MADE and Teacher Shoes

So I'm using snow day #3 to catch up on one of my long-lost favorite shows: Made. I LOVED me some MTV in high school... Date My Mom, Next, Super Sweet Sixteen, Engaged and Underage, all that trash. But my favorite BY FAR was Made. I loved nothing more than a good Made marathon, and I wanted to be on that show. What I wanted to be made into, I have no idea. (For the record, my close second fav would be True Life, specifically the Staten Island one and True Life: I'm A Southern Belle... I would have gladly been cast in that episode as well, HA!) Anyway, so I'm watching Made for the first time in about 3 years, and let me just say that my love for this show is quickly coming back to me.

Now, I always loved the pageant episodes, where those random beauty queens (like Miss Greater Charlotte or something like that) would help some girl win her school pageant. Those episodes were the most dramatic- they always had the most tears due to the random tasks like "ask that really popular boy out on a date" BUT there was always a really good makeover involved, so I enjoyed those. Well, the episode I'm watching now is this little high school kid who wants to win his school's man pageant. Though this episode is involving a lot more working out to the point of throwing up (sick) and a lot more rapping (it's for his talent), it's still pretty good. 3.5/5 for sure.

In addition to watching Made, another task I'm working on during unproductive day #3 is researching good teacher shoes. I know that this is significantly less interesting than Made, but it has to be done. I naively thought that I could make it through this semester wearing flats. I would have been incorrect. Recess is what kills me; I'm cold natured anyway, and sitting outside in 40 degree weather sockless is not fun. Therefore, I'm taking any suggestions for comfortable shoes that are professional looking and cute and that I can wear socks with.

Oprah seems to think these are a good idea, and I have to agree:

I love a good monogram, and I like these shoes, despite the fact that the soles are a little crazy. Nancy disagrees, but when you're with only kids and women all day every day, your definition of "cute" broadens. Danskos are another option, but they're not super cute in my opinion. SO if anyone has any suggestions (remember I'm only 21), I'd love to hear them!