Glow by Lady E

  We were on our way to Kinokuniya when we passed by Charles and Keith. I thought maybe I’d look around to see if their stock is any  different than Greenbelt’s.  And yes, very different. They had a lot of items that aren’t available in my local branch.  I have noticed that day that a lot of women were wearing this particular style of shoes. Not exactly this but something that resembles this. Found two women wearing them at Muji alone.  Look at the adorable strawberry heel!  But experience taught me not to trust C&K straps.  Did you read my post about my pretty pink shoes?  There’s a white version of this too, that I really liked.  Lately, I’ve been consciously looking for heeled shoes. It seems my lower back can’t handle flats anymore because of my scoliosis.  It sounds weird, I know, but that’s how I feel.  Such a nice structured bag! I love these bags, too, but they’re too big for me.  My shoulders and scapula can’t hand...

Sometimes I dress for where I’m going. Sometimes I dress for the weather. And sometimes, I dress because I bought a new skirt and I want to wear it.  Simple as that. 😏 This was one of those days. We were going to Power Plant, but first we had to stop at Greenbelt. I needed to pick up my shoes and get something for Mom at Dior before heading over. It was a warm day. Not unbearably hot, but warm enough that I didn’t want anything heavy clinging to me while we walked around. And I had this new skirt. It’s from the Uniqlo x Francesco Risso collaboration, and what first got me was the print. The flowers aren’t perfect flowers. They aren’t carefully drawn petals arranged exactly where petals are supposed to go. They’re an artist’s idea of flowers. Loose. Imperfect. A little abstract. They remind me of the way I paint. Maybe that’s why I liked them. I wanted to feel pretty. But not pretty-pretty . You know what I mean? I didn’t want to look particularly dressed up. I wasn’...

  Glow Girls already know I’m a tote girl. I almost always have one hanging from my shoulder, usually carrying far more tiny pouches than any reasonable woman should need. 😆 But I realized recently that I don’t carry the same tote anymore. I used to have The Tote . 😏 Now, apparently, I have a bag for the kind of day I’m having. This one is my piano-day bag. My son’s piano days mean a short trip to the mall, a little waiting around, maybe a few errands, maybe something to eat, and then home. I don’t need to bring half my life with me. And, the rainy season has started. So it’s much cooler now.  But I still have to bring some of our anti-heat things.  These are my usual things But this is still a lot less than my summer tote .  And maybe that’s the real change. I used to pack for everything that might happen. Now I pack for the day I’m actually going to have. It helps that the season has changed.  So, I guess I pack for the day I’m actually going to have in th...

  I have a pair of Charles & Keith sandals that I still think are pretty. That’s probably why they’ve survived this long. They’ve been with me for years.  They’re a soft blush pink, delicate without being overly feminine, with thin straps that wrap around the foot in that effortless-looking way that is never actually effortless to put on. They still look good. They’re still wearable. There is technically nothing wrong with them. Except they hurt. Not immediately, of course. That would make the decision much easier. For the first few minutes, they’re perfectly fine. I can walk around in them. I can look down at my feet and think, See? They’re still good. Then I walk a little farther. And the straps start making themselves known. A little pressure here. A little rubbing there. Nothing dramatic. Nothing that would make me stop in the middle of the mall and dramatically fling my shoes into a trash bin. Just enough discomfort to make me aware of my feet. And once...