My sandals...

There are a couple of things I've learned about myself recently, one is I do not like carrying more than one bag while commuting to work or jaunting around the city, as M. & I did this weekend.


The other is that comfortable shoes are key to the aforementioned jaunts and my work.

Here is where the multiple bag conundrum comes into play.

I am currently carrying my Louis Vuitton Medium Ellipse bag with the medium length (purchasable) strap. Not a large bag. I was carrying my vintage Gucci (little G's) large envelope style clutch which converts to a messenger style with a long thin strap. It makes me feel light as a feather. And I am, because I can only carry my phone, my "wallet" and my Gucci aviators on a good day. If I want to wear my Dior sunglasses, I either have to change bags or leave the case at home. Anyone who knows me knows the case doesn't stay at home for our sunglasses.

The issue is, if I want to carry a small bag which I am trending toward (after carrying my Foley + Corrina canvas City Tote ad nauseam) I have to wear the same shoes to commute in that I wear while at work. Once, while walking to work, I put a gouge in the heel of my silver Napa Prada flats that makes me want to weep every time I look at it.

Not to mention the healthy lunch I want to bring (salad from the salad bar in our fridge that M. installs on Sundays.) I just don't want to carry shoes and lunch on the bus and then on the walk to the train and then on the train. I need my hands free to balance on that Q train!

This brings me to the subject of this (my first) posting: My sandals...which are lemon yellow patent leather Saltwater Sandals by Hoy. These babies will change your life; at least during the summer. They are waterproof (it's been pretty rainy, and I dipped them into the Mediterranean while in France) and get more comfortable when you get them wet. But...here's the best part! They're $32.95 on mysaltwatersandals.com. I originally bought them in navy blue back in May and found them so comfy that I wanted another pair. I also bought a pair for my mom, as she bought several pairs for me as a child at Stride Rite. I had to return the favor.