Kung Hey Fat Choi!

To those who are not familiar with it - Happy New Year!
It's the Chinese year of the ox - my year!


These lion dance pictures were taken during our San Francisco trip.

Hidden Treasures...

Before the year ended I decided to clean out my closet and lo and behold! I found a few shoes that I have worn just once and a couple that are still new and in boxes! We often get asked - "what is it with you women and your shoes? " Same thing that you guys have with your gadgets!

Anyway, it turned out really good - it was like shopping - only in my own closet for FREE! LOL
Here are some of the shoes that I found:

This one is Coach. It is a black leather sling back


Loved the contrasts of the brown leather with the patent leather in this Stuart Weitzman pair

This pair is made of satin


These are the pairs that I have not even worn! One is from Banana Republic and the other one is from BeBe:


Have you bought shoes just because and then wonders - "Now I need an outfit to go with these..." or "These will look good with..."?

And although winter is still very much around, with the looming economy, maybe it is not bad to start doing your spring cleaning early. You too may find hidden treasures in your closet like I have.

Glamour Magazine

Check me out as today's best dressed reader in Glamour Magazine's blog Slaves to Fashion!
Thank you so much Glamour!



*web snippet from www.glamour.com

Apple of my eyes...

I love shoes! And these three pairs are the current apple of my eyes. The first one is from Christian Louboutin which may look pretty much like my other shoes. BUT, I don't have black pointed toe pumps in patent leather yet so I thought these would be the perfect first pair for me.

The other black pair is from Manolo Blahnik and are really comfy and will definitely look great with any outfit.

I've always wanted a pair of red shoes to go with my black outfits but was always scared I'd look like Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz. The red patent d’Orsay pair from Manolo is just gorgeous and the buckle will definitely make a great accent to an otherwise boring outfit.

Hmmm eeny, meeny, miny, moe?

(All pictures from Neiman Marcus)

Hello 2009!

2008 was such an eventful year for me

• Bought many pairs of shoes to add to my collection - as I was teased before - I need a separate U-Haul to move them. Also got rid of some pairs which I have not even worn to make space in my closet. My last purchase for 2008 - a pair of Dolce Vita boots.

• Bought a few purses which is a first for me since I am not really into purses as much as shoes. My latest addition - these Badgley totes that I got at steal prices from Gilt!

• I picked up on my book reading.
  
• Started going to belly dancing and Zumba classes and have fallen in love with it.
  
• I started blogging again and even got my own domain name - www.freeteyme.com
• My fashion web source is in the works which I am hoping to launch before the end of this quarter. So watch out for it. Oh and I am looking for fashion contributors!
• Made really wonderful friends!

A lot of things happened professionally that made me realize how blessed I am despite the recent economic downturn. Blessings that offset the personal events that spiced up last year =)

For 2009, I look forward to

• Continue blogging
• Travel to Bahamas, O.C. (of course), New York (of course) , Cabo San Lucas and maybe Rio de Janeiro (right Con?). These are trips that we have started planning late last year.
• Finish reading Marley and Me. A book that was given by a friend two and a half years ago and still have not had a chance to finish reading. I finally decided it is time to do so before I see the movie =P
• More walks for Boemee. I have pretty much neglected my "bunso" last year because of all the "busy-ness".

• And of course, more shoes (and maybe a few purses) to add to my collection! Some of which will be featured in my coming Look Book.
• Get back into Pilates.
  

I have a bottomless bucket list for which I am looking at crossing out some of it this 2009. I hope this year is even better than what 2008 brought about!

So, have a happy and blessed new year!