She likes Blahnik just as much as Beckett.

Let's Start With the Basics, Shall We?

How to Walk in High Heels: A Girl's Guide to Everything by Camilla Morton

Not exactly Dickens, but snarky and smart nonetheless. Includes a section entitled "How to Pick a Shoe" by Manolo Blahnick, and covers--in detail--the specifics of selecting, wearing, and travelling in high heels. Not to mention the coverage of simple plumbing, technology, ettiquette, and finance. I wouldn't say it's something one should read straight-through, but a good standard to have on your shelf for all of those times where you find yourself wondering about silverware or starting a garden.

You know, I wrote that sentence and now I feel a little queasy. Lately, the domestic bug has bitten me HARD. I spent hours and hours selecting pillows and slipcovers the other day...and I realize that is time I could have spent volunteering or researching a humanitarian mission to Africa or something. It's a strange dichotomy being a girl, isn't it? I see one of my best friends setting up her hope chest, filling her room with glasses, dishes, artwork. We seem to be nesting. And isn't that a bit archaic? I feel like I should take my curtain rods back to Target now.