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Combat Stress…By Yourself a Pair of Shoes

Thursday October 4, 2007 

Stress and frustration…Let me tell you, I have been going at this all wrong, in terms of being stressed out and frustrated out of my gorg. I just have not looking at this right, until late January, early February of 2007 when I faced the fact I had a weight problem, and was forced to identify where the stress and constant frustration was coming from, and what was causing me to have the weight problem. So, and without the risk of sounding like a cliche, I was turning to food for answers, rather than going to the source of my problems. What turned me off to that method of looking at food for answers, was when I wanted to put on my favorite pair of jeans and couldn’t even get them past my hips. It was right then that I identified the problems and came up with a new solution…the Stress Fund. Whenever I found myself getting stressed out or frustrated about something I learned to deal with it right then, and then I would put some money in an envelope titled, “Stress Fund.” And this money is purposely used for buying shoes, clothes, or whatever I wanted. In this case, it was shoes.

Does it work? I have to admit that it has done wonders for me. It may work differently for others, who knows. But from February 2007 to now, October 2007, I have lost a little over ten pounds, and have acquired more shoes than I care to admit, but I have found some relief, and have learned to control my weight at the same time, take better care of myself, and deal with issues as they arise. Instead of eating myself to death, I go for long extended walks, read books, shoot some hoops with my daughter, spend countless times on the computer, and watch a good movie, and of course, add a new pair of shoes to my ever so expanding collection. If it’s late in the middle of the night, and I find myself craving something to eat…I get into my closet, go through my shoes, try on different outfits to see which shoes look the best. It drives my boyfriend crazy because I’m up all hours of the night, but it keeps me out of the refrigerator. If I don’t do that, then I simply go to sleep.

Why did I go this route? Frankly, and some of you may already know, aside from loving high fashion, I love shoes. It’s my one outlet that keeps me out of trouble. I don’t spend a whole lot on one pair of shoes, so it’s easy for me to do. I bargain hunt for the best styles and prices and take it from there. When I go into my Stress Fund, I look at how much is available, and I put myself on a budget in terms of how much I want to spend. And by doing this, believe me, I have discovered more styles and shoe designers I had not noticed before.

What’s my point? Stress is a silent killer. Especially if not recognized and handled right away. I can create major health problems which many are long-term. I have had many deaths in my family, and looking at myself in the mirror made me realize I have a daughter to raise, whom I love more than life. The Stress Fund was not only a solution for me to cut down in my eating and to pay more attention to what I ate and when I ate it, but to realize just how important my life is.

The Stress — for women who love shoes — can lead to a shopping spree of all sorts if you just keep adding money and don’t spend it. And I think it can help you keep things in perspective, and better focus on those things that stress you out at the same time treating yourself. So, ladies, if you ever get so stressed out that you just can’t stand it any more, and you have the cash on hand, or your Stress Fund is overloading with free money, do yourself a favor, buy yourself some shoes and see how much better you feel. My Stress Fund has done wonders for me because now I can proudly wear my favorite jeans and feel good wearing them.

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