{"id":10142,"date":"2018-10-18T21:48:03","date_gmt":"2018-10-19T03:48:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.amyreesanderson.com\/blog\/?p=10142"},"modified":"2018-10-18T21:48:28","modified_gmt":"2018-10-19T03:48:28","slug":"proof-that-a-new-pair-of-shoes-can-change-your-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.amyreesanderson.com\/blog\/proof-that-a-new-pair-of-shoes-can-change-your-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Proof That A New Pair Of Shoes Can Change Your Life"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’m lovin’ doing Flashback Friday posts where I repost something I’ve written from years back because its forcing me to read past posts which bring back so many great memories- like the day a pair of Christian Louboutin shoes changed my life and inspired me to build my amazing closet, which I will show pics of at the end of this post..ladies, prepare to fall in love…<\/p>\n

“The Voices Told Me To Buy More Shoes”<\/span> –\u00a0(repost from October 2012):<\/p>\n

At least that is what I tell my husband!\u00a0 I blame my obsession with shoes on Cinderella frankly. After all it was the shoes that changed her life. Plus there is something SO HAPPY about buying a brand new pair of shoes :)!\u00a0 The burst of joy that buying a new pair of shoes causes is a phenomenon that is hard to put into words, but it is REAL!\u00a0 \u00a0At least for women it is…I can\u2019t really speak for men because I don\u2019t really know what it does for them…but for women, ah yes, for women the purchasing of a new pair of shoes can literally change our lives! And science have proven it:<\/p>\n

According to studies that have been done, when a woman buys a new pair of shoes “The neurotransmitter dopamine is released, providing a feel-good high, similar to taking a drug,” says Martin Lindstrom.\u00a0 And apparently it is not just an increase of dopamine at work:\u00a0 “Shoes are a collector’s item, whether women realize they perceive them that way or not,” says Suzanne Ferriss, PhD (editor of Footnotes: On Shoes). Just think of how they’re often stored artfully on shoe trees and shelves. “They’re like sculptures,” says Ferriss. As a result, collecting each type provides a mini-adrenaline rush similar to the satisfaction a stamp collector gets when he acquires a rare find.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hah!\u00a0 Our shoe obsession is NOT OUR FAULT!\u00a0 It is a chemical problem in our brains with dopamine and adrenaline!\u00a0 VINDICATION!!<\/p>\n

So for the men reading this, I am about to give you two tips that could very well save your relationships and get you huge brownie points with your woman:<\/p>\n

Tip #1: If ever you are in trouble, which you know you frequently are because, let\u2019s face it – you are men – buy your woman a new pair of shoes! Or, even easier, give her a gift certificate to order her own shoes from her favorite designer or online at\u00a0www.zappos.com<\/strong><\/a>!\u00a0 Nothing will get you out of trouble faster than a new pair of shoes…well, except maybe diamonds…but shoes are much cheaper \ud83d\ude42 .<\/p>\n

Tip #2: Recognize that whatever shoes a woman puts on for the day will tell you everything about the mood she is in \u2013 almost like those mood rings that change colors \u2013 her shoes for the day will indicate if she is in a “feeling casual” mood, an \u201cI am woman hear me roar\u201d mood, an \u201cI don\u2019t care\u201d mood, or an “I feel sexy” mood (and for the record, stilettos are more of an attitude than a shoe so always notice when she is wearing stilettos…). Yes, every shoe a woman wears reflects something about how she is feeling that day.<\/p>\n

You men that paid attention to those tips will thank me for them one day.<\/p>\n

So I need to admit that I got a little crazy on my recent trip to Vegas when I came across a pair of the most gorgeous, sexiest, most sparkly shoes that I have ever seen!\u00a0 They were like sparkly Diamonds and Shoes IN ONE!!!\u00a0 Of course\u00a0my dopamine and adrenaline levels went off the charts – it was a chemical reaction that made me buy them – it wasn’t my fault!!! Just look at the picture of my amazing new shoes covered in Swarovski crystals and you will understand\u00a0\u2013<\/p>\n

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Frankly, the photo doesn\u2019t do them justice – they are AMAZING!\u00a0 I can\u2019t wait to have an event to wear them to!\u00a0 In the meantime I am going to make my husband build me a display case for these shoes because as we just learned from the research I shared, these shoes are like a sculpture \u2013 like a fine piece of art – they must be displayed!\u00a0 Plus, they totally make me feel like Cinderella \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

(end of the 2012 post…now read on to see the closet these shoes inspired)…Ahhh yes….that one pair of shoes led to the purchasing of several other fabulous shoes over years and inspired the building of my fabulous closet:<\/p>\n

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All I can say is #thankyoucinderella #christianlouboutininspires<\/p>\n

~Amy Rees Anderson
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