I got new shoes!!!!!!!

     It has taken quite some time, but I can honestly say that I now know the value of a well made shoe. :)  As a Hair Stylist working 50-60hrs/week, my feet get put to work!!!
   
     So shoes are one of my things; one look at my collection usually provokes the question, "do you really need all of these??".  Well in due time, maybe I won't!!  I am thrilled to begin the quest in finding fabulous, HEALTHY for my feet shoes.  :) :)  I have only owned my Pikolinos for 1 week, but have worn them every single day without fail.  Now knowing what a good shoe is supposed to feel like, I cannot imagine paying for anything else!  Oh yes, come to find out I have been wearing the wrong fit all along!  Anna, the lovely shoe clerk, learned me a few things:

1. You should have about a thumb nails length between your big toe and the tip of the shoe.
2. You should have room to wiggle your toes.  (She said you should be able to "play the piano with your toes".)
3. A sign of a well made shoe is a removable inner sole.  (a-ha!)

    Long story short, these new shoes have changed the game for me.  I have been searching for cute, stylish, comfy and supportive shoes for a few months now, and this is where it's at.  I am totally committed to being kinder to the size 8's that support me day in and day out.

Check them out for yourself!

    Classified as "European Walking shoes", my Pikolinos are my new jam.  They are stylish, unique, versatile; they are made with buttery soft leather, and the tongue is all squishy and padded and fantastic! (They feel so great that when I come home at the end of a long day, I don't even want to take them off!)  A shout out is in order to Strada shoes in the Thornes Marketplace in Northampton, MA for carrying such gems.  :)   Already eyeing my next pair.. and possibly the next..      

As I discover more tried and true brands, you bet i'll be sharing.  ;)

Just the beginning

So here it is.. it's finally happening!!!!     Having a blog isn't it.. It is making the first post!!  
       I have been pondering, and rough drafting, and contemplating, and doing what I naturally do, which pretty much goes a little something like this:
Over think? Perfectionist by default.
Get carried away? I'm a dreamer.
Have good intentions but things take forever to actually happen? I can identify as a procrastinator for sure, but my mind is always progressive. Just when a solid thought comes along, I can quickly trail off into left field somewhere with a bagillion other ideas and how to incorporate a bagillion other people, places, or things, sometimes forgetting that very first solid important thought! *phew*    Focus!!   I am learning just that.  Slow down; go back; breathe.  That first thought?  Knock it out, see what's next.
"Don't put off until tomorrow what you can do today."  Benjamin Franklin?  Such a smart guy.

 Despite my wandering mind, the one thing that remains true, the attribute that cultivates the eternal hyperactive madness that is my brain, is love.  I love love, and when I love, I love wholeheartedly.  And when I love something or someone, it is generally all that I can manage to discuss... and I get soo excited!! :D    You see, I am a positive, glass half-full kinda girl.  I believe in the transference of energy; that ones thoughts project onto those around them.  I've been told I have positive energy by some folk, and i'm imagining it's cause of the looove.  :)  I truly live for sharing with others, the things that light up my life.  I hope to share the love; spread the positive energy.
 So far I have decided this:   I will begin here, and not worry about the rest.

I am Sarah; a 26 year old Hairstylist from the Boston area.
I am a daughter to remarkable, strong parents, who although did not last in a partnership, conceived me out of love.
I am a big sister, doing the best I can to be a good role model; to encourage and empower the two brightest, most beloved kids in my world.
I am a granddaughter, a niece, a cousin.
A partner in life to the most extraordinary of gentlemen; the coolest guy I know, and the possessor of my heart.
I am a BFF, a best friend, and a friendly acquaintance. ;) ;)

I will surely learn and grown with each new post I create.  I hope that you will enjoy reading as much as I enjoy sharing.  :)   This is Lovery: the online network in which I come to display and share with you, all the things I love. :)