You may call me a shoe hoarder --- I'd say I'm always planning for a future self that may want to wear a certain pair of shoes again. While I've definitely gotten better at the sweet sorrow of culling my closet, it's wonderful when you didn't give something away and rediscover it years later.Circa 2004 I purchased a pair of boots which can only be described as sneaker stilettos: laces, velcro, and a sneaker-like toe with a stiletto heel. I got them at Walmart for about 20 or 30 bucks. I got a lot of wear out of them at the end of high school and beyond. I even had them reheeled a couple of times - I probably spent more having them maintained than I did to buy them in the first place. But they were so funky and versatile, it seemed worth it.
Then, in the years that followed, they lay dormant like the One Ring at the bottom of the river Anduin. I've been out of my family home for over six years, I've lived in six different apartments spanning two provinces since then. Needless to say, things get forgotten about and overlooked. Somehow, the sneaker stilettos persisted. Last week, I retrieved them from my old closet at my mom's and wore them again.
With a low heel and a seriously decent grip on the sole, they're pretty awesome and truly comfortable. Moral of the story? Don't throw anything out ;)
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