The open black ankle strap shoes has recently made its way to my mostly-wedged shoe collection – albeit by accident.
You see, one of the worst and most inconvenient thing to happen to you was when you realised that:
you are overseas
you knew full-well in advance that you would be attending a wedding and therefore would need some proper shoes to go with a dress
you packed a pair of shoes you thought was OK although you had half-acknowledged that the pair was actually useless but, you try to make do with it anyways
and 2 days before the wedding you realised that you would need a whole brand new pair of dress shoes altogether because the shoes you brought with you were all utterly useless!
A day prior to the wedding, we went from town to town to look for one simple black pair of shoes which I like. After 3 hours of going from shop to shop in 3 different towns (I haven’t discovered Harlem yet!), I finally found one from Schuz by Schmit which I could live with.
The first time I wore it for the wedding though, little did I know that we had to take group pictures with the bride and groom while standing on a soft, really muddy patch of grass! Not a very pleasant experience for a brand new pair of swanky shoes and I have to say that getting grass and mud out of the velvety suede leather was not a clean-up I was looking forward to!
It is not the kind of shoes I would want to wear everyday and it looks much too delicate for a regular work day. It is, however, one of the more elegant pair I have ever owned and suitable to be worn with a dress for a formal or special occasions. It does look a little intimidating, but its velvety, leathery touch add some classiness to it. The inches on the heels may scream lots of pain, but I am genuinely surprise at how comfortable it is.
This pair certainly does not come cheap in my books, but the price I paid does make up for its quality. It is also easily one of the most comfortable pair of heels I have ever owned with a rating of 8 for sassiness.
My recent creation of a meal repertoire for the family and toddler-friendly food is the tomato-based rice. I have adapted the recipe from various sources I found on the web, gave it a little twist of my own by using several types of spices and thought that it is worth a repeat, especially so when my family loves it.
A staple that originates from the Indian kitchen, tomato rice is not only easy to prepare, but also makes for a healthy and fuss-free meal.
One Sunday afternoon, as we lounged around at home with no imminent plans for the afternoon, the following conversation took place:
Spud: Mama, can I have chocolate?
Me: Ask Papa
Spud (pondering): Papa says to ask you
Me: OK. You get chocolate but you have to nap first.
Spud: HUH??
Me: Uh-huh. You heard me. Nap first, then you get chocolate. (I gave her a big mother of grin)
Spud: Nap? (Pause) It’s OK. I think I will have it later. After dinner, OK Mama.
Me: OK (I quickly turned around to avoid her seeing me smirk!)
It has been ages since Spud dropped her nap and that was my best attempt to convince her to get some afternoon shut-eye. I knew full well my trick would not work, but I was hoping there could be a chance it might. She obviously would have none of the nap crap and her willingness to delay her chocolate consumption spoke volumes about her liking for naps.
Cheeky little imp! She’s learning to negotiate her way, alright. And I’m learning to “forget” about giving her chocolates after dinner. *GRIN*
