I have too many shoes

These shoes from Miss Selfridge would bring a touch of old-school glamour to any outfit. The perfect excuse to create a red carpet event to show these lovelies off.

How fabulous are these 8 inch Louboutin shoes created to raise funds for the English National Ballet. I wonder who's bought them in the silent auction and whether they are going to wear them! I bet Mrs Beckham might have put a cheeky bid in.

I've had a long weekend, no work except my domestic goddess duties and its been a bit weird. I've purposely not written any lists to achieve or planned any activities so that anything that happens is spontaneous but it is hard to get out of the thinking that I need to be doing something structured and not leisurely.  With hindsight, I realise that I need to get a life! So this weekend, I've managed to do all my washing and take advantage of the two days of sunshine we've actually had. So I have a batch of fresh-dryed washing to sort.  What is it about fresh bedsheets that's just so perfect? I found this great site with tips of creating those fresh summery scents all year round, so rather than use up the earth's natural resources to keep things fresh, I can create some natural scents to pep up my laundry. I also 'camped out' in front of the TV and watched Glastonbury, and was blown away by Beyonce. Despite 'the contraversy' of Beyonce being t...

Not much I can say but after watching the film 'Brassed Off' for the numerous time, I cried at the fact that although this film was produced in the nineties, our country hasn't improved in terms of employment but there is still hope. RIP Pete Postlethwaite x

I've invested in some new sandals as my current pair were looking a bit tired or should I say 'well-loved'. So I bought these sandals from Deichmann .  At £14.99, I didn't think they were a bad price and with the metallic detail, they can be a bit dressy for a flat sandal or just as easily suit a casual outfit planned. Deichmann has around 2,500 stores across Europe and the US, so you're bound to bump into a store on your travels.  There's one in Blackpool and what I liked about it, was that it has an old-school look to how they display and hold stock in-store.  Remember years ago, when you bought shoes and they were boxes and boxes stacked up on shelves just waiting for an assistant to climb up steps to find your size.  It makes me a bit nostalgic about the build up to a shop purchase.

For this week's shoe, I've looked to designers rather than high street.  These stunning heels are from Carven and available at Net-A-Porter .  Without sounding too over-dramatic, I need these shoes in my life!  Priced at £320, I'm now off to buy lottery tickets and these shoes are going to be top of my shopping list if I win.  Speaking of lottery wins, I had a funny conversation with friends at work about what would be the first thing we'd buy if we won.  One would buy a Ferrari, one would buy a house in the Maldives, mine would be a pair of Louboutin Bibi shoes.  Now maybe I've haven't thought 'big' enough, so I've re-thought my first purchase, subject to a lottery win - I want a closet full of Louboutins!

Let me introduce you to my new work shoes. They're from New Look and currently now at a bargain price of £19.99.  I've gone for something completely different that my usual court shoes and these are a bit fun, a bit cute and have a bit of a heel on them.  The pictures don't really do them justice, they do look better in the 'flesh'.  They are kind of retro, so it might help me re-invent my work wardrobe that's got a bit stale.  I'm thinking they might inspire me to add a bit of glamour to the daily grind and get me through the working day.  How high! I couldn't resist a bit of Dolly to really help kick start a good working day! I had to include a picture of Harvey, our permanent lodger. Every time I wanted to take a picture of the shoes, he wanted to get in on the shot.  Here he is, looking less than impressed with the hair cut we've recently given him.  My photography assistant 

I thought that the economy was 'going to the dogs' and the high street was suffering as a result but last week when I wanted to purchase a pair of shoes for work, I just couldn't spend my money in one shop.  Blackpool has a long way to go before it matches nearby cities to become a shopping mecca but I honestly think that some shops need to think big and be improving their customer service and most importantly, ensure their tills are ringing with sales.  We have very few shoe shops, so you'd think that any opportunities to sell shoes would be grasped but when I walked into one high street shops, this wasn't the case.  I received no greeting when I entered the shop, no offer of help when I was browsing the displays and no acknowledgement that I was actually on their premises.  Instead I heard them discuss a night out and recommending restaurants for each other to try, but no mention of shoes, getting a sale or 'wow, we have a customer loose in the shop!'...

This week's shoe is from Missguided, I've got a slight obsession with finding a pair of shoe boots. I've not found a pair that I've like yet (except some lace Jimmy Choos that I saw Sarah Parrish wear in an Easy Living photo shoot). As a quick fix, this boots priced under £30 are ideal and I want to wear some little boots with a cute dress for a summer night out.  Even though its June, it's still not summer weather yet so some boots would come in handy.

I've been tagged by one of my new readers, the Lovely Hazel from World of Joy .  This is what I really love about the blogging community; the new people you 'meet', the information you share and finding out new things about people that could be in the next town to you or in a completely differently time zone.  So here's some information about me in little groups of eight things . . . Eight songs that would be on the soundtrack of my life: 1. Livin' Joy  - Dreamer 2. Elvis - Burning Love 3. Oasis - The Masterplan 4. Deacon Blue - Fergus sings the blues 5. Fleetwood Mac - You can go your own way 6. The Verve - Lucky Man 7. Nik Kershaw - Wouldn't it be good 8. Journey - Don't stop believing Eight things on my wishlist . . . 1. A pale green and chrome VW Beetle 2. A closet 3. A communications degree 4. A pair of Louboutin Bibi's 5.A mulberry Alexa bag 6. The entire box set of Harry Potter books and films 7. The gold shell clu...

I'm become a bit boring with my work wardrobe and need some fresh items to revitalise my looks. This shoe available at Dorothy Perkins fits the bill. So what if they might be a tad unpractical; they are just perfect so I can look smart but have a fashion edge.  They might be the perfect remedy to kick start some new outfits.

Harvey takes care of business These past few weeks, I've been in a bit of a rush: lack of sleep, lots of work, domestic goddess duties and total dis-organisation caused a temporary lack of fashion focus last week.  I had dug out a pair of summer shoes without thinking (yes, we actually had a sunny day last week!). By the time I got to work, it was too late to realise that I had on a pair of dated but most importantly uncomfortable pair of shoes I own.  And somehow, due to a packing mishap these heels had become scuffed, so not only were they painful, they were also battered.  What was I thinking?  As soon as I got home, they were heading straight for the bin. Luckily at home I have Harvey, the Jack Russell equivalent of a CIA Cleaner who disposed on the offending shoes.  The situation with decent work shoes has yet to be resolved . . . By the way, Harvey was having some problems with his hair growing too long over his eyes so we gave him an emerge...

M & S have launched their own brand of 'fit flops' called StepTone . Priced around £25 - £35 they are cheaper than their rivals but will people opt for something cheaper to become 'fit' rather than a 'flop'?

It's official, I am only six months away from my fortieth birthday milestone.  To take comfort during this upsetting time I bought some cupcakes from my local shop Cupcake . Deciding whether or not to celebrate this milestone is an easy decision, you can't beat Father Time, you just have to join him and party.  So I'm busy planning a couple of events to mark the occasion and embrace my fourth decade! God, that sounds horrid.  I think the ageing process is relative, no one really looks their age or needs to act their age these days.  People leave their childhood homes later, marriage is no longer something to be achieved before you're thirty and with the fabulous facial serums, you can keep ageing at bay.  To be honest I think forty is the new thirty! I'm no longer setting myself timescales to achieve things by a certain time.  In the past few years I've realised that life just sometimes throws you a curve ball and you never follow a truly straight pat...