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How You Find Me – Favorite Search Engine Terms for My Several Worlds

By Carrie on October 10, 2008

The wedding is quickly approaching. With so much to do and so little time left, I’ve been hard-pressed to find time to blog. I’ve been trying to work ahead to get some posts ready for the seven weeks that we are on the road. Whenever people find out that I have a blog, the first question [...]

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Suffering For Beauty: The Beloved Curse of the High-Heeled Shoe

By Carrie on January 12, 2008

The pursuit of fashionable feet is no stranger to the history books. Women have been enduring torturous footwear for centuries in the name of fashion and beauty. To all those high heel admirers, do you know exactly how much pressure is under your foot?

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Suffering For Beauty: The Shoes That Bind

By Carrie on August 4, 2007

Young Chinese women who endured the agony of footbinding did so for beauty. One cannot help but feel shock and curiosity at such a thing. Here are some examples of footwear worn by women throughout the centuries.

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