Rainy Day Diva™

Have you ever noticed that Hollywood is really afraid of the number 30?  While magazines and talk shows proclaim that 30 is the new twenty (or is that 40?), TV and film are still afraid to hop on the bandwagon.  Of course, I’ve noticed this before but watching TV all weekend made it even more obvious.  They create all these characters that are living fabulous lives in their twenties.  Take Girlfriends for example, (I’m still mad they cancelled that one) they were partners at law firms, misdirected Ph.D’s, successful real estate moguls and a mother of a teenager all before the big 3-0! Yeah,  right.

Do you remember your twenties?  Mine weren’t like that and they weren’t like that for a lot of people I know.  Now does that happen  for some people?  Sure.  And there are fourteen year olds that make millions of dollars touring with their brothers in a band, but that’s not your average high school freshman.   If it were real life, they would have been at least a decade older than their ages on the show.  There are a few shows that haven’t conformed, but by and large it’s the hollywood way.  And every time I see some character with a mansion and a powerful career at the age of 27 running the office, I can’t help but quote Charlie Brown, “Ugh”.   You know in real life she’d still be paying off her student loans and clipping coupons.  Why is this a problem?  Why is there a pebble in my  dream shoes Louboutins?

I really think that this type of portrayal adds to that not-so-subtle pressure to achieve, causing the “undeniably grown” to self-impose unrealistic expectations on our lives.  You know the, I should have done this, had that, been there by now syndrome.  Which, after that certain birthday passes, leaves us wondering is it too late.  Or worse- giving up altogether and believing that the next 4 or 5 decades have to be spent in regret.

Please don’t fall for this one.  Their is no expiration date for success, love, dreams or even a career for that matter.  It is never too late to step onto a new path.

Louboutin Striped Platform Pump retails for a little over $800

Today’s Quote:

“Age ain’t nothing but a number.” Aaliyah

When I saw these shoes, I couldn’t help but grin. These dazzling pumps are part of Christian Louboutin’s fall ’09 collection. And right now I’m trying to figure out how I can work them into my wardrobe. Where I would be stepping out to in these heels, I can’t imagine, but I bet they could take me a few places, that last year’s mules didn’t. I love shoes, but I find that my closet is far more manageable when I buy clothes first and shoes second. It is far easier to find the perfect shoes for an outfit than it is to find the right outfit for the perfect shoes. And believe me, I’ve tried. Shoes are hard to resist.

Sometimes you know the fit isn’t right, the price is too expensive and the heel is way too high. You keep looking in that mirror, prancing back and forth thinking of how good they look and how they make you feel-happy, fashionable, even sexy. You trick yourself into ignoring the discomfort (they’ll give a little). You ignore the sound of your mental calculator adding up the costs, until you find yourself at the register, smiling, all excited about your new sole mates.  It only takes one night out and having your baby toe ignite, the ball of your foot ache, and straps cut off your circulation to acknowledge a universal truth: comfort is highly underrated. And comfort is compatibility, finding the perfect fit, so you can strut instead of limp, dance instead of hobble. Are we still talking about shoes? So you promise to always buy your shoes early, get a medium (never squeeze into a narrow) and stop pretending that the difference in half sizes doesn’t matter. And you commit yourself fully to this truth and your new perspective. That is, until the next shoe sale. Seriously, If I had a dollar for every time I had to pose in a pair of shoes because I couldn’t walk in them, I could take a vacation. So what about you, what pains have you suffered for that “perfect” pair of shoes?