those of you who are wondering these are in the style called Blitzen Polar in the colour Espresson/Mushroom. I got it in size M4 or W6. It was $39.99 before taxes.

My feet will thank me for it later...

Here's how they look looking down.

Here's my ankle/foot brace. I've been wearing it all day and I feel like it's helping a little.

While we were in the mall we went into Gap. I heard very good things about their jeans and I saw that there was a sale on their skinny jeans. I'm a big fan of skinny jeans so I decided to try them on. I tried several different colours, but my favourite one was the black pair. I have so many blue jeans and I've always loved how Jessica Alba wore black skinny jeans. Here she is wearing her black jeans in 2007. So simple yet so classic. She's also wearing my favourite flats- the Roger Vivier "pilgrim" flats.

The one I got is called the Premium Super Skinny jeans. I love it! It's super stretchy and the stitchings are done in a way that your legs look skinnier than they really are. I felt very skinny in these. No pun intended.

The only negative was that they only had the regular length. I would have liked to get the short length since I'm only 5'3. Oh well...

I love the sewing detail on the inside.

I got the size 2 or 26. I can't wait to wear these. They feel very comfortable- almost like a legging.

They were regular $59.99, but I got it for 30% off so it came out to just over $47. Not bad...

I also added 2 more nail polishes to my collection.

From left: China Glaze's Ruby Pumps and Light My Tiki.

I had this one on my wish list because I heard it looks like Dorothy's red shoes in Wizard of Oz.

I was drawn to this orange-y coral colour with some pearlescent sheen because I thought it would be a great colour to have for spring.

I also picked a Seche Vite's base coat and top coat. Sally's Beauty Supply was having a BOGO (buy one get one free) for the Seche Vite so that's why I got it. I can never have too much of Seche Vite's top coat.