The Sole's Delight

I decided to feature shoes from some of my favorite designers. All these shoes are part of Fergie's line. I chose these  pairs of shoes because they are fun. Right about now, with all that is going on in the world today, you need to let your hair down and just have fun. I am not saying that shoes are going to take all your worries away, but I know the right pair can definitely put a smile on my face! Isn't that what it's about? Finding things that you love and care share with others? Putting positive vibes into the universe? We know what the realities of our day-to-day lives are. We see, read it, hear, speak out and sometimes dream out every day all day. This is about creating a new space of happiness, diversity and freedom. My love from all shoes that are beautiful allows me to change character, switch my style, transform my look and at the end of the day, it is still all ME. I love that! It is ALL ME! :) So what have we learned from Fergie? The shoes that I have ch...

I started this blog during my process of self-discovery. I thought I needed to reinvent myself but some times you need to run with what comes naturally. After I lost my job, I spent a long time sitting around trying to figure out what I was supposed to do with myself. Of course, there was always consolation in my closet. The more I write the more I want to share my passion for shoes. In the last few weeks, I really wanted this to be more than just an emotional release. They say when you are doing what you love, it's not work. I am starting to believe that is true. So I think it's time for me to put in some work lol I have decided to move out of my comfort zone and really step my game up, pushing myself to show how far will I go to pursue my passion. I have to admit that it can be scary, but then I think to myself, "we're talking about shoes here! I got this!" That is not to say that I am the foremost authority on shoes, but I know what speaks to me. I know how I...

The Steve Madden Midori boot are my "pushing the envelope" shoe. To me it is a contradiction within itself. It's a suede boot, yet it has an open toe. When I first saw this shoe I thought.. " If it's cold enough for suede, how is it warm enough to have your toes exposed?" I still don't have the answer to this question, but somehow Midori makes it work. lol Not unlike many things in my life, on the outside, it seems like they just don't go, yet I make it work. Midori is the first shoe I brought that doesn't common sense to me LOL but she does make sense on some other level which I cannot articulate at that present moment. (Translation = I just don't have the words for it right now lol) I guess sometimes that's just what you have to do. On the surface it seems like things just don't make sense, they don't go together, but when you take a chance to do something different, you may come out with something new... something with a lot o...

I have spent so much time expending energy to be Something different Something specific Something other than me I went around in huge circles, octagons and triangles Only to arrive at square one My swagga was/ is a thing of beauty Like Ms. Hill said You just lost one  I can reinvent myself over and over again Change me look Switch up my style Return within my self and spin Change up colors Go up and down a size But at the end of the day My prize remains inside. I'm a little old school But I get brand new at times I gotta sick flow And a sexy sharp mind Not sure if you see that Not concerned if you believe that You'd be a fool not to agree that  I... AM ...ONE OF A KIND - Lauren Liburd

"I gotta new way to walk....walk walk. I gotta new way to talk... talk talk." (singing as I sway my head back and forth) You remember that song from Sesame Street? I used to get so excited when that came on! things were very simple then. Happiness wasn't a choice, it just WAS. I remember being a kid and just being filled with joy because there was no other way to be. Over this last year and a half, I have gone through a range of emotions. My ultimate goal... to get back to that place of joy in my life. Now I can't say that I am completely content with everything. I still have more goals, more changes to go through, but I can say that I have a lantern to help light the path until I reach the light at the end of the tunnel. So there is a new found bounce in my step.  I like these shoes for several reasons. One, they are just sassy! They have a lot of glitz without being gaudy. They make a bold yet classy statement.  I wore these sho...

A few months ago, my dad called me and told me he had cancer. Never one to be lacking in articulation, at that moment I had nothing to say. He assured me everything was going to be fine. He has great doctors and they caught it early, all the things that you want to hear to give you hope, but does any of that make you feel better when you first get this life changing news? I tried to be a good daughter and not get too emotional on the phone. I asked a few probing questions about the plan of action for his treatment and his symptoms. I basically tried to keep the conversation as logical as possible, while on the inside I felt like I was melting. My dad and I have not had a conventional relationship. A product of teen pregnancy, I felt like I spent most of my early years watching my parents grow up and become adults rather, than looking to them for guidance. My daddy and I... well we have grown together in our own way. He was never one to stress me about grades or school. He just knew I ...

Sometimes we are called upon to do some difficult things in life. Everyone has their challenges, and I am no exception. There is something about going through transition, moving from one stage of your life to the next, that can cause you to exercise some mental, emotional and spiritual muscles you never knew you had. Everything in nature seems to move about its transition knowingly and with least resistance. I can't say its easy for a caterpillar to turn into a butterfly, I don't know if the creature feels pain during the process, but at no times does the caterpillar say " I don't want to be stuck in this cocoon for an undisclosed amount of time, isolated and alone. I'll pass.I like it where I am." However, sometimes we as human beings with our God blessed consciousness, decide that we don't want to do something, even when our very nature is already in transition moving us to the next stage. It is only right that we are constantly moving and changing as ou...