My family knows it.
My friends know it.
My coworkers know it.
My students know it.
I love Chucks. I wear them ALL THE TIME. My husband made one rule for my wedding: No Converse! He knows if he didn't say it, it was going to happen (I wore lacy Sketchers instead, but that's a post for another day...).
So I figured that it was time that one burning question got answered, once and for all:
WHY DO I LIVE IN CONVERSE ALL STARS?
There are so many reasons, let's start with my top 10!
1. Wearing my Chucks is like giving my feet little hugs all day long.
2. I feel more grounded when wearing my Chucks ~ I am closer to the Earth. 
3. Nothing brings the colors of an outfit together quite like a splash of color from my Chucks.
4. All Chuck Taylor All Stars are washer and dryer friendly and last forever!
5. My Chucks always allow me to express my true holiday spirit - whether it is Thanksgiving, Christmas, St. Patrick's Day, Valentines Day, Earth Day, 4th of July or whatever else you can think of!
6. The long laces of my Chucks are entertaining for cats, helpful in teaching little ones how to tie shoes and quite resilient to my incessant pulling and double-knotting!
7. When I was younger, all of the white space on the sides of my Chucks were quite useful for creative spurts of doodling, writing and tagging up in some fantastic way. (This can still be done, however, I must be fully committed to the artwork and/or be ready to treat myself to a new pair of Chucks for full-time rotation.)
8. I can be a "super-fan" for any team of choice with my Chucks. The Mets (blue and orange), my husband's softball team - The Shamrocks (green), all of our school Warrior teams (maroon) and nearly any sporting event I may get a last minute invite to!
9. I can easily wear a different pair of Chucks every single day of the week, breathing new life into my happy feet very single morning!
10. My Chucks make me happy in the simplest ways - they're comfy, they're cute, they're colorful and they're totally me.
As each pair's personality grows with time and carries with it stories of steps it took with me on this crazy-cool life journey of mine, I can begin to understand how some women have love affairs with their super-fancy shoes... There's just something special about those dudes on our feet, on the ground carrying us around and the world that weighs on our shoulders - they get it, they've been there and they've seen us through it all.
Thank you, Chucks! For the comfort, for the love, for the understanding and the unending foot hugs!
Want a pair of your own? It's always nice to start with a basic black:
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