How do you walk in high heels???

Who ever thought the day would come when I would seriously consider wearing high-heeled, pointed shoes??? Certainly not me. But alas, that day has arrived. I grew up the youngest of 3... the tomboy, the rebel, perhaps even the black sheep, why not. My fashion sense has always revolved around the idea of comfort and being pleasing to the eye. I've stuck religiously to my hipster flare jeans and of course corduroys too. I've never had a girlie shoe fetish... actually just the opposite. I buy a pair (or two) and stick with them til they literally die! I have always been very particular about the requirements of my shoes too, first having to be comfortable to walk in all day without even having to think about my feet, and also of course, does it look good and could it match most of my outfits! A different colored shoe for a different outfit? Nah... no way! Too much trouble and it just spells out high maintenance. T-shirts and jeans? Yep. That's Faranak. Accessories? ummm... the only added accessory I would have would be one of two belts I own. I have my ears pierced, but it just seems like a sad joke because up until recently they hardly held earrings in them. Necklaces? Usually just one silver one that I would wear every day.

Now that I am nearing 30, married and with a child... I'm feeling a need to update my teenager "style". Maybe being more girlie wouldn't be so bad? Maybe I'd even enjoy it as much as my daughter does. I must confess, my first inspiration in being more girlie?... my 3-year-old daughter who is the epitome of girliness. She is the ultimate princess... and I exaggerate not. She parades around the house most days wearing a dress, hair flowing, lipstick in hand and on lips (which she won't dare risk coming off by giving away kisses!), high heels if she's in the mood, and definitely nail polish on hands AND toes. Where in the world did she learn this stuff? Most certainly not from her tomboyish mother who has from her infancy tried hard to put pants and t-shirts on her! Maybe that's just it... maybe it's the old-age daughter rebellion to do the opposite of what mom says??? Hmmm.. but she's just 3 for goodness sake! Anyhow, she definitely enjoys wearing pretty dresses and showing them to anyone and everyone around (especially her daddy who is her number 1 admirer).

So, since I've been here in Bangalore and I can't really work, and have had way too much time on my hands... I am reconsidering my tomboyish ways and am.. get this... researching on how to be a girl!!! hahahaha! I've seemed to have forgotten even the little I knew since becoming a mother. I even (half-jokingly) bought a book on the matter. It's called "How to Walk in High Heels: The Girl's Guide to Everything" (and it's even colored pastel pink!). I saw it in the bookstore the other week and I just laughed and thought "hey, why not". I've just started it, so I'll have to let you know how it goes. But in the meantime, I'm considering getting my eyebrows threaded... hmmm.