These Boots

I've had a pair of boots sitting in my closet for I don't know how long.  If I had to guess, I'd say two years at least.  They're ankle high with a boxed heel around 2 inches high.  I loved them but didn't like the way they looked with my skinny jeans, and I wasn't too happy with how they looked with my boot cut jeans.  Plus, as I mentioned, they have a heel.  (I'm not one for wearing heels.) 

The reason why I purchased them in the first place was to satisfy my half-assed fashionista craving that occasionally plagues me if I spend too much time on YouTube. Sometimes I get the urge to dress up and look like a "proper lady."  Don't get me wrong; I don't dress like a slob.  But my shoe collection is predominately flats or flip-flops and that one pair of Bear Claw boots.   I can't walk in high-heels (I did recently purchase a nude pair...for the future.) I'm awkward...have I mentioned that?  I walk into walls...on my own...in my bare feet. Me walking in heels would be entertaining, to say the least.

Anyway, back to the point.

One morning, as soon as the cooler weather forced me to pack away my beloved flip-flops, I saw these boots peeking out from the back of my closet as I tried to figure out what shoe to wear to work.  With a sigh, I picked them up and put them on. 

"Hmmm," I muttered, turning this way and that way.  "These look really good with these jeans."

I felt like a fool walking down stairs in them.  The clop, clop, clop of them hitting the tile, put me in mind of a horse walking on cobblestones.  I smiled.  I like horses and the sound of them walking on cobblestones.

Yes, I'm that simple at 34 years old. 

I wore these boots to work and instantly felt like a supermodel.  Seriously.  I noticed myself walking taller.  I felt more confident.  If there had been a breeze and my hair was out of a braid, it would have been a scene from a movie.  You know the one, where the hot chick is catching the eye of everyone she passes as she walks in slow motion, like a runway model.  "These boots are made for walking," was the theme song of the day.  It was glorious.

Except, no one was out and about so early in the morning except me, so, it was a very dramatic walk to my car for nothing.

I didn't think that a pair of shoes could give me so much confidence.  I've worn them almost every day since then, and the magic hasn't worn off.   I can't even imagine the sort of euphoria I'll feel once I can wear those new heels!  Watch out world!