I admit, I fully live in a dream world where everyone wears the highest heeled shoes possible at all times. Shoes that are always adorned with glittery, shiny goodness and cost more than most mortgage payments. Beautiful shoes, worthy of stopping traffic and making the world a better place. Ah.. yes. That is my world, at least in my head (and partially in my closet). For the rest of us, there are daily tasks that entail walking great distances such as chasing after 4 year olds, racing across airports or running around campus so you are not late yet again to Econ. There are foot problems and knee problems and sometimes just balance problems, thus heels remain elusive and frustrating for many of us. Some of you have asked for some reviews of these more practical, life-friendly shoes, so my picks are below. And while it may seem that there is an endless pile of fug you have to sort through, there ARE beautiful, traffic-stopping, world-hunger-curing, amazing flats out there. I promise, you do NOT have to resort to this: