The One Where I Almost Went Shopping For Crocs!

 

If you’ve been reading here for a while, or hanging out over on the blog’s Facebook page, you’ll know that I’m not really a fan of crocs. 

 

In my humble opinion, Crocs should only ever be worn in one of three situations.

 

1.  You live on a farm and need a pair of shoes that you can slip on when you need to milk the cows/muck out the chook pen/feed the horses/whatever is outdoorsy people do.

 

2.  You own a kayak and need to get in and out of the water quickly without cutting your feet on rocks.  Crocs seem like a sensible, waterproof solution.

 

3.  You’re under the age of 3 and are unable to tie your own shoe laces.   Crocs seem like a logical solution in this situation, especially for busy parents who don’t need to be faffing about with shoelaces when they’re trying the get their kids out the door so they can get to work, the shops and/or the pub on time!

 

Anyway, this weekend I’m off to re-live my youth at A Day On The Green.  The only problem is, it’s an outdoor event and it’s been raining on and off all week, which means I’ve been quietly freaking out that I may need to purchase a pair of gumboots to survive the slippery slopes of the winery where the event is being held.

 

So yesterday was spent tearing around my local Target and Kmart in an effort to find some reasonably priced, mildly attractive gumboots which, by the way, IS MISSION EFFING IMPOSSIBLE!

 

I knew I’d hit a low point when I took a coffee break, googled ‘gumboots’ and got a bit excited when I found these….

 

 

 

and yes, they’re crocs.  I know.  I don’t know who I am anymore either!

 

But just as my coffee arrived I remembered my mantra.  My little saying that I like to trot out whenever the subject of crocs comes up in conversation with friends, which strangely enough is more often than you’d think.

 

And then, as if they knew I was about to commit the ultimate Shopping Sin, the shopping gods smiled sweetly down on me and lead me to these little beauties!

 

70 bucks on sale.  At that price I think it’s safe to say that they might be Pleather (you know, Plastic Leather) and yes, they’re a very wide cut boot.  Because despite my petite frame (ha!) I’ve got calves that could rival a Bulgarian Weightlifter!