Hey, check it out, I’m sick! I think I have bacterial sinusitis because there is just no way, on my allergy meds, that this can be regular allergies. And it matches the symptoms of every other time I’ve had bacterial sinusitis. I was hoping to get in to see the doctor today but they are totally booked. I have an appointment at 7:30 in the morning, yeehaw. I’ve missed two days of work, which sucks, but I guess that is why I have sick days. I just hate to burn through so many this early in the year.

So today, with my head full of goo, I will talk about socks.

A Chevrons – I ordered these in the lilac and white color combination. I completely love them. I’ve been wearing them with my t-strap kitten heel Mary Jane type shoes and I’ve been wearing them around the house (because hardwood floors are like ice) and I need to order some more before I wear this pair out. These are tallish anklets – they come up over my ankle but they tend to scrunch down because the fabric is so OMG soft. My plan now is to order these in many, many other colors. I love that I can wear them with my Mary Janes, and that they are just so PRETTY. These are my new favorite socks.

Rugby Striped Knee Highs – I got these in the black and jade. They stretch well but are short on fat legs. They stayed in place pretty well, but since they are short, they always feel like they are slipping down. It might be worth trying the over the knee version of these. The colors are AWESOME and the fabric is nice. The fit IS snug at first but they loosen up a bit.

Crochet Anklets – I was honestly disappointed in these. They are so pretty but just don’t work on my feet at all. The ankle portion falls and droops. It isn’t that they are too small, either. There just isn’t enough structure to them.

Nouvella Striped Knee Highs with Lace – These are really very pretty socks. They are meant to be cuffed at the top and that is where they run into problems on my legs. The stretch of the leg is AWESOME. The stretch of the lace? Is pretty good but is just not quite enough for my leg. Still, I COULD trim the lace off. The real problem is the portion of the sock that is meant to be the place where the socks are cuffed. It is knit differently and just doesn’t stretch enough. Alas, alas. I’m not really sure what I am going to do with these.

Fishnet Anklets with Lace Ruffle – These are cute, fun, flirty, sexy, and a whole host of other really awesome adjectives. Awesome sauce. I have the red ones – and I have these ridiculous grey, black, and red platform shoes and they are going to be perfect. I’ll post pictures. It’ll be great. These, obviously, aren’t everyday socks but for $5, they are fantastic for playing dressup.

Sock it to Me 2 Color Stripes – I put these on and, I swear, I thought I’d found the holy grail of knee highs for fat legs. They FIT. They come in amazing color combinations. The fabric is soft and thin, which means you can wear them with dressy shoes to make ridiculous fatshion statements. There’s just one problem. I can’t get these things to stay up to save my life. I wore them one day and while I LOVED the look, any time I walked more than 5 feet I was stopping to tug at them. In fact, I tugged at them so much that I wound up putting a finger through the top of one of them. *sad* I’m going to wash them and give them another try, though. They’re just that good-looking. And they come in stripes of several varieties and polka dots and STARS.