Saved from eBay
I listed some shoes for sale on eBay the other day. Luckily, I was able to sell my black Sanita Marcelles fairly quickly and hopefully, my other listings will sell just as well.
I've never worn these out, these ruby American Eagle flats. Though I've had them for about a couple of years now, they've never seen the light of day. It's not that I don't like them -- they're lovely. But, my wide flat feet look ever so hideous in them and these shoes give no arch support whatsoever. Remember the Rated R version of my Cute Magic pictures? Well, let's just say that my feet looked pretty scary in them, like She-Hulks on steroids. So I've been meaning to either give them away or sell them and I finally decided to sell them on eBay. After completing the listing for this pair, I sat in front of my keyboard, kinda stuck until I canceled the submission. I just couldn't bring myself to hit the submit button.
This happens to me frequently. For instance, any attempts to clean out my junk drawer often ends with me retaining most of the very things I'm trying to clean out. I'm one of those sentimental folks. I keep a lot of stuff, far longer than I really should. I keep old greeting cards, even those generic Xmas cards that people send out.
Though I've gotten much better at parting with souvenirs and miscellaneous memorabilia (ie. napkins with notes, salt and pepper shakers kidnapped from various restaurants, movie stubs, programs, restaurant receipts, etc.), sometimes my feelings come between me and a clutter-free environment.
Quite frankly, I don't like holding on to the past in such a manner. Talk about a waste of space! Perhaps I'm afraid that without such things in my life, I'd forget a whole lot of things -- a whole lot of good things. I'm aware that I do these things to remember certain events and even certain people. Perhaps to remember, that despite the outcome, painful or otherwise, that at some point in time, wrapped within each scrappy trinket or souvenir is magic of some kind, magic that helps me relive the good times, especially with those estranged ones.
Such collections of mine are hidden deep within drawers or packed away in storage boxes and they only surface during those times that I'm trying to clean house.
Well, these American Eagle flats have been saved from eBay, once again saved from potentially touching earth by fond reveries of dear Mama.
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I totally do the same thing when I'm trying to get rid of my stuff. I keep the weirdest things...like piles of cards from high school graduation. And shoes. For years, I had this pair of pink jelly flip-flop stilettos, with a plastic heel post that had a screw going through the center. I have no idea why I even bought them. I never wore them. But I could never get rid of them. Until recently. And then when I get rid of stuff, I have bags and bags of stuff I should try to sell, but end up just tossing to Goodwill. Because if I keep it around longer to sell it on eBay, I'd do what you did and take them back.... It's very Ghost World-esque.
Oh, and I like your shoe of the week. ;)
Danielle, I hope you write a review on Inglewood. Either that or create a Vlog!