I've been mulling over getting new boots, and today pushed me over the edge. It's been a snowier winter than usual here in Northern VA, and today for the second time this winter, I fell in the daycare parking lot and landed flat on my rear. (Thank goodness both times it was AFTER I dropped off my girls!) It's my own fault for wearing my Born Kelles - but the only boots I have with traction are 100% gear, they're Thinsulate-lined hiking boots.

So I want to get a pair of boots that can stand up to the snow and ice but still look stylish. I have a couple of options, can you all help me think this through?

I have a pair of tall black boots I wear for pant-tucking (they're too wide in the calf for skirts). I don't love them, though; they're pre-YLF and they wrinkle at the ankle, and the heel is a bit too high for MOTG pant-tucking. But they're not terrible. So my choices are:

- Sell or consign the black boots and get a new pair of something like La Canadiennes. I'd need waterproof, non-slippery, flat or low heel, and probably no higher than a 14-inch shaft or so. They'd mostly have to work for pant-tucking; I have my Borns for skirts, and on snowy days maybe I'd just wear the new ones to work and change. Or if I could find something with calf buckles so that they'd work for skirts too, that would be fantastic.

- Keep the black boots for now and get a pair of waterproof boots in another fun color - red? Would that be versatile enough? (I wear a LOT of red.)

- Get a pair of less-expensive wellies or something for snow, and just change into my regular shoes at work on the days I have to wear them.

Decisions, decisions! All I know is I don't want any more impromptu acrobatics in the parking lot!