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Sunday, November 30, 2008

Shoe Getaway!

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I have really been good the last half of this year. I have not bought a single pair of shoes for myself since before July. I have taken an oath to try to wear out some of the shoes I have. BE-fore I buy more. I have gone to the places I buy shoes and have looked but that can be a pitfall. So I have purposely NOT looked at any shoes either. Now the purses I still do look at. I do not buy as I have about 40 of those. Maybe more. To go with all the shoes. They have to match.


What I do is kick them in the pants with a diamond buckled shoe!
~~Aileen Mehle~~

Friday, September 26, 2008

The Office Shoe Roundup

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Well...this week has been a social awakening for me. I feel like the odd shoe out. Mainly because the others here are so uncultured. Really. I am not kidding. Ghettofab is not really speaking after I told her that popping her pimples at her desk was not appropriate. She feels my telling her that was not right. Please. The big boss has been crazy...yelling at people. He better not come to me with that. I yell back! My immediate supervisor is a puzzle. You can't quite figure her out. The only thing I know is that she wears the same pair of shoes just about daily...winter or summer. A pair of black low heeled mules. Toes out. I am tired of looking at those thing.

Today ghettofab came in socks with her flip flops. A little while ago I saw her in cheap high heels. For most of the day she has been slip sliding around in socks. The nerve of some! Cannot they wear proper clothes to the office! They are slack and tacky shoes!

What I do is kick them in the pants with a diamond buckled shoe!
~~Aileen Mehle~~

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Monday, September 22, 2008

Quick Trips

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The church we belong to is planning a three week trip to Australia next year to sing at the music hall. Corporate funding is what the director is looking for, but even so, dirty fila and I will not be able to go. Right now so much money was needed upfront and the fees to go are at least $3400 a person. So multiply that by 2 for both of us. I could send her alone but what mother wants to send her child who is a minor all the way around the world without her. I simply do not feel safe with that. She would be in the care of others who may n ot be looking out for her the way I would expect. Plus a minor child along in a foreign trouble might be a serious heartbreaking disaster.

So I am hoping that somehow, some way that we will have the funds as we get closer to the trip. I have always wanted to go to Australia. It is on my bucket list! If we can go we will be faced with making some last minute accomodations. We will most likely have to look into some last minute flights. Luckily there is a siote out there to help us do just that! At lastminute.com I can compare over 70 international and australian flights. I can do it with ease with a few clicks of the mouse. By simply putting in my travel dates and departure and arrival cities, I can get an overview of what is available when I make my travel plans. Gone are the days of calling all around. There should be no problem finding a last minute flight with over 70 flights to review.

They don't just have flights. They can help with all your accomodations for hotels, package deals and even last minutes accomdations for holiday get aways. Everything is all in one place for ease and convenience. If you are making a quick trip and need last minute accomdations be sure to check out lastminute.com.au. They even have something called secret hotels where you can get 75% off on hotels at some of the best hotels around. It is worth a chance, so check it out. I know I will be if I can come up with the funds for the two of us to go. It will be the trip of a lifetime!

What I do is kick them in the pants with a diamond buckled shoe!
~~Aileen Mehle~~

Sunday, September 21, 2008

Dior for Fall 2008

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I just love all these shoes. I would wear most of them. For a formal affair of course...like the ballet or the symphony. Where I am I find that people really don't like to "dress" anymore. I have seen blue jeans at the ballet. What is up with that? I went to see Lord of the Dance a few months ago for the 4th time and I must say there were very few as dressed up as I was. The art gallery, a new performance of Vivaldi? Pull out the formal clothes! Dress up. We normally have very little opportunity to dress to the nines in our every day schedules.

I live to dress up. These shoes would go quite well with several evening gowns and tea length dresses that I have.




Dior giraffe printed pony

Dior gold platform sandal

Dior plateform salome pump

Dior embroidered canvas pump

Dior cutout wedge sandal

What I do is kick them in the pants with a diamond buckled shoe!
~~Aileen Mehle~~

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Saturday, September 20, 2008

Anne Klein Strutting Shoes

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I wore these shoes to work on Thursday. I have had them for about 6 months and have only worn them twice, so they are not broken in. They are more like party shoes because they are so sparkly and metallic. I love them. They go well with my blacvk skirt and silver glittery top I wear them with.

When I feel like I have no motivation to work that day...this is when these shoes come out. They generate comments from the other flip flop wearing co-workers in the office who come to work looking ANY kind of way! They are Anne Klein and are only $244 dollars. Every girl needs a pair of these!






What I do is kick them in the pants with a diamond buckled shoe!
~~Aileen Mehle~~

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No White After Labor Day

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When I was younger there was a rule. No White After Labor Day.....not just shoes. Nothing white. The office manager came in on yesterday in a white skirt. I had to look. She wears black and lots of black all the time. She wore a lot of black the entire summer. She has never worn this white skirt before. Now it is after Labor day and she breaks out the white?

What was she thinking? No white after labor day. I told her it was September and that she is only allowed to wear white between Easter and Labor Day. 2 other heffers in the office jumped in saying it was SHOES only. I told them NO!.....not SHOES only and before you know it, the four of us were yelling and screaming about no white after Labor Day. It got crazy. 2 were saying that I always had to say something about peoples clothes or shoes . No...I said that I only mention things that are a sure sign of little to no home training or etiquette. Well. It only gets better. Or things that should only be done in the privacy of your bathroom at home...like popping pimples.

Everyone was grossed out then. They got quiet. I yelled, "don't make me mention all the gross things that you all do at work!" No white after labor day.... look it up people! We could hear the BIG boss coming in the door and those three girls left my desk area. Most likely to scratch their armpips and dig in their noses! The nerve of some people. I AM the fashion police in the office. LIVE with it PEOPLE!


What I do is kick them in the pants with a diamond buckled shoe!
~~Aileen Mehle~~

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Thursday, September 18, 2008

Gross Office Shoes

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Today I woke up and it feels like fall. It is actually 68 degrees! It feels great. No AC will be needed in the house or the car! I wonder what Ghettofab will be wearing in the way of shoes today. She of course is a co-worker who is very obese and her shoes are a problem. She wears an actual size ten shoe but her feet are so very wide due to fat that she buys a size 11 just to get her feet to fit into any shoe. Then there is a big gap because they are too long. She wears heels...no....she brings heels to work to put on for about 2 minutes if she needs to go in front of the public. Normally she wears cheap flipflops everyday.

She shuffles along literally and I am always telling her to pick up her feet as she shuffles by my desk. Her gait is always very slow because of her size. She cannot move fast at all. Sometimes she gets on my last nerve as her hygiene and etiquette are something to be desired. Popping pimples at her desk, using dental floss at her desk, burping, farting in public. Makes me queasy to be around her too long. And you know what? She does not care..not one lick about what anyone thinks about her poor body habits. She has no intention of changing anything either. I have tried to tell her about correctness and what is and not appropriate in public situations. She likes being gross! That is all I can think.

What I do is kick them in the pants with a diamond buckled shoe!
~~Aileen Mehle~~

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Wednesday, September 17, 2008

The Odd Shoe

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I began a new position about a year and a half ago and when I look at my co-workers, they see me as the odd shoe. Why I am not sure. They seem like all odd shoes to me. I believe the problem stems from exposure to the world. The people I work with have none...literally. They think the foods I eat are strange. Some have never even heard of seen things like hearts of palm, or artichokes that are fresh, or blood orange juice, or sushi or asian pears or acai or even a different type of pasta. I took left over tortellini for lunch one day and it was an amazement to them. They must have been living under rocks their WHOLE lives. They think I am the odd one, eating or drinking odd and foreign things for lunch each day.

I go into work and often ask if anyone heard about"whatever" on the news last night. They do not watch the news. They do not know what is happening locally or globally. Having a conversation is like teaching school. You have to do a lot of explaining just to have a conversation. It gets old. It has gotten old. These odd shoes might just have to get walking. Being around very unsophisticated people gets old. In some cases it is just plain ignorance. and they are happy to stay right where they are.

What I do is kick them in the pants with a diamond buckled shoe!
~~Aileen Mehle~~

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My New Closet

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I have just moved and am so excited about my closet. It is a large walk-in closet with lots of shelves and lots of space. My shoes are so happy. I still do not have enough space for all of them to sit comfotably, but it works. See! Look at the new happy place for my shoes!




I thinkit is now time for a new inventory once I get all settled in. I got rid of many shoes that I had simply worn to death. Some have been replaced but not all.

What I do is kick them in the pants with a diamond buckled shoe!
~~Aileen Mehle~~

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ENZO ANGIOLINI BOOTS

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I was in the mall last Saturday and saw these on sale for only $26.00. Mine are brown. Well of course I had to get them. Are they not great! Did I need them? Hell no, but they were cute, so what else could I do? I had to buy them. I cannot wait for winter and cooler weather so I can put them on!


What I do is kick them in the pants with a diamond buckled shoe!
~~Aileen Mehle~~

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Monday, September 15, 2008

Home Away

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Sunmer time is just about over. We are in what I was told was called "Indian Summer." the last few hot and sunny days of September. But just because it is late in the season does not mean it is not time to have fun. The fun is not over just because school is back in session. For me, everyday is a great beach day. A great day to get away. I love getting away in the fall of the year. For that fall get-a-way consider using Home Away.

They have great vacation home rentals everywhere! The prices are great! I have stayed at high priced hotels that I booked myself. When I took a look at the Home Away site, I was excited about the great prices and variety of places to stay. From cabins to beach houses to condos, they have all that you would need to have a gret fall getaway! To find a great place to stay, just use the maps and select a site...could be in the states or in Europe or Carribean islands. Once you select your location, all the available cities and number of rooms available will pop up and you can select your accomodations.

You are even able to refine your search to the travel dates to be absolutely sure of availability. With 118,000 places to stay all over the world, finding a place to stay will be easy as pie! They have sites in 118 countries. There are even travel deals out there as well that start as low as $30 a night in sunny Florida. To bring us comfort and luxury without using hotels, the staff there works directly with property owners and managers. They want us to be completely satisfied, so there is even a guarantee that will ensure a great experience. So, just off the shades and get out the swimsuit. There IS time to squeeze in a other vacation before the winter is upon us. Use Home Away because it really will be your home "away," when staying on one of their properties.


What I do is kick them in the pants with a diamond buckled shoe!
~~Aileen Mehle~~

Wednesday, August 13, 2008

Funny and Soulful Shoes Lost

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This past week has been not so good for several icons of the music and comedy worlds. We lost Bernie Mack and Isaac Hayes within days of each other. They will sorely be missed. In the loss of Bernie Mack, it seems to me he went too soon. He was in the prime of his career. I loved his
show.



When I think of Isaac Hayes the only thing that comes to my mind is Shaft. He did lots of tv and music in between, but for me Shaft is it! He was the bomb...like tic..tic!



Rest in Peace, Bernie and Isaac. Job well done. You both will be sorely missed.


What I do is kick them in the pants with a diamond buckled shoe!
~~Aileen Mehle~~

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Valencia Hoteles

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Tenía recientemente la ocasión de ir en un viaje de la misión a Guatemala. Por el primer tiempo tenía una ocasión de utilizar mi grado en " Spanglish." Puesto que era un viaje de la misión no era un de lujo dispara definitivamente de clase. Permanecíamos en lugares sin la agua corriente o la electricidad. Los hoteles acaban de tener ocasionalmente ventanas que eran apenas un agujero grande en los bloques de escoria. ¡Era una experiencia!

Ahora qué quiero ahora hacer es visita otra vez o ir a otro país de habla hispana y permanecer en estilo. Amaría ir a Valencia, España para una. Es una ciudad hermosa en la costa de España. Los turistas se reúnen allí para la playa, la pesca y todos los sitios hermosos para ver en la ciudad como los museos y el mercado del quintal. Encontrar un lugar para permanecer es tan fácil que hay un montón de Valencia Hoteles a permanecer adentro. La reservación de una habitación es fácil, pero usted debe reservar rápidamente, dado el renombre de la ciudad. Dentro de la ciudad usted tiene una gama completa de cuartos del lujo a la economía en los grandes precios de descuento. Algunos son incluso los 80% descontados ahora.

" Fácil a Book" le permite a los cuartos de libro en línea simplemente poniendo en las fechas que usted quiere visitar, que selecciona el tipo de comodidades usted prefiere y entonces golpeando un botón para buscar. Dentro de segundos su lista de lugares a permanecer le será presentada. ¿Cómo usted sabe lo que su están consiguiendo? Bien, los hoteles han sido visitados por el personal en fácil reservar y no se agrega ningún hotel a menos que tenga su estampilla de la aprobación que sea un poner de la calidad a permanecer. No hay honorario de la reservación y se garantizan para ser los precios bajos disponibles.

No tenemos que limitarnos a Valencia cualquiera. Puede ser que quiera a un cierto día voy a Roma. ¡Encontrar Roma Hoteles será fácil tan bien como hay sobre 20.000 hoteles mundiales elegir de! Consiga tan en él. El mundo está esperando y con la ayuda de las relaciones calificadas del edificio del personal con los varios hoteles y su mangement, seremos siempre confiados de una estancia de la calidad en los hoteles uces de los en su red. ¡Si sea hoteles en Roma, Valencia, Dublín o aún Praga (Praga Hoteles) fácil reservar en la línea reservaciones podrán cubrir todas nuestras necesidades del recorrido!

¡Qué lo hago es retroceso él en los pantalones con un zapato abrochado diamante!
~~Aileen Mehle~~

Jessica Simpson Shoes!

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I was in the mall last weekend and eveywhere I went there were Jessica Simpson shoes everywhere! Almost too many stores had her shoes. I just want to know who is buying them? No one I know even has a pair. I love heels but some of hers are just soooo high! I have begun to look and ask my friends if they have a pair. No one does. The market here is saturated with her shoes. Some are cute, I must say...like these.

Who IS buying her shoes? I would like to know! Now Jessica Simpson.....she is going country!

What I do is kick them in the pants with a diamond buckled shoe!
~~Aileen Mehle~~

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Monday, July 21, 2008

Oprah's Shoes Gone Wrong!

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What is wrong with this picture? Can we say everything!? I heard all the rumors that Oprah and Tyler are dating and from what I have read, it may not be a rumor anymore. Barf! When I see these two together, the only thing that comes to mind is the song from Sesame Street...one of these things is not like the other...one of these things does not belong.
This seems to be a match that is most odd. I do not know what really happened with her and Steadman. They seemed like a great couple together....until I heard she paid him $350 million not to talk about the relationship. With all that time invested, it seems he would be more honorable than that...to take $350 million to go away. But I guess he got used to Oprah's life. He wanted to live in the life he got used to.
Oprah and Tyler Perry? Not a match made in heaven.

What I do is kick them in the pants with a diamond buckled shoe!
~~Aileen Mehle~~

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Footus Acheius!

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These are what I have on today. They are comfortable, but somehow are not quite so comfortable after the 2nd hour. They are very high. The back wooden wedge REALLY elevates your heels to a new level. They look good and are great summer shoes. The 2nd hour comes in after 2 hours of steady walking. Then they are not so comfortable. My legs feel like they have really had a work out when I wear them. Would I buy them again.
I would...they are the Tahari Norwich. They are on sale now. I think I got them for about $32.00.


What I do is kick them in the pants with a diamond buckled shoe!
~~Aileen Mehle~~

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