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Yes narrowboats are susceptible of movement although it is generally very subtle. Living on a boat as I do I am quite used to it and tend to forget about it entirely - as I say, it really is very subtle - so it may be that I am better in heels than I imagine I am; that if I was on a dead-level rock stable surface I might be more capable of walking fluidly in 12cm heels, although I expect I am still a good ways off the sort of effortlessness that one needs to carry off the style. in general if a narrowboat is pitching noticeably, something is happening - usually it’s some clown in a rental boat speeding by at a rate of knots and throwing up a wake, or you’ve tied up at a lock landing, really close to the gates of a big lock and someone’s thrown open all the paddles, or else there are some big winds blowing.

I always suspected that you were just about half a bubble off plumb. . .

Regardless of the water level and any motion, a narrowboat is always going to be sensitive to the effects of loading - and that includes someone walking around. It can be slightly unnerving to find that the boat lists slightly one way, and then the other, and when walking around (in heels or not) one can feel as though slightly drunk! Also, as I well recall when doing some work on my brother's narrowboat in fitting a shelf along one side wall, being pleased that my spirit level initially 'proved' the shelf was level - and then a re-check ten minutes later said otherwise! I simply forgot that the lack of stable foundations made use of a spirit level (or a plumbline) pretty well pointless!

But we all know that you, @Shyheels, love challenges.

Sometimes on the boat I can find it a bit odd. If the water level in the canal drops, which happens fairly often, the boat will be on a slight list (or something more severe if you’re unlucky or don’t know not to moor your boat in certain places) If it’s just a slight list you sometimes won’t detect it until you put on your heels and suddenly feel as though you’d never worn heels before. And if you’re just learning in 12cm heels it can be quite challenging

For me, it's the carpet in theaters that makes it harder. Also, any path that is perpendicular to the slope. Even a slight slope to a drains can be problematic.

I would have had trouble decending the dark/steep stairs to the cinema seats as well

I know the kind of sloping surface you’re thinking of. Some of the cinemas are still like that here and would indeed be awkward in very high heels, I am at present eating lunch in a village in the Yorkshire Dales that would be a nightmare in heels of any sort - and even a bit chancy in hiking boots. Sloping irregular cobbled streets (large cobbles and many cracks) and made extra slippery by rain and mud …

I remember that back in the days some cinemas were like this. Nowadays they're still going downwards from the back to the front, but with steps in every row. So the floor is always even. So that's a plus for taking 13 cm heels to the cinema.

I am not sure exactly how German cinemas are set up, but in the U.S., there is always a slight downward slope from the back of the room up to the screen. I have always thought that it would seem much steeper in extreme heels.

It has been a whole year! It doesn't seem like it's been a whole year. I need to go through my collection as well, and see what I really have. It seems like I have been culling a lot lately and not buying new, which is probably a good thing.

Yes, I can also feel the difference in lower ranges like 7 - 11 cm, which I wear to the office. But since it's a normal chair and desk I'm fine with anything in this range. 13 cm would probably feel different, but I won't try these for the office 😉

Even the two centimetre difference between my 10cm heels and the 12cm ones is more noticeable than I’d have expected. I notice it while I’m sitting at my desk writing - but in a nice way

Such low seats really ain't the best for heels. With normal heights like 10 cm I'm well used to it, but I didn't think that the extra 3 cm would make such a difference in the cinema. But the Hot Chicks generally aren't that comfortable and waiting in the queue didn't help either. Fortunately for me it's only a part-time problem, taller people always have it 😄

Wow - that’s quite a week! I smiled at your experience with low seats in high heels. I had the same but sitting on a low settee in my 12cm heels and spent the whole time trying to figure out how to sit and where to place my heels so I didn’t look like a seated preying mantis with my knees jutting up under my chin. And then how to get up again! Without calling to mind something struggling out of a wallow. I can’t imagine doing that in 13cm Hot Chicks! Standing in a queue in 13cm heels would be a serious challenge too! Definitely an earned rest this week! But well done!!!!

On saturday I took the chance again to wear them out. Not the most appropriate occasion, but I have to ignore that if I want to use them more often 😀 We went out for dinner and to the cinema afterwards. I can tell you that cinema in 13 cm heels isn't the best idea. First we were waiting in the line for a while, and then the comfy cinema seats aren't that comfy anymore if you combine them with Hot Chicks. The steep angle of the shoes doesn't go well with the low seats. All in all I overdone it a bit last week. I wore them twice at home and then out on saturday, with all that standing and sitting in the cinema it was a bit too much. The balls of my feet and my calves are still sore, but hey that's part of the progress. Nevertheless I'll (literally) step down a bit this week 😉

Thanks!! They are just a bit large (sz 10 vs 9.5 which is "normal" for me) so I had a cobbler shorten the rear straps just a bit and they are now very comfortable. I agree that wedges, especially those with a platform, can be a bit much. These, however, seem to have the right balance of wedge and platform. I did receive the nicest compliment from a co-worker on them when I wore them. As we are heading into the autumn, however, I am not sure that I will get to wear them again before open-toe season comes to an end.

I haven't posted here in a good while, so I figured an update was in order. I'm still getting out. I just don't feel the need to post every single outing these days. Unless something newsworthy happens, which isn't often, I just go about my day. I am still buying shoes also. So i figured it was time to do another inventory check. It would also give me a chance to go through and pair down my collection by selling shoes that no longer fit or that I'm not too fond of anymore. And donate shoes that are a little worse for wear and not worth selling. I also wanted to see how close I was on how many pairs I actually had. I was guesstimating that between shoes and boots. I probably had around 100 pairs. A bit of my collection is stored in their original boxes. But the majority of my collection is stored in cardboard boxes and tubs. I would love to have proper shelves to display them or a closet of some kind, but that is just not possible. Between boxes and tubs, I currently have about 7 of them. And now the fun begins. It was fun going through everything and trying stuff on. I even discovered stuff I never new I had. And stuff that has never seen the outside world. Because alot of my shoes are a little too fancy to wear out doing everday task and errands. They need a special occasion to wear them. When it was all said and done, I ended up with about a dozen pairs that would be sold or donated. And my guesstimate was actually pretty close. I came in just a shade under the century mark, including the get rid of pile. So here is the numbers of where my collection stands after pairing it down. Shoes 57 pairs Knee boots or higher 5 pairs ankle boots or shoes 14 pairs Wedges 4 pairs Flats 2 pairs For a total of 82 pairs

I always have color on my toes and fingers. My toes are always in red except for October when they get colored hot pink for Breast Cancer Awareness month, while my fingers are always in pink/clear gel with the little pinkies in a color or design particular to the time of the year. Right now my left pinkie is in silver sparkle and my right pinkie is in gold sparkle. Got compliments this morning on both my mani and pedi both at church and my usual Sunday morning shopping. BTW closed toe red pumps at church, open toe double band, red sandals for my shopping trip. I also was wearing white capris with a red, white and blue top for the Labor Day holiday. I got compliments on my ensemble too!!!! Happy Heeling, bluejay

Definitely doing very hard work this week. I can’t believe I still have another two days to go, and then a week later I comeback to do all this again …!

Haha, one of my favorite musings: "Ya know, it's not always just about doing it the easy way. . . [pregnant pause] Which is a good thing, because we're sure NOT doing it the easy way!" Usually said while lifting something really heavy, and probably unnecessarily.

It was a shame to pitch the sandals after but one wearing, but like I said, evidently I had not seen fit to wear them for a year and a half after I bought them. Had it been a pair of shoes that I just couldn't live without, MAYBE I would have put some effort into trying to repair them, but I've been down this road before, and I've had a 0% success rate at making this kind of repair. The good about these sandals: The shape of the slope up to the heel was one of the best fitting shoes I've ever owned. At 4 1/4", you could definitely tell you were wearing heels, but they felt so natural. I wish all of my shoes fit like that. The bad: Due to their super strappy design, getting those puppies on and feeling right was a several minute process. It did not take a great deal of contemplation to decide to bin them.

I guess we got a little bit off the subject, and I forgot to say that those sandals are adorable! There are definitely things I've done a complete 180º on, and wedges are one of them. I always hated them. Since I was a kid, I hated them. Now, I wear them myself. I wouldn't say they're my favorites, but I don't hate them anymore. I think it has to do with the hugeness factor. Many wedges look like they have an excessive amount of material stuck to the bottoms of your feet. These are neat and trim looking.

Nice sandals - a pity to ditch them. I agree with Cali about a glued repair - assuming of course that the strap has merely pulled away and not fractured. A polyurethane glue (such as Gorilla Glue) would be most suitable.

Leading tour groups is a really fraught business. You simply never know which way they’ll turn. The only safe thing is utter neutrality in just about everything. From the outside it looks like really easy money but it really isn’t.