Well Tiffany Would

“It's really hard to walk in a single woman's shoes -- that's why you sometimes need really special shoes!” ~Carrie, SATC

One of the female partners at my law firm was talking to me last week and made a comment that really cracked me up. She had been out of town the week before at a concert with one of our paralegals and one of our secertaries. They were shopping and the partner found a really cute pair of shoes. She told the other women that she really wanted to buy them, but she just didn't know if she could wear them to the office. Their response made my day. The other two women replied, "Well Tiffany would!"

Now, you have to understand four things about me to realize why this is so funny.
1. Growing up, I was the definition of a tomboy. I hated dresses and heels and bows and anything else frilly. I would say that at LEAST 90% of junior high and high school was spent wearing jeans, t-shirts and tennis shoes. The thought that anyone would comment on MY fashion sense is hilarious.
2. I'm cheap. It's true. I can promise you that I have NEVER spent more than $50 on a pair of heels.....or any other shoes with the exception of tennis shoes or cowboy boots. I'll never own a pair of Jimmy Choo's (not becuase I don't think they are awesome) but the bottom line is I would never pay that much money. Instead, I frequent Kohls and Payless and love the fact that people enjoy my cheap-o shoes!
3. I have huge feet. It's amazing really. I was meant to be tall---my feet are a great indication of this. But sadly, something went terribly went wrong and I'm 5'3. With feet that are a double digit size. And this can REALLY make shoe shopping an un-fun experience. In stores organized by sizes, I can never shop with my friens--they are over in the size 7 section--and I'm over on the end of the building with all the tall girls! The worst part is the lack of options for shoes. I rarely go into a shoe store and look first at the shoes---I start by looking at the boxes and see which ones are my size. I don't want to waste time or fall in love with a pair that won't fit.
4. I hate shopping. I know, I know.....I'm not a good female for this. But I do. I don't mind going into a store and buying what I want to buy, but I HATE spending hours looking around and browsing around. My mom could do this all day.....I can't last an hour without getting grouchy. So the fact that I have managed to accumulate a cute shoe connection is pretty darn impressive.

Anyway, I'm quite proud of the "Well Tiffany Would" comment, especially in light of these things. And I'm telling you, I do love my shoe collection! (I realize that this comment could well have been an indication that I need to tone down my shoes for the office....but I'm assured that was not the case!)