Cleaning House.

Look BELOW! These are the shoes I'm getting rid of! Yay!

Aaaannnddd....these are ALLLLLLL the shoes I am keeping! :) Eeek, right?



A wise person (I really can't remember who it was) once said "Sometimes in order to make room for new things in your life, you have to get rid of some of the old things." Now, this can apply to so many different things in our lives. This can apply to people...you know the kind of people I'm talking about....those toxic ones who seem to suck the life out of you? The ones who you just KNOW your life would be easier without, but for some reason you are addicted to them? I have definitely found myself in this situation before (as I'm sure most of us have if we would ever be vulnerable and admit to it!), and I have found that cutting a toxic person out of your life is easier said than done. But, cleaning house in your relationships is just as important as cleaning your actual house. Even the toilet needs to get scrubbed every now and then, right? In my own life (and this is me, being vulnerable here with you) I have some housecleaning to do. Like I said, easier said than done. I have missed blogging lately, because I think that it was cathartic for me. I am able to get out my feelings, using my shoes as a metaphor for life experiences.

So, like I have said with sometimes needing to have "relationship funerals" (ie. getting rid of people who are not improving our lives), we must also sometimes LITERALLY clean out our closets. As I have said all along, the purpose of this blog was to wear all of those dang shoes that I had in my closet. Well, I did THAT and now my next step is to get rid of any shoes that just aren't "meshing" with my life. You know, they're either uncomfortable, don't fit anymore, or just don't go with me now. Does that make sense? So, goodbye white wedges from Target. Sayonara gold strappy heels from Target. Adios gold leaf-too short-heels from H&M. See ya later Guess flats. I don't want you anymore. I don't need you anymore. My life will be better off without you in it.

I wish that getting rid of toxic people was as easy and cut&dry as that was. How do you get rid of people who just aren't "fitting" anymore---who are no longer comfortable? And furthermore, how does one figure out who these people are? Well, although I can always find a metaphor for life through my shoes, it is not as easy to treat people like shoes. People are not possessions. People have feelings. People can talk back to you (although I would argue that some of my shoes talk to me...listen closely...they're saying "I hurt. Get rid of me!" haha) So I guess some people's behavior tells us that they don't want to be in our "closet" anymore, just like our shoes tell us the same things. We just have to listen.

Word to the wise people. Don't be like me. Don't become overwhelmed by unnecessary "shoes" in your life. It's just not worth it. Make a clean sweep. Get rid of whatever is bogging you down. You will feel better. You will be better. Your life will be more fulfilling than you knew possible. Fill it instead with fabulous stillettos, adorable wedges, and sassy boots. Just say "NO!" to the tempting because they are comfortable and not dangerous in any way, shape, or form, kitten heels (hello! the "mullet" of shoes), flats (they are a sickness), and ugly tennis shoes (unless they are meant to be worn for running). (see the metaphor here, my friends???)

What can you get rid of today? May it be shoes or a toxic person, be brave. Just Do It.