You Ain't Right Club

[maki2]

I have been downsizing, throwing away a garbage can of stuff away each week.  First round on my personal stuff about a year ago. Tossed, suits, formal clothing, special clothing, etc.  Second round about 6 months ago.  Tossed all office clothes, many sports clothing etc.  So....now I need to attend a funeral of an older person.  I need to dress in black and conservative. (Most of the men were wearing suits.) I purchased dress black pants at a thrift shop, but forgot the shoes.  I am wondering if I made the right decision in footwear. 
Which would you have chosen? 

Yellow, short swim training fins
Black, full length, scuba fins along with a black wetsuit
Black road biking shoes with cleats that make walking difficult, along with black spandex shorts, mid length and full length
Mountain biking shoes full of mountain dirt
3" Black, sexy Harley motorcycle boots with red flames (have the leather coat, chaps, and vest)
Michael Kors dress boots that will only zip up half way because I gained weight
Hiking Boots
Crocs in fluorescent pink or powder blue

So, how much footwear does a women need?  If I was living in a van, people would not expect much, but as a part-timer you have expectations of being normal, even if your lifestyle and mindset are that of a minimalist.  I do believe after looking at my existing footwear, I may need to do some more purging

It was a 3 1/2 hour drive to the memorial service, and we only got there 10 minutes early, so stopping to buy some shoes was not an option.  BTW, I chose the dress boots zipped up half way

So how many pairs does a woman need?

The answer for me is that is I need 2 pairs of walking shoes and if the rare event such as the opera comes along I get a pair of women's flats or low heels from the thrift store that I consider disposable after the event. But as I have a EEE foot and I pronate there are only 2 brands of shoes I can get in my true size for a proper fit, Brooks or New Balance. So I have never been a woman with a closet full of shoes. That means that I did not have a shoe collection to downsize from. But I have to up size now to include some flip flops to wear in public showers.

(This post was last modified: 10-03-2019, 05:00 PM by maki2.)