Have a Great Weekend & Mom's Day!

It's been such a long week and I'm so happy that we made it to the finish line! Spring kinda sprung (though we've had a bout of chilly rain the last two days), I had a ladies night out and got to spend a little time with my love bug in the park. On the flip side, I've been plagued with commuting and daycare woes for the last week and so I'm really quite ready to turn my brain off and have a bit of a break this weekend.

We'll be on the go as usual, and will be celebrating Mothers Day with both of our moms on Sunday. I'm happy to do whatever, as long as I get to be with my Sweet P for the day.

{Mother's Day 2013}

Part of the strife I feel as a working mom is this insatiable feeling that I never get enough time with my daughter. It's so hard to be a working mom; there is no doubt about it, and it's something that I grapple with daily. My feelings on being a full-time working mom is a topic for another time, but it occurred to me as I began writing this post that it's been just about a year since I've been back to work after having Penelope. I feel proud and sometimes in disbelief that I've made it a whole year. If being a mom is one of the hardest things I'm doing, then being a working mom is right up there on the top of the scale too. And so I'm ready to celebrate the moms in my life and maybe give myself a bit of a break too.

There's nothing easy about being a mom, whether you work, stay home or do a bit of both. And so I wish a very very happy Mother's Day to every single one of the moms out there...the working moms, stay-at-home moms, soon to be moms, want to be moms, trying to be moms  and all other caregivers out there. It's a journey that I'm proud to be on with all of you!

Have a great weekend my friends!

Park It

Earlier this week, I took Penelope for her 15 month doctors appointment. The office resides just off of a gorgeous park and it was one of the very rare beautiful spring days that was warm yet cool, the cherry blossoms were in bloom, and it was just too amazing outside to be indoors. Penelope was such a champ at her appointment and so I took her to the park for a little while afterwards to play. Though she refused the swings, she was in a state of pure joy when she got to run free and stretch her legs.

I'm going to hide under the covers and cry now...didn't I just bring her home from the hospital?

I Caved and Bought a Pair of Tieks

Yep, it's true.

If you follow me on Instagram then you saw me modeling these little cuties a couple of weeks ago.

In the Great Shoe Saga of 2014, I've been on the hunt for a versatile pair of super comfy shoes.

These shoes are a small fortune by my bank account standard, and so I did a ton of research before taking the plunge. I read lots of reviews, spoke to a few people first hand and after only glowing praise did I bite the bullet with a pair of pretty tangerine Tieks.

Also, can we talk about how adorable these are? I often obsess over which color(s) I'd get next (I love the chestnut, ballerina pink and diamond white croc). Each pair has the signature Tiek blue sole and to make your high heeled life even better, they fold up into a tiny pouch for easy transport. And they come in this adorable packaging:

I'm a marketing person and so I'm totally sucked in by beautiful packaging. My iPhone photo does not do it justice.

For such an expense I know it's crazy to go with a wild color like tangerine, but I wanted a color that would pop and complement many of my clothes. I wear a lot of neutrals (blacks and grays mostly) and when I branch out with color I often lean toward blues, purples and greens. And so for me, the tangerine was a perfect choice to complement all of those options.

Tieks supposedly mold to your feet and are made of super soft and lux Italian leather which I love. In the comfort department, I like them...but can't say they are 'the one' to make all of my foot issues disappear. I can wear them for a long period of time and did ok in my mile long walk to work...not to mention a haunted jail tour in Charleston.

For me, the culprit of discomfort lies in the upper elastic area the cuts just below my big toe and into my foot bone. I often have issues with this so I'm not sure that my experience would apply to all. But I do find that after wearing them for an extended period of time, that bone feels tender and amplified...and dare I say, dangerously close to pre-bunion proportions. The elastic upper is super soft and stretchy so on the surface it's not uncomfy...I think it's just the way the shape of the upper is cut, if that makes sense.

The jury is still out on whether or not these are worth the price tag...but in the meantime, I'll continue to break them in and daydream of other gorgeously colored Tieks...

Do you have a go to pair of shoes, or are you continuously on the hunt like me?

Do you own a pair of Tieks? How do you like them? And whether you do or don't, what color(s) do you love?

PS - This post isn't sponsored nor am I being paid or perked to write about them. Just a day in the life...