january shoe review

or, why I'm not allowed to go shopping anymore ...

Since She Likes Purple inquired about my shoe purchases ... below you will find the footwear that entered my house during the month of January.

Before I cut myself off on January 15.

See, there are several ladies (the aforementioned She Likes Purple, and a couple others) that have sworn off unnecessary shopping for 30 or 60 days.

At first, I thought, "Good for them!," but it wasn't for me. Shopping is too much fun!

I never used to indulge myself ... but as we've gotten more established, I realize I do deserve to have nice things, and have increased my (still somewhat cheap) budget accordingly.

Though, I've been on a bit of a shopping spree lately. After a string of large purchases, I decided I was on board too. At least for 30 days. I'd sort of like to make it until my birthday (March 29) -- but yikes, that's really far away!

On to the shoes ...

I found these Ann Taylor satin peep-toe heels on sale for $39.99, which is actually higher than I usually spend on shoes (boot budget is a big higher!). I'm a bargain hunter; while I have a lot of nice shoes, I usually get killer deals. I figured since these are exactly what I've been looking for for years, and they were originally $118, I could make an exception.


Technically, these bronze Ann Taylor peep-toes entered my house on January 16, one day after I said I'd stop the unnecessary purchasing. But I had things to return to Ann Taylor, and still walked out with more money than I came in with (on my credit card statement).

Also, I decided these were destined to be mine. When I was in there days earlier (pre shopping ban), I saw them on the sale rack, in my size. I wanted them, but resisted for some reason. I figured if they were still there when I brought in my returns, they were meant to be.

I've had my eye on these Steve Madden wedges for a while over at Endless.com. When I thought they were sold out, it made me kind of sad ... and then I looked again and found them. So I really had to buy them, right?

I've previously documented my love for the Keds Eleanor skimmers. I had seen the "Dove" style and when I finally found them marked down to $18, I had to buy. But I also fell in love with the wood button on the "Elephant" style and got those too.

And then, Ann Taylor LOFT had these on clearance for $9, and I couldn't resist. Also, I realized I only have one other pair of black flats which are a little more casual, so this was a great purchase!

And you already know about the patent boots.

Were you counting? Did I actually buy seven pairs of shoes in two weeks?

So yeah, I'm officially cut off.

I joked with my husband that I had to build an addition to my shoe rack!
(Um, I really did. I'll post an update later with "before" and "after" shots!)