Monumental First Post!

Some years back, I had an idea. I should start a blog, I thought. (No one said it was a particularly novel idea.) I’m interesting! And engaging! And I like people! But I never bothered to do it because it seemed like a lot of work, and what if nobody reads it, and I really don’t know anything about building a website much less maintaining it, and domain name, stat counter, gibberish, gibberish, blah, blah, blah. Cue to Christmas 2008, when my thoughtful husband, who is sick of hearing me talk endlessly about the things I would write in my non-existent blog, purchases two tickets to the BlogHer 09 conference. Read: Shit or get off the pot, woman.

Cut to two months ago by which time a handful of you have convinced, nay coerced, me into believing that the husband is right, and that it’s time for my world debut. So I get myself a cool domain name (which I will explain in due time), my tech guru of a BFF sets up the site for me, and I sit down to write my first post. Two months ago. All that time I thought I had brilliant, witty things to contribute to the already noisy and crowded intarwebz, and when it came time to post my first post, I was totally, utterly, paralyzed and at a complete loss for words. This is totally unlike me. I have words for everything! Perhaps a few too many of the four-lettered variety, but nevertheless, I always have words! It seemed to me that the first post on my new blog should be somehow…earth-shattering. It would make you alternately weep, then laugh, then have a buddha-like moment of self-recognition. It might put me in the running for a Nobel prize, or at the very least launch my career as a renowned speaker on all matters. But alas, that post eluded me, and after enduring harassment from numerous parties (you know who you are), here I am, typing away feverishly. Actually, the only reason I’m typing so fast is because I have to pee, and I know if I get up and walk away from this computer I may as well scrap this post and wait two more months to launch the blog, and also because if I don’t type fast, I’m going to have to explain why there’s a wet spot on my husband’s pillow when he gets home from work.

So in honor of spring and in honor of the launch of oneshoeoff.net, it seems appropriate for me to share a really gorgeous pair of shoes that I’ve been ogling for about as long as I’ve been pondering this post. (Oh, hell, I can’t get the link to work, and I have to pee so bad I’m squirming, crap, crap, crap.) Wait, here it is TADA!

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Gorgeous contrast in fabrics, beautiful color, romantic yet sassy little slingback with just a touch of heel. Also, completely unaffordable, even on sale. Mmmm…shoe lust.

So, welcome to my little corner of the internet. In case you’re wondering, this isn’t going to be a shoe blog, but you’ll probably see me post links to shoes with some frequency because I kind of have a thing for them. And now, if you’ll excuse me, I need to use the little girl’s room.