I have too many shoes

I've taken advantage of the sales and bought these for the winter months.  At just under £20, they were a bargain and they'll give my Uggs a much-needed break.  After last winter with two months of snow and ice (felt like a mini ice age to me) I felt like I'd lived in my Uggs for a lifetime, so it will be great to have these to add to my winter collection just for a bit of a change. Due our typical British summer, I actually wore the boots with jeans and a body-warmer and jumper just two weeks ago as it was that cold. And they are so comfortable. Now the sun is 'cracking flags' so the boots have been put away until, hopefully, November when I'll really need them. harsh weather for the Uggs

Its now just over four months away from my 40th birthday and I've been promised a pair of shoes as a present, so naturally I'm over-excited and thought I should start a list of potential candidates. Inspired by blogger Fashion Pearls of Wisdom who is a great ambassador for Vivienne Westwood, I decided to do a little online research into the shoes that Dame Westwood has to offer a shocaholic like me. Of course, there are some great contenders for my present selection.  Like America's Next Top Model , I need to narrow down my list from hundreds down to a select few or else I would need more than four months to make my choice, so here is my favourite two. So firstly I spotted the Anglomania x Melissa Lady Dragon Heart Shoe and then I feel in love with these Skyscraper heels .  Both available on the Triads website and they are definitely on my list.

I do like a good challenge and I've been chosen by Just Johnny...   to share 10 things I love. To meet the challenge, you have to use pictures to as well. I also have to choose 10 other bloggers to do the same. The ones that are chosen, are asked to choose some other bloggers to do it as well... so its a challenge that keeps on sharing. I thought this would be easy, that I'd just be able to knock up a list quickly and post but no! It's taken me a while to really think about what would be in my top ten and there has been a few revisions before I fine-tuned my list.  For some reason it took me AGES to sort my links and images, but finally I got it sorted. So let me share with you, my personal top ten. 10. Cocktails There is nothing like a well-made cocktail and its not just for the ladies of Sex and the City.  Finding a cool cocktail bar in a new city should be on anyone's Things to Do list.  We found a great bar in Krakow that claime...

Now to complement the A/W 2011 season, I've visited the 'high street' to find a shoe that utilises the snakeskin trend.  This Love Label shoe would be a perfect accompaniment to the Autumn months and fits the bill don't you think?x

My nephews Callum and Max recycle their 3d glasses These past few weeks I've been lucky enough to indulge in some trips to the cinema to see the third Transformers movie in 3d and of course, Harry Potter:The Deathly Hallows part 2 . I actually managed to see HP in both 2d and 3d within 24 hours; due to a friend having a spare ticket for the 3d showing, although I realise this does not make me any less of a geek than I really am. I grew up in the eighties, when technology was still developing for 3d and it really wasn't a great success. Now over 20 years later, there seem to be many films being released in 3d and they can be an amazing experience, Quite literally, they can bring a film to life, I've now heard that they are looking into developing smell-ovision too, although whether this will be a great addition to the film experience will have be reviewed on the first release. The one thing I really enjoy is seeing my nephews and niece enjoy a great cinematic experien...

If I'd won the £166 million lottery (I'd didn't but these lucky buggers did!), then these Jimmy Choos would be first on my list.  Back to the drawing board on finding that winner ticket for now :(

Could you be the winner of the Euro lottery , then hurry up that £161 million is waiting to be spent!  I'm assuming that the lucky bugger has either died of shock or is busy writing the ultimate shopping list ( I know what I'd be doing with it right now!) I can imagine that finding out you've won the lottery would be like Charlie finding that golden ticket.

I have shown a distinct lack of blogging activity this week due to technical problems with my laptop which means I can't load up any new pictures I've taken, which is a bit of a pain. I'm also struggling to submit comments on a couple of blogs that I follow and who follow me - does anyone have any tips on how to overcome this? And I'm just starting to catch up on my blogs now and I've been nominated for a challenge by Just Johnny to list my 10 favourite things, so watch this space x

It's the fourth of July, so of course a shoe with stars and stripes had to be nominated for shoe of the week. These limited edition shoes - American Chica - are available from Irregular Choice. Happy 4th of July!

In my family, I'm not known for my adept skills with a digital camera.  In fact it was only when I started this blog, that I learnt how to take a picture using digital means rather than a fun camera!  I still have a batch of fun cameras to use but am slowly trying to take a better picture using my digital camera.  I know that a great picture that really can enhance a blog and I'd like to take better pictures of both shoes and my home town to really show you what I like and what my life is about. Luckily my niece Olivia (who's only 13) seems to have a natural talent for photography.  The pictures for today's post are hers, using the much-loved converse trainer as the subject.  Converse  has no age limit, is universally loved, incredibly cool and the perfect companion for a long, hazy summer. I think these pictures are the perfect fit for the shoe.  I think that I might have to make Liv my official blog photographer, so watch this space!...