Heels, Stilettos or Flats?

If you know me, you know that I L-O-V-E shoes. Always have. I tend to think it's hereditary and I got it from my grandmother who also loved shoes. I also loved high heels right up until I had my little peanut. Yep, at nine months pregnant I was sporting high heels and for the most part was perfectly comfortable. But there was something about being at home for three months and not having to wear heels that has changed my entire perspective. My "comfy" heels now kill my feet...and I'm pretty sure that it's not because my shoes suddenly lost their cushion. So now I'm a flats girl. 

As I was sitting on the couch one evening with Nightline in the background they had a segment on high heels. Can you believe there is now a crunch class called Stiletto Strength? It's "BYOH - Bring Your Own Heels - and strut your stuff runway style in this calf-boosting, posture-building, cat-walking diva class." Now isn't that going a bit far? 

Apparently not because there are also high heeled races - literally you run the race in high heels. Really? The last person who ran one of these races was kicking it at a high pace and dove across the finish line to win the honor. Now ladies, that may be going a bit far.

Granted, flats have come a very long way but they still don't make you feel quite as cute as heels do. But neither does chasing after your toddler or running errands carrying a 90 lb 22 lb car carrier in heels either.

So alas, I'm now on the hunt for really cute flats that are stylish, cute and not too "mommy-ish". Afterall, just because we're moms doesn't mean we have to convert to "mom jeans" and cotton sweatshirts. A girl still has to be stylish!

So which are you - heels or flats? Any good spots to find cute shoes (preferably online because lets face it, with working full time, being a mommy and running a household, who really has alot of time to shop around?)