Roxanne's Closet

As I was rummaging through my closet, contemplating on whether to clean or not to clean before the New Year, I re-discovered that this contraption wasn't just sanctuary to my clothes, accessories, lingerie, etc. but also to my footwear! What do they say about one’s shoes? That they’re the windows to your soul? Or is that the eyes? Whatever! Anyway, by looking at one's shoes or tsinelas for that matter tells a lot about a person. I remember my Mama always bringing tissue in her bag not to wipe my nose, mind you, but to wipe her sapatos. I’ve never seen my mother with dirty shoes. Come to think of it, even my Papa had shining, shimmering shoes all the time. My brothers and I should take credit for that because as military children, we were taught the proper and only way of applying ‘biton’ and buffing ‘til there’s no tomorrow! Well maybe until you can at least see your smile on my father’s shoes. That being said, you may have the most expensive shoes or the most exotic-looking shoes but if they’re dirty and dingy… shame on you! The tsinelas being a semi-shoe is not excused from such a tasteless form and shape. No matter where you go, what you put on your foot should always be clean. Of course, clean shoes-eses and tsinelas-eses will look much better with clean feet and toes-eses!!! Need I expound on that? EEW!!!