June 4, 2010

I know it's a week late, but tonight I'm going to see the Sex and the City 2 movie and I'm so excited, I can barely stand it!

There was so much going on with everyone last week that it was impossible for us girls to get together for the premier, so tonight, we're doing a Girl's Night Out “Dinner and a Movie”.

Not that I could ever afford any of these, but I can't wait to see all the fabulous shoes they wear in this movie! How about these pumps that SJP has on in this photo to the left. Oh, how I'd love to be wearing a pear of these Christian Louboutin Glitter Pumps to the party tonight! They're only $595.00. 🙂

Sarah Jessica Parker's Carrie Bradshaw was seen wearing these Brian Atwood Studded Pumps in NYC on September 4th!

They retail for $800.00.

WOW!

I think I love this Christian Dior Newspaper print dress as much as the shoes!

Aren't these Christian Louboutin Lace Booties spectacular?

I read on US Magazine's site that these shoes were over $3300, but I saw them selling on one site for $1249.00. What a bargain, right?

This next pair just might be my favorite so far. Another from Christian Louboutin, these gorgeous studded Studio 120 peep-toe pumps can be your for $1895.00. I think I'd feel like Cinderella in these pumps!

I sure wish I could go out and buy a new pair of gorgeous heels for my Girls Night Out, but since that's highly unlikely, maybe I'll at least treat myself to a pedicure before the party!

Have a great weekend!

~LilSis

January 29, 2009

Great collection of sandals, LilSis.  If I were just one shoe size smaller, I'd steal some of those from you!

Besides being shoe-lovers/fanatics, I know we have something else in common, and that is being just a *little* obsessive about how we organize our lives.  Being organized and having a system just makes my life run better, and I'm not ashamed!  Can we talk about our shared love for the P-Touch labeler, for example?  Schwing schwing schwing!  Don't get me started.  I'd label my cats if the labels would stick to their fur. ^..^

I digress.  I'm thinking today about how we all organize our shoes.  One method is the ubiquitous pile o' shoes on the closet floor.  One is the scrambled stash of shoes under the bed.  Another style of “organizing” is shoes all over the house…wherever you took them off when you last wore them is where they're currently filed, just waiting to be called into service again.

My preferred method – not that it's better than any of these styles – is neat stacks of Container Store shoe boxes and a couple of wooden IKEA shoe racks.  I have to have a color photo taped in the front of each translucent box so that I can see what's inside without opening it.  My nicer shoes get to cuddle dust-free inside the boxes, while the more casual shoes have to chill on the wood racks under my suits.  All the flip flops go into an IKEA hanging shoe sorter, and the tennis shoes are lined up like little (not that little) athletic soldiers.

If I'm not organized/sorted/filed, then my stress level goes up.  I can't work or play or be creative if I'm living or working in a mess.  So trust me that I'm not being holier-than-thou or self-righteous (which LilSis and I have both been called – you know who you are) when I show my organized shoe collection, I'm just preserving what little sanity I still call mine!  And I obviously need every bit of it!

7 new boxes need photos! ASAP!

Sometimes I wish I was more of a fly-by-the-seat-of-my-pants kind of a girl, but I am who I am, and that's all what I am, to quote Popeye.  BTW, my pants are sorted by style and color in my closet, I have to confess.  I need help.

So, LilSis, share your shoe organization style.  I promise not to judge you, whether it's immaculate or a little random!  We all have to find the method that works best for us, given our personality, the space we have available to us, and the budget we're working under!  Show me your shoes!

~BigSis

January 28, 2009

Oh yeah, I LOVE shoes! That's another fetish that we both share! I've had a teeny, tiny obsession with shoes for about as long as I can remember. Back in the “old days” when I wore a suit to the office every day, I used to buy more dressy pumps.  Since I work from home now, I'm a flip flop and sandals kind of gal!

I practically live in sandals! I rarely wear a closed toe shoe, even in the winter. I don't even own very many any more. They can really mess up a nice pedicure!

I hate to admit it, but probably 75% of the time, you will find me wearing these reliable, comfortable Roxy flip flops.

Here are a few more of my most favorite sandals! Can you tell I like wedges? The ones in the middle are Colin Stewart, from Victoria Secret that my bestest friend, K, gave me. And the ones on the ends are from Nine West.

I love these Dolce Vita wedge sandals that I found on sale at Nordstroms in Dallas.

And I just happen to have a photo of me wearing these shoes.

I guess I always buy a new pair of shoes when I'm back home in Dallas. I found  these Franco Sarto sandals at Dillards.

I also happen to have a picture of me in these shoes.

I've gotten so MUCH wear out of these Mia wedges. These have a strap that wraps around the ankle so they are really cute on.  I wish I had a photo of these on my feet.

And I bought this pair of Born sandals at the mall in Vegas because my feet were killing me in my other sandals. This is actually my first pair of Born sandals and I love them. They are so comfortable!

So, those are just several of my favorite sandals. That is probably more than anyone even cares to know about my sandal fetish, but you asked, BigSis, so there's your answer! If you get me started talking about shoes, it's almost as bad as talking about MAC eyeshadows! I just can't stop!

~LilSis

January 3, 2009

Hey LilSis, and Happy New Year!  How funny that many of your resolutions were mirrors of my thoughts.  Not so surprising after all though, I suppose.  We do have a lot of similar experiences with similar responses to them.

We haven't talked about this offline, but I can give you some of my thoughts on what I'd love to talk about in BigSisLilSis in 2009.

• More MAC, more skin care, more beauty product info! I think we're all looking for the thing that works best for us, and if we put our heads together, we can compare notes and maybe save each other some time and money,  I have some leads on some interesting products that I'm working on already.
• More food and more recipes! I've got a bee in my bonnet to try some baked goods using agave nectar and coconut oil, since these two are touted as healthier alternatives to traditional ingredients.  Overall, I want to bake more and post more recipes and photos.  I have a whole bunch of new baking cookbooks that I need to break in, and baking just makes me happy!
• More tips and thoughts on achieving the healthiest state we can reasonably attain, as opposed to just trying to look good. Not that there is anything wrong with looking our best; I'm just focusing like a laser beam on getting healthy healthy healthy this year, God willing.
• More cats in hats, of course! My furkids didn't get a new chapeau this Christmas since their Meowmy was busy with the SPCA bake sale (sorry, kitty pies, sometimes you have to sacrifice for the good of your fellow felines).  But I promise more hats on more cats in 2009!  And that isn't just an empty campaign promise!  Since we agree that we need to laugh more, one of the best ways I know of is cats in hats!
• In the category of “materialistic”, I'd like to talk more about shoes! Buying shoes, organizing shoes, wearing shoes…you know, just talk about shoes.  I REALLY want to share my love (obsession or fetish may be better terms) for t-strap shoes!
• Last but not least, I'd love to do more Sister Showdowns, Sunday Suppers, and What the “L”s. I get a kick out of doing those, and I hope I'm not the only one who does.

Those are my off-the-cuff thoughts, LilSis.  What are your thoughts for the year ahead?

~BigSis