Happy Flip Flop Friday! How to Keep Your Flip Flops Looking Pretty

Hello Everyone! Happy Friday– and what a beautiful day it is here in sunny San Diego.  We haven’t celebrated Flip Flop Friday for a while so I figured it was time to get back on track with that–haha.  And what better way than to talk about how to keep your flip-flops clean.

Flip flops are my favorite “shoes” of summer. They are great for wearing to the pool,  the beach and just hanging out.  Now that the Fall season is upon us, have you noticed your favorite pair is getting a  little dingy? Here is how to bring them back to life and better than ever!

Instructions… here are a few options to get your flip-flops looking pretty again…

  • Start with plain soap and water and an old toothbrush. Remove most of the  grime with a little scrubbing.
  • Put them in the dishwasher. Do not wash them with dishes– use a gentle  cleaner when running your rubber sandals through the wash. Add vinegar and baking soda to the wash to do double  duty–cleaning your shoes and your dishwasher at the same time. (thrifty, right?)
  • Let your tub fill with water while you take a shower. Soak flip-flops  to loosen dirt, and scrub with a nail brush afterward.
  • Use the Mr. Clean Magic Eraser as an easy way to remove grime from your flip-flops and  bathtub.
  • Try an oxygen cleaner and water to get stains off your sandals. You may need  to add the power of a scrub brush for maximum results.
  • Use steel wool pads with soap to get down and dirty with the grit in your  flip-flops. This method works best after soaking the sandals in a sink of water  for about an hour.

Read more:  How to Clean Flip Flops | eHow.com

Flip Flops: Made for Transit Thru History

Happy Flip-Flop Friday everyone! Flip flops are a $2 Billion per year industry in the United States. You’d be hard pressed to walk down any street in America and not see at least one person sporting a pair of flip-flops.

Flip flops have been around for at least six thousand years. As a point of comparison, primitive shoes are shown in rock paintings dating from the late Paleolithic (Stone Age) period some 15,000 years ago. There are depictions of flip-flops in ancient Egyptian murals on tombs and temples from about 4,000 B.C. Styles too varied with the differing placement of the toe strap, as subsequent civilizations preferred using different toes. The Greeks for example made use of the big toe; the Romans, the second toe; and the Mesopotamians, the third toe.

Flip flops are a type of open-toed footwear typically worn in casual situations, such as outside or at the beach. They consist of a flat sole held loosely on the foot by a Y-shaped strap that passes between the first and second toes and around either side of the foot.  Thong sandals have been worn for thousands of years, dating back to pictures of them in Egyptian murals from 4,000 B.C. These early versions of flip-flops were made from a wide variety of materials including rawhide, wood, papyrus and palm leaves to name a few.  The modern flip-flop became popular in the United States as soldiers returning from World War II brought Japanese zōri with them. They quickly became popular because of convenience and comfort, and were popular in beach-themed stores and as summer shoes. During the 1960s, flip-flops became associated with the beachy lifestyle of California. They were promoted as an accessory, typically worn with shorts or swimwear. Beginning in 1962, the Brazilian company, Alpargatas, marketed a version of flip-flops known as Havaianas. These quickly become some of the most popular in the world: By 2010, more than 150 million pairs were produced every year.

Personally, I love my Havaianas!  They are the perfect “shoe” to throw on when I run down to get the mail or pop out the door for errands on a busy weekend.

Cheers– and happy Flip Flop Friday!!

Happy Flip Flop Friday – June 22

It’s Friday!! I had a big afternoon at the pool. Wearing flip flops of course. Cheers and have a good weekend!

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Happy Flip-Flop Friday!

Happy Friday everyone! Check out these pretty flip-flops I found at DSW this afternoon. Perfect to wear with some cute denim shorties. Cheers!

DSW Designer Shoe Warehouse

8657 Villa La Jolla Drive #233

La Jolla, CA 92037

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Look at my new flip flops!!

Today I spent the afternoon with co-workers volunteering & picking up trash on the beach. Getting a head start on celebrating Earth Day I guess. We were at La Jolla Shores– fortunately it is now one of the cleaner beaches. After the beach cleaning I was in the mood for some retail therapy so me and KC (a fellow beach cleaner) strolled over to a few shops by the beach in search of inexpensive and fashionable flip flops.


We scored! I found some cute and cushiony– and highly colorful Reef flip flops for the bargain price of $24. My shopping cohort came in at just $26 for her cushiony dark brown flip flops. Who needs shoes when you can just wear flip flops all summer?? ( maybe if I hide at my desk all day I can wear them to the office???)

Cheers & Happy (early) Earth Day! A beach clean up and new flip flops make a great start to a fabulous weekend!

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