When there was a fire in my apartment building, I called my insurance agent to see if all the Tod’s shoes and Gucci handbags that were in my closet and had smoke damage would be replaced when I filed my claim. He told me that since I had taken pictures of every one and put dollar values on them that they would replace everything that was ruined.

The fact that they would be replacing the Tod’s shoes and Gucci handbags meant that I could go shopping. I love shopping for shoes and handbags; it is like an obsession with me. When I have that new pair of shoes on my feet for the first time, there is no other feeling like it in the world. When I find the perfect handbags to go with those shoes, then it is a great feeling.

The day that the insurance company sent me a check for the ten pairs of Tod’s shoes and sixteen Gucci handbags that were ruined in the fire, I set out on a mission to replace them all within twenty four hours. It actually took me about forty eight hours to do it in but those were the best forty eight hours of my life.