Uniforms Don't Have to Be UNIFORM!

When I look back over my school and career, I did have to wear a uniform on more than once occasion. I attended Catholic schools so the plaid uniform was a staple for four years. Once I got out of high school, I literally had no clothes at all for college. I had to get an entire new wardrobe and that was way fun to buy. Finally some originality. One of my early work positions was with Estee Lauder cosmetics and we always had to wear the signature blue Lauder uniform. They cut and style at times was not quite right but we had to wear them. I remember standing around the counter and wishing that we could talk to the person at home office who designed those informs. They needed more style and better fitting.

When I think of workers in hospitals growing up they all looked the same. Uniforms were standard with no colors that really varied at all. Nurses wore white and the scrubs were the standard hospital blue. But now more! Today there is style and fashion in the world of uniforms. Check out this link! http://www.blueskyscrubs.com/categories/Scrubs/Scrubs-for-Women/ . You will not be disappointed if you work in the medical field and want a little variety or individuality in your uniform. Just think, if you are in a career and have to wear scrubs for your entire career that could be 5-10 years or even more, wearing a blue scrub for 10 years would be so monotonous.

Blue sky scrubs was born out of the need to have variety and a scrub hat the fit. Since the company began the line has expanded to include scrubs of all colors and even different styles. the boring blue scrub is no more. If you want the original blue scrub is is there but there are offering scrubs options that include more color options, a better fit and a design from quality fabrics. They have several lines available, one of which is the Grey Label Scrubs that include 16 colors to choose from. Other scrubs for women include the Urban scrubs that have a more casual look. Still very professional but with flair. In addition there scrubs can be custom designed to fit your needs.

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

Death of a Sperry

I have a favorite pair of sperry top siders that have seen better days. They are green and made of suede. The style was slipon. They have served me well in all sorts of weather and occasions. They were super comfortable but now are totally uncomfortable. So it is time for them to go to the great shoe graveyard in the sky. I will miss them because they went with so many things I had to wear as far as casual wear. They were a staple with jeans. I do not think I will replace them. I have three other pairs of sperry top siders to wear and they are no where near being worn out.

Still doing good. Still not buying anymore shoes before I wear out all that I have. At this rate, I may not need to ever by another pair of shoes in a very long time. Well, except for a pair of black dress pumps for special occasions. I need those now.

So long my favorite pair of sperry's. Enjoy you rest in the afterlife of shoes.

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

Rat Shoe. REALLY!!

Who came up with this for fall?

Definitively what I will not be wearing!

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

Night Out On the Town!

This past July my church choir had the unique opportunity to sing Rutter's Requiem at Carnegie Hall. We spent the entire 6 months before rehearsing and rehearsing and rehearsing some more! With Rutter it has to be perfect. He is the man! Before going to NYC, we had the opportunity to join with another church choir and sing it for local performances in my home with and at the home town of the visiting church. It was spectacular! We were wonderful.

With the trip to NYC to sing the Requiem at Carnegie Hall, not all of us choir members could go because the total cost of the trip was great during these economic times. I think it was about $3000 per person to go for the week so about 1/3 of my choir went. The actual performance was on Memorial Day. I was not lucky enough to afford the NYC trip to actually work with Rutter, but I was able to perform in both local concerts. It was joyous either way. I did wish at the time I live in NYC so that I could be there.

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

Heels and the Love of Shoes

Heels! I have always been in love with them. I remember some of my very first pair of shoes that I bought with my own money were a pair of high heels by an Italian designer whose name I cannot recall right now. They were the best shoes ever! They cost $80 and that was a huge sum back in 1977 for a pair of black, strappy heels. They had the best fit of any shoes I had at the time. I could do anything in them and they were comfortable.

Disco was in back then and I was able to dance the night away in those shoes. I could dance for hours and they never hurt my feet. They were perfect. I remember when the soles began to wear out, I would take them to the cobbler and have them resoled. That worked for about a year until I was finally ready to let them go.

I will never forget those shoes. They made anything I wore look instantly better, more sexy and they made my legs look good. My legs were my best feature! I wore heels all the time and I was sleek and walking tall in my heels. No one could tell me a thing.

I think a girl always remembers her first pair of high heels just like she remembers her very first boyfriend. You look back and feel that bittersweet feeling of good times long gone. And wondering if those time will come again. Will a pair of shoes ever fit that well again? Will another pair fit your feet like a pair of gloves? Will you have a love like that again.

I have pleasant memories of various past shoes! Probably more memories of shoes than old boyfriends. Shoes are definitively more reliable and dependable than some of those old boyfriends were.

I do not think my love affair of shoes will ever end. If I am having a bad day, I can go to my closet and try on a pair of my many shoes, strut around the house and feel all better. Heels are the best shoe for that. The average running shoe or sandal will not have the same effect. Heels. Heels are the best balm for anything that makes your day left of center.

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

Just A Thought!

"If anything terrifies me, I must try to conquer it." - Francis Chichester

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

The Birthday Shoes

My daughter has been wanting a particular pair of Converse for quite a while. I got them for her for her birthday last month. She was a happy camper. They were an exclusive pair made by Journeys and they were not longer available in our local store. Not to worry! All I had to do was go in and order them in the store and within 2 days they here.

It was a seamless purchase and delivery with no problems at all. My daughter takes after her mother. But with a little more reason. She loves shoes too. Here are a picture of the Vans she just had to have.

Shoes. They do a body good.

The birthday shoes!

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

Intervention Working

My intervention has been working. I have been wearing out shoes more and buying a lot less. I am wearing them to the point of wearing out. That took a great while to make that transition. I was a shoe-aholic. I think I still am but I do have the buying under control. I have not take a count recently as to how many pairs I have left. When I last counted my shoes I was up to 69 pairs. This was about 3. 5 years ago. I am glad to say that I have more money to spend on other things.

I can now say that I am in need of a new pair of black pumps. I wore out my last pair. It is so good to get that shoe obsession under control. I will always loves shoes. Wearing them and even more....buying them. They are so pretty. The economy has helped. The need to hold onto all available funds will put things into perspective.

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