Sunday Shopping Obsession: Birkenstock

Today I suck less at finding comfort in my personal style.

They're baaaaaaaaaaack!

I know, they've been back. The Olsen twins and pinterest have definitely confirmed that they are here to stay (at least for another season.) And my body kindly thanks the fashion world.

I'm talking about Birkenstock sandals. My inner hippie is doing a happy dance! The best part about these little floating clouds for your feet-- they are making these in really cute styles.

Let's get real for a minute about quality. I wasn't 1000% sold on the Birkenstock trend so I purchased a less expensive version by Steve Madden. While they look fantastic, they squeak with every step. "Squeak, squeak, squeak! Here comes Delaney" is what I imagine everyone is saying when I walk in a room. If you are going to take the Birkenstock plunge, I suggest going with the real deal.

There is much debate within the Birk community about the new Soft Footbed vs. the Original Footbed. I'm not even going to try to take a side. But, I will say that I preferred the soft footbed when I tried them on. However, I do not have knee or back issues and I'm wearing these for comfort and style rather than the original purpose of healthy body alignment. I'll leave this choice up to what works for your body!

These are the Birkenstocks I had to have. I loved the black vegan leather with black buckles. I try to buy the vegan choice if I can and I've also read that the leather birkenstock sandal can turn your feet black. I searched high and low for this sandal with the soft footbed. I couldn't find the exact combo anywhere online. I finally called the Birkenstock headquarters and they were super helpful! They located my perfect birkenstock sandal at Footwise in Oregon.

This was another lesson in waiting to find exactly what you want rather than impulse buying in the moment.

I'm very pleased with my Birkenstock purchase and my body is even happier.

Are you going to embrace your inner hippie and get a pair? I've put a little list together of some of my favs. Hope you enjoy it!

From Left to Right:

1. White 2. Silver 3. Blue Striped

4. Natural Floral 5. Camel 6. Red Striped 7. Velvet Crush (sold out)
8. Rose Gold 9. Blue Floral 10. Black w/ White Bottom

11. Black w/ Black Buckle 12. All Black

Sunday Shopping Obsession: The Reversible Tote!

Today I suck MORE at this whole minimalism thing.

Because, I want every single reversible tote bag by Street Level!

The online shopping struggle is real tonight. About a month ago, I purchased the black/cognac so I could have two bags in one! While having two bags in one helped my minimalism efforts, the fact that they make these in so many fantastic color combinations does not.

These reversible totes are made with vegan leather. They feel super soft and are the perfect grab and go tote! I maaaaay have bought the sea-green and light pink. AND I maaaaaay purchase three more of them. Going to meditate on this and pray they magically go out of stock or something.

In fact, you should go scoop them all up so I can't buy anymore of these babies!

1. White/Black Go Jane 2. Taupe/Light Pink Nordstrom

3. Whip Stitch Grey South Moon Under 4. Ikat/ Natural Nordstrom

5. Black/Cognac Nordstrom 6. Cognac/Aqua Nordstrom
7. Cognac/Peach Lasercut Nordstrom 8. Burgundy/Natural Go Jane
9. Red/Royal Go Jane 10. Light Blue/Silver Go Jane
11. Sea Green/Royal Go Jane 12. Cognac/Emerald Urban Outfitters

* One quick note: The Ikat bag is by BP not Street Level. I don't know about the quality because I haven't seen it in person. Still, super cute and I want it!

Happy Shopping!