Cool News!

Can anyone have too many shoes? Never! Therefore it stands to reason, that one cannot have too many shoe blogs! Which is why I am thrilled to say that I have finally started a blog for my website IfTheShoeDoesntFit.com/blog! Of course I'll post on that blog, and there will be other cool bloggers posting there as well. And since I can talk 10 minutes to a wrong number and have fun, and blogging is really just talking in type... I'll still be posting here as well. 

I kicked that blog off with one of my favorite posts from here - my musings about shoes and life....but in general the content, although complementary, will be unique to each blog. I hope you'll stick with me here like gum on shoe's sole and join the party IfTheShoeDoesntFit.com/blog; after all, what shoe lover can pass up a 2fer bargain even if it's blogs and not clogs?

Cactus Shoes!

Came across these shots of cactus shoes. These could really cause painful toes if you weren't careful!









Cactus Shoes- Trend Hunter

Snow and Salt on My Shoes and Boots!

Ok - so you'd think I'd be used to it by now; after all I grew up in New England.  I've survived many winter storms and all kinds of seasonal slush as it melts and re-freezes, but every year I get so frustrated and annoyed as I look at my shoes and boots and see the snow and salt marks all over them.  I try to minimize it by wearing boots to the car and changing into my fabulous footwear once I'm all warm and snuggly with the heater running.  Unfortunately, I forget that the snow melts off my boots, onto the car floor, creating swimming pools for my stilettos!

Anyway - just a quick reminder for those of you, like me, who are suffering the salt battle.  A cup of warm water and a tablespoon of white vinegar should help wash those sad salt stains away... at least until the next time.

Slippers and Sleepers

So how obsessed am I if i match my slippers to my PJs? It's not like I have to have designer slippers, but I do have several pair, in different colors, styles, materials, etc.  And I find that I wear them all and change which ones I wear based on which bedroom attire or bathrobe I have on.  For example, I tend to wear my baby blue scuffs with my satin or slinky nighties, and I have a pair of pink scuffs that match a baby doll and wrap. My beige booties (sometimes referred to as band-aid beige cuz that's exactly the color) find their way onto my feet more often than not when I am in my sweats.   And on those cold stormy days when I want hot cocoa and I can be found in my flannel PJs (printed with high heels of course) my feet sink into my sheepskin mocs.  Somehow they all seem to "go" together and it just seems right - even though these are not outfits anyone (except my golden retrievers) is likely to see. Ah well, no time to write much more now - there's a storm coming in tonight, I need to go find my flanels and mocs!

Horseshoes that Make You Smile!

A friend sent these along with the suggestion they were horseshoes!  
Gotta love it!

Shoe Sculpture

I Finally Started This Blog!

Hi All --

Well, it's finally done! Despite hours, days, weeks and even months of procrastination, I've started my blog! So here I am petrified of a blank space on a screen. It's funny because I've spent years standing and speaking to groups from 5 to 500 or even larger. For all of those presentations I've been calm, cool and collected. Or at least I've always looked it on the outside - you know the old "never let them see you sweat" motto. And I've done it each and every time in a pair of heels. Ok - some days I wore lower heels than others, and some days I wish I had my slippers on, but they never match well with my outfits.

Anyway, as I was saying, all those years of speaking to audiences and while I had some minimal butterflies at times, I always knew I'd be fine. I could look out and see how people reacted and if I needed to, I'd change gears based on their response. But here, in cyberworld, when I look out, I see a screen that only shows me what I've put into it. That's sooo frightening. I have no idea how you will respond to this blog. I don't know what I'll write, or how I'll focus it all. But I can promise you this - I'll be true to myself.

Translation - you'll hear a bit about my life, my thoughts, and my dogs and definitely my love of shoes - and all things shoe related. Now I'm not a shoe "expert" and I won't pretend to be. There are enough people out there who offer fabulous expert info about shoes on their blogs already- I know because I read them all.

What I am is a lover of shoes with wide feet and a touch of obsession. I wear heels not only for a night out, but for business, when I stand for hours on end doing presentations, trainings, or coaching work...so while my tootsies are tempted by those amazing designer styles, my closet has shoes for morning (before I've been standing and my feet start to swell), afternoon (when comfort is king and the day seems sooo long unless I have great shoes on), evening, (the time to dress up and dine out of course) and "brief appearances" (those 15 minute to 1 hour shoes you want to be seen in, are just impossible and impractical to wear).

So my rough categories will be Life in General, Fashion News, Wow for Your Wallet, Thoughts and Comments, and Sole Inspiration and Foot Facts

I hope you join me on this journey - it's sure to be an interesting ride. Leave comments, drop me an email, let me know what you think - unless you hate it - hmmm....maybe there is an advantage to not seeing faces after all. :-)