These red shoes were a then-recent purchase. I was searching far and wide for a perfect pair of red stilettos.. and when I finally came into possession of them, I realised how much of a non-necessity they were...and I also felt guilty pangs of spending over $100 for something and by that stage I had already stopped working full-time.
I did my best to sell it on ebay. I even wrote an ebay "blog ad" for it that I consequently also posted on FB:
The Red Effect - a little blog that I posted on my new Ebay/Auctiva "store"
One day, when I still used to work in an office, I came to work and found that 8 other people had the same idea as me.....We all decided to wear RED that day!(And mind you it wasn't even Valentine's day).
It wasn't a bad thing though, cos we all looked pretty nice. I remember getting complimented a little more than usual too. Come to think of it...the whole day was pretty darn good... and I have a strange suspicion that it had something to do with the random chance occurence that 30% of our office population was also donned in the same scarlet shade.
There's just something about the colour that is just so darn appealing. It makes us want to walk with a little more strut, it makes us want to drive maybe a little bit faster, it inspires us to live more passionately and even take more risks.
Ever notice that when a red car drives past a lot of people pause what they're doing and pay attention? Or when a gift is wrapped and then tied with a big red ribbon, the anticipation to open it up climbs to near un-bearable!
What about "red" on a woman? Red lipstick, a swish red handbag, flaming red curls, a red dress....need I say more??
Is it to do with our blood I wonder? Does the Cherry colour influence the way we behave or what we're attracted to because our very life source is the same tint? Does red make the heart beat faster?
I'm no professional scientist and I haven't got a clue if it's allure and enticement has anything to do with the above association.
But I do know that whenever I get into a red pair of shoes (be it flats or heels), whenever i slip on a red cardi, whenever I bite into a red juicy apple.......I feel better than I did before.
So if anyone is reading this blog out there, if there's something you can take from this...Give yourself a treat... get yourself something red, be it big or small.. GET RED.
While you are at it, check out these very SEXY RED HEELS I am selling on Ebay:
http://cgi.ebay.com/Brand-New-Mango-MNG-Sexy-Red-Heels-size-38-7-5-8-/****
They might just be the Ruby Remedy that you need.:-P
Have a great day!
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It sold for $25 ...the winning bidder.. my beloved husband. He knew how much work it took to finally find them and he knew how much I'd actually miss them. He also knew that the above attempt to sell it for a better price by blogging about wasn't such a success and he didn't want me to lose out bigtime. Thanks Frankie! I think my son was also happy that I got to keep them..he seems to like the look of them on his feet too :-)
I dunno why I put it on my blogpage. Maybe the moment was still fresh and I didn't have any other background photo for my blog. I'm thinking of removing it. But if I do, this blog will be irrelevant. Thus, it will stay, for now:-)
P.S. Avid E-bayers - don't hate. It's only fair.. I was still penalised with the fees.
It wasn't a bad thing though, cos we all looked pretty nice. I remember getting complimented a little more than usual too. Come to think of it...the whole day was pretty darn good... and I have a strange suspicion that it had something to do with the random chance occurence that 30% of our office population was also donned in the same scarlet shade.
There's just something about the colour that is just so darn appealing. It makes us want to walk with a little more strut, it makes us want to drive maybe a little bit faster, it inspires us to live more passionately and even take more risks.
Ever notice that when a red car drives past a lot of people pause what they're doing and pay attention? Or when a gift is wrapped and then tied with a big red ribbon, the anticipation to open it up climbs to near un-bearable!
What about "red" on a woman? Red lipstick, a swish red handbag, flaming red curls, a red dress....need I say more??
Is it to do with our blood I wonder? Does the Cherry colour influence the way we behave or what we're attracted to because our very life source is the same tint? Does red make the heart beat faster?
I'm no professional scientist and I haven't got a clue if it's allure and enticement has anything to do with the above association.
But I do know that whenever I get into a red pair of shoes (be it flats or heels), whenever i slip on a red cardi, whenever I bite into a red juicy apple.......I feel better than I did before.
So if anyone is reading this blog out there, if there's something you can take from this...Give yourself a treat... get yourself something red, be it big or small.. GET RED.
While you are at it, check out these very SEXY RED HEELS I am selling on Ebay:
http://cgi.ebay.com/Brand-New-Mango-MNG-Sexy-Red-Heels-size-38-7-5-8-/****
They might just be the Ruby Remedy that you need.:-P
Have a great day!
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It sold for $25 ...the winning bidder.. my beloved husband. He knew how much work it took to finally find them and he knew how much I'd actually miss them. He also knew that the above attempt to sell it for a better price by blogging about wasn't such a success and he didn't want me to lose out bigtime. Thanks Frankie! I think my son was also happy that I got to keep them..he seems to like the look of them on his feet too :-)
I dunno why I put it on my blogpage. Maybe the moment was still fresh and I didn't have any other background photo for my blog. I'm thinking of removing it. But if I do, this blog will be irrelevant. Thus, it will stay, for now:-)
P.S. Avid E-bayers - don't hate. It's only fair.. I was still penalised with the fees.
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