I Need Shoes!

I know, I know... You're thinking, "she really should be saying she WANTS shoes." Which, ok, that's true, also. But I do actually NEED a pair of brown shoes!

I actually got a job last week! Started work on Thursday, and worked for two whole days... I'll get my first paycheck this coming Friday, and it will only be for two days of work. But it's more than I've made in months, so this is exciting! And right now, I'm employed through a temp agency. So I'll get paid weekly until they hire me on as an actual employee. The job isn't bad at all. The wages are great for this area, but suck according to Chicago standards. No exaggeration... But, I'm lucky to have gotten this job! Anyway, the one thing that is really weird about the place (so far!) is the dress code. My shoes have to be completely closed in. No open toes, no sling-backs, and DEFINITELY no sandals. Oh my goodness. Of course I wore sandals (strappy, high-heeled wedges) on my first day. So, I have one pair of black shoes that I can wear with pants. And I only have 2 pair of pants that will be ok with black shoes. So this week is going to be interesting! I guess I'll just have to rotate the pants every other day and hope no one figures it out. =)

So, you see, I actually do NEED shoes. When I was going through my various stages of moving this past year, I got rid of a few pairs of shoes. I've never been an Imelda Marcos. Believe me, I could've been. But I like a lot of different things, and shoes were never in the top 3 on my list. When it came down to moving and needing to dramatically decrease the number of my possessions, some of the shoes that were in fine shape were passed along. And now I realize I could have used at least one of those pairs of shoes! Oh well.

On another note... why do we, as humans, tend to take for granted the things we have in our lives? Why do we fail to acknowledge and appreciate those things until they are gone? (ha! I just realized it's gonna sound as though I'm still talking about my shoes...)