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the shoes i can’t find

materialism

I was in Coffee Bean on Saturday morning and I saw this woman wearing some shoes I fell madly in love with. After staring at them for a long time I told her I loved her shoes and asked her what brand they were (not that I know anything about brands, but in LA, it’s a good guess to assume they’re something “well known”). She replied “Campbell?” And I asked where she got them and I swear I recall her saying “LM” or “L&M” or some other place with two letters. “BM?” Oh, wait…

She then said “But you should go online because their shoes are a little pricey and I bet you can get a better price online”.

I have been searching and searching the world wide web and I cannot find these shoes anywhere. I’ve typed in every descriptor I can think of for the mental image of these amazing shoes: campbell, heels, patent leather, straps, ankle, black.

And there is no store in LA called L&M or LM. And no, it’s not H&M.

And nothing. I am so disappointed!
What’s a poor shoe loving girl to do now?

Oh, I know – save my money…

meaningful gifts

goings on, materialism

I really like to give gifts, but I don’t like to give useless gifts of “stuff”.

I’m the person who looks at a wedding registry and won’t buy something that doesn’t “look like the person I’m buying it for”. Now, of course, the person I’m buying it for picked everything out, but there is always something that just feels right to me and that’s what I buy…

For Christmas I also love to give things that can be used. For example, last year I bought R an espresso machine because I knew he would use it and it would help save him dollars and cents. And he loved it. And he uses it every day. And still talks about what a good gift it was. So, see, that wasn’t a romantic gift, per se, but it was perfect.

And now I come to this year’s list…

Mom
Dad
R
2 brothers
R’s parents (especially because they feed me every Sunday!)

I think I really might have the hardest list ever! And there are only 4 days before I go away to the North, so I must have gifts for R and his parents by Friday.

I’m dying here. What do I get people who don’t need any “stuff”? H.E.L.P M.E