Lead me not into Temptation. Or shoe stores

I've got that feeling again. The urge. Its coming over me. I need shoes!

The new lines for Fall/Winter have hit the stores and web and oh my. there are just too many lovely things!

I once read a story about a woman who spent her rent money on books, and her parents reimbursed her. Now, I doubt that my spending has gotten that out of control (in fact I know it hasnt) and I doubt that my parents would be as understanding as this womans. But it does raise an interesting point.

If the woman had spent that money on something else, alcohol for example, then her parents would be painted as the worst kind of enablers, not only supplying but encouraging their daughters addiction.

But since the addiction here is not a controlled substance, but the written word, the story is a lighthearted cocktail party anecdote about the lengths some people will go to for books.

Now, my addiction to books is no trifling thing, but I fear it may be getting a run for its money from my shoe addiction.

The library is such a wonder don't you think? I remember realizing that the library let you have books for free! FREE! can you imagine the glory. You get to keep them for the better part of a month in most cases, and unless you are late in returning them, they are free! Un-Be-Lieve-A-Ble!

I don't think my shoe addiction can be so easily offset though. Were there a service to provide people with used and reused shoes, I would likely not frequent it, nor would many of the people that I know. Used Shoes!? yech.

I don't have much else to say on the matter, only that I have been very good for very long, not having the means to support my shoe habit, but now gainfully employed, my resolve may weaken. Here are some of the authors of my upcoming undoing!