Impractical Shoe Friday {I lied Edition}

Happy Friday everyone!  Despite the cold and the fact that I want to sit in front of the fire with a hot beverage, I am determined to make today a productive day.  The students have a PA day but as a teacher I am at school working away.  That has been one of the hardest adjustments for me.  When I used to see PA day on the calendar I would get all excited thinking that it was a day off.  Now I have to remind myself that since I'm on the payroll I am required to report to school anyway.  Really though, I can't complain, I have a job!

Now, back to the purpose of this blog post - Impractical Shoe Fridays have returned!  The 'I lied' part of the title is because this was actually my outfit from yesterday, but Impractical Shoe Thursday just doesn't sound as fun. 

I don't know if I've explained my work situation or not.  For those of you in teaching (at least in Ontario) you'll understand the term LTO or Long Term Occasional.  Basically it means that I take over someone's classroom for a long period of time.  I was in a Grade 1 French Immersion class from September till December at a different school than the one I was in last year.  Then after Christmas I came back to the school I was at last year and I will be in a Grade 2 French Immersion class until the end of the year.  Did that make sense or did it just confuse you?!  The reason I share this is that the ladies at my old school were all excited about me coming back so they could see what crazy shoes I'd be wearing this year.  There was even a new teacher who when they first met me were like, "Oh!  You're the teacher who did the fancy shoes!"  My reputation preceded me, so I had to start with a bang.

 Wait, I know, that is my face, not the shoes.  But look how well my blush stayed all day! It's a Mary Kay colour that I will be sharing soon!

  Ah, there we are.  Aren't they beautiful?  I bought them at Le Chateau before Christmas and even tweeted a little sneak peek picture. They are five inches of muted fuschia glory.  I had to buy them about a half size bigger due to availability but with toe cushions and heel grips they are now the perfect fit. 

 The rest of the ensemble.  top and jeans:Winners || blazer:Dynamite ||

  I seriously think I win 'awkward poses' for the year.  So, yesterday I was reading the blog of this beautiful woman who just happens to take fabulous outfit pictures.  She had written a post about 'How to take good outfit pictures' and though I've read similar ones before I skimmed through it.  None of her ideas were new, but her biggest point was basically this: Don't take pictures inside your house/bedroom.  They look lame.  Now, while I agree with this bit of advice I don't always follow it because where I live it was minus 17 and snowing yesterday when I got home from work.  Not exactly idea conditions to be taking pictures.  She on the other hand, lives in a southern state that gets approximately 360 days of beautiful sunshine each year.  So, before you judge someone as being lame, remember that many of us don't live in ideal blogger conditions.  The sun sets at 5 and I spend a lot of time shoveling the driveway and scraping off my car.  End Ramble.

 Just in case one close up of the shoes wasn't enough. . here's another!

I included this last picture because it has no editing effects done to it.  This is the actual colour of the shoes and I hope you can see why I called them muted.  It's a toned down but yet still awesome pink.  I actually have decided that they are basically a neutral because in my opinion you could get away wearing them with pretty much any outfit. 

There you have it!  Quite possibly the longest Impractical Shoe Friday post. 

I hope you have a fabulous weekend planned!

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