Leavin on a Jet Plane

I'm getting ready to leave on my trip to Philly. I'm going to a conference for college newspaper ad managers and editors. I'm excited because I finally have a reason to wear all of the business casual clothes that I for some reason always buy even though I don't have a place to wear them.

It also gives me an opportunity to wear a good percentage of my shoe collection--in other words a small way for me to validate having so many pairs of shoes. I'm going to be at this conference for a total of 5 days. I have six business outfits packed, a formal dress for the formal dinner, and a grand total of 7 pairs of shoes.

I think I'm going to end up having a bag designated just for my shoes. It's sad I know, but it makes me happy. If you really think about it, I just have a really functional collection. Some people have hundreds of little statues that they pay hundreds of dollars for, and all they do is take up space and collect dust. I choose to spend comparable amounts of money on something that I actually use. Granted each pair does spend a lot of time on a shelf looking pretty, but they still get some actual use (most do, I'm sure I have a pair or two that I haven't gotten around to wearing yet but I will I promise.)

I know, I'm a materialistic bitch, at least I can admit it...