The Stars are Brightly Shining

It's crisp, cold and clear skies this morning - hello, winter my old friend!

Can I tell you about the hell that was shoe shopping yesterday?  Honestly, I want to retire my girl-card and be finished with fashion.

I can walk in them SLOWLY.

I bought a pair of off-white booties.  Looks like they are acceptable in the winter now (I hope)?  I also have a pair of boots that are too high for the dress (but look nice with jeans so I'm keeping them).  I wonder if I need to be someone who has a STASH of dress up clothes to wear.  Searching for 2 outfits is draining me.

They would be great with the red dress if they weren't so high.

The top bag was meant for red dress with brown boots - now too casual for cream boots. UGH
The other is for the black pant jumper - it's from a young store, but looks a bit old-lady-like if you ask me.

I now own 2 dresses and one pant jumper.  Nothing is a home run.  If it's comfortable, I have no shoes.  If I have shoes, it's fussy and not super comfortable - and have no evening bag.  I don't have fancy stuff.  I have a stash of summer dresses, but nothing for winter.

On my semi-failed search for shoes, I walked into White House Black Market and they picked out the pant jumper.  It's cute but needs mega smoothing garments.  I need to see if I have the right ones.  Long black pants so shoes are easy - they are shoes I've had for 18 years!!  I remember I got them the winter I turned 30 (I remember the occasion).  Me and shoes are a THING!!  I really HATE shoe shopping.

Here are the outfits.  The middle dress is for Friday night holiday work dinner.

My problem with shoes is ... well ... lots of things.  My feet are wide.  I can't walk in heels.  My legs are a shade of pale that is shocking and without tights/hose, I'm screwed.  I have fancy flip flops for summer and all is well.  Winter is a problem.

I gave up and am taking a breather from shopping.  Something will go on my feet.  Having 2 fancy nights IN A ROW necessitates TWO outfits.  UGH.  HELP ME!!  Don't event get me started on jewelry!

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Let's talk other things.

I didn't take pictures of the Christmas decorations yet.  Coming, but (again) it's pretty much the same as last year.

I didn't go to boxing yesterday.  When I looked at the schedule, there was an instructor switch and it worked well to rest yesterday and box today.  Even power walking the dog had my legs aching.  It was a good decision.

We have a run-off election in GA today, so voting, boxing and getting packages ready to mail.  I have so many rescue calls to make this afternoon too.  Plugging along with my schedule, trying to stay a little ahead because there is no wiggle room.

I'm taking the pace down a little today.  I felt the STRESS yesterday and it wasn't good.  Hubby had a work trip on the calendar, but wrote it the wrong week.  He's in town now.  Good and bad.  Help with dogs, but that means I need to figure out dinners.

P.S.  Having song lyrics makes my "title" so easy!  It's working much better than my moto -- All is Calm and All is Bright LOL!!  (I made my moto my watch-face and it's a constant reminder ... not sure if that's good though given my lack of success with it!)  Later gators.