April 20, 2007

  • TGIF

    I used to love Fridays for entirely different reasons.  Now, I'm just happy to have made it through another week. 

    This week, has been drama, trauma, and turmoil around here.  But the drama that began it seems to have resolved pretty well.  Tucker has pulled it out and had three excellent days in a row at school. 

    The trauma happened on Wednesday afternoon when a woman rear-ended me as I was on my way home from work.  I found out yesterday that the insurance card she showed me had an expired policy number.  Great.  So now my insurance liability adjuster is trying to track her down to determine whether that was an honest mistake or whether she was uninsured at the time.  Because if she's uninsured, I'll be writing the check to fix the damage and that's made me less than a happy camper.

    Turmoil?  That's work.  The next time someone offers me a great opportunity with a start-up organization, I hope someone else will just slap me good and hard. 

    On the up side though, total strangers stopped me yesterday morning in the coffee line to tell me that my incredibly cool strappy Antonio Melani peep-toed sandals are hot.  (they are) and mid-morning yesterday, Andrea, the Executive Assistant in our office (very cool woman) told me (again) that she loves to watch me walk and that she hopes to be able to do it like that when she grows up.  I'll tell you, put that butter soft leather around your toes and ANYONE would walk like that. 

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    Oh yeah, that makes it better. 

    My friend, Nicole, sent me an email that has the "Rules" for sandal wearing.  I'm sure it's gone around but I want to share some of the more important rules here: 

    Alright ladies, it's that time of year once again!!! I think we need to be reminded of a few things. So my sisters, PLEASE, raise your big toes and repeat after me below...   
      
      
    The Open Toed Shoe Pledge
     As a member of the Cute Girl Sisterhood, I pledge to follow the Rules when wearing sandals and other open-toe shoes: 
     
    I promise to always wear sandals that fit. My toes will not hang over and touch the ground, nor will my heels spill over the backs. And the sides and tops of my feet will not pudge out between the straps. 
     
    I will go polish-free or vow to keep the polish fresh, intact and chip-free I will not cheat and just touch up my big toe. 
     
    I will shave the hairs off my big toe. 
     
    I won't wear pantyhose even if my misinformed girlfriend, coworker, mother, sister tells me the toe seam really will stay under my toes if I tuck it there. 
     
    I will not live in corn denial; rather I will lean on my good friend Dr. Scholl's if my feet need him. 
     
    I will take my toe ring off toward the end of the day if my toes swell and begin to look like Vienna sausages. 
     
    I will be brutally honest with my girlfriend/sister/coworker when she asks me if her feet are too ugly to wear sandals. Someone has to tell her that her toes are as long as my fingers and no sandal makes creepy feet look good. 
     
    I will promise to go to my local nail salon at least once per season and have a real pedicure (they are about $15 or 20 and worth EVERY penny). 

    I will promise to throw away any white/off-white sandals that show signs of wear... nothing is tackier than dirty white sandals. 

    Happy Friday

Comments (15)

  • You go Tucker! I am so glad men don't have a rule list for wearing sandels and that women wear pretty shoes - both bring delight to my fabulously wonderful life. Now, what are you doing up at 4 am? Okay so that is only 2 your time.

  • Heh - I couldn't sleep.  Couldn't get awake enough to work on my "real" writing.  So I blogged and paid bills.  That's what I was doing up between 3-5 this morning. 

  • Some weeks are longer than others. This too will pass. I hang onto that when things do not go as I would like. Cute rules for wearing sandals. Judi

  • i think you mean "TFIF"...  think about it...

    i'm not a big sandal fan.  i think it's because i have these little fat dutch feet that are just happier in tennies.  and?  i think i've painted my toenails once.  i just don't like it.  on me or on anyone.  must be some deep-seeded toe aversion or something.

    worse than toes???  uninsured drivers...grr.  i'm glad you're okay but MAN i know the frustration of that.  happened to me years ago at the end of my street.  i even let her come in and use my phone after she smashed my van.  then she played the lapsed policy card and got away with it.  i did some sleuthing and phone calling.  her husbands motorcycle was insured.  they were interested to learn they had another car that wasn't.    don't mess with short women, man...we're mean sometimes.    i hope it works out better for you. 

  • ooo!
    i just noticed your new header!!!  i like!  a LOT!!!

    [and i like your new emoticons, too...this one's so me... :hmmmmm: ]

  • :ROTFL:

  • I hope and pray that everything works out for you concerning the insurance. My wife was rear ended twice in her car and we never got any satisfaction out of the other driver's insurance.  My son totaled his truck and his insurance gave him more than it cost him, though they canceled him a month later!  Some humor also today which has brightened up my Friday.  I'll also add that your comment to me about things changing but staying the same is very true.  I was going through my old blogs yesterday and it seems I was always apologizing for not blogging enough!  Again, I pray it all works out to your satisfaction.

    Be Blessed - Dale

  • Oh!  Sorry about your car.  That stinks.  :forkoff:  I'd love to see your "walk."  Maybe I could learn something. 

    :jester:  The Open Toed Shoe Pledge--hee hee.  I don't care for white sandals at all....'cause they look awful speedy-quick.

    I hope you have a great, relaxing weekend. 

  • Bummer about getting rear-ended. I hate it when someone else screws up and we have to pay for it, but that happens all the time.  And thanks for the sandle rules.  Now my toes will look cute all summer! :hmmmmm:

  • Look at the sandal and you would appreciate the woman !!!!
    Sorry for this damage at your car . I hope sincerely this woman was honest .
    I give my encouragements to Tucker .

    And I compliment you for your header .

    TGIF
    Love

    Michel

  • You are a trip!

    Sail on... sail on!!!

  • PS... the new header is kooleeeo.

  • Oh, yes, nothing kills the sandal effect faster than pantyhose. 'Way back when it was stockings and garters, there were those incredibly spendy "sandal-foot" sheers. Do they even make them any more? Unless you got up close, they were near invisible. They were also the most fragile, destructible things in the world. They'd snag on a skirt hem.

  • Sorry about the accident. Glad you survived it.

  • Yep, that is alot of drama for the week. I hope the insurance deal works itself out for good and not evil. I am also glad that you werent injured. And yes, the rules are a public service announcement and I will adhere to them. Have a wonderful weekend!

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