Jen J

Glad to have you here. "quite quiet" thats a mouthfull. Very nice to meet you and look forward to your posts. Jen

Hi Debbie, glad to have you in the forum. The best advice I can give is if you are "new" to high heels; First, take it slow. Second practice, and third, start lower in heel height 2-2.5 inches and work your way up. It will give your feet and balance a chance to adjust. The balls of your feet probabally hurt due to the fact that you are not placing enought pressure on your heels. Your balance is off and you are unintentionally overcompensating by standing on your toes. Take it easy and relax. Once your posture is relaxed it will become more comfortable and your feet will not hurt as much, eventually not at all. Make sure that when you are able wear your shoes around the house, to work, to the store, etc. It will help the process and also provide experience in different "terrain". I am not really the one for boot advice and I am sure that other members have many good suggestions regarding fitting and sizes. Happy to have you here. Jen

Can I keep this one also? jen

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Please, and I really do mean please, take some pics of this. I have got to see. I have had a couple of crazy ideas but I think this one has me beat. I did go off a diving board in 6 inch heels twice. Please be carefull. Jen

Those are incredible. Very, very nice. Let us know how they fit and feel. jen

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Thanks, I am a worrier. Got to be pretty bad during the slide in residental construction. Almost lost my ass. Did a lot of fancy footwork, no heels for that one, and got out with only 1 spec home left. It's for sale but don't expect it to move for a year or two, really three. I learned from that situation to take it one day at a time, enjoy each one of them, and to never let the small stuff get to me. If it needs to be done, I do it, whatever it is. Each task I accomplish is one less worry. If it needs to be done I prioritize and check them off, one by one. I am much happier, sleep better and have more time to spend with my wife, kids and friends. This thread, although it maybe hard to understand why it is here, gives me a place to write about general day to day stuff. No reason other than I can go back and read it later, view the comments and learn a little more about myself and people who have influenced me. And on that note, my 8 year old can kick my butt in Halo 1,2 and 3. Jen

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20 degrees, you are dedicated. While we are on the subject of auto repar, did I mention that my wife gave me M.A.C. mascara for Christmas? I do have a tendency to go off track from time to time. Glad I have a thread to do it in. Jen

I am with Iluvshoes, didn't get any. Didn't even get any coal. jen

Chicago, 57 degrees and raining, snow has dissapeared, To bad, so sad. No sledding for Jen.

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Well. Friday night was a thrill. We have a radiator hose leak in our jeep for about 2 weeks now, not bad, but enough to be noticable.. Finally picked up the part, heater bypass hose, $7 clams. Allows for the water pump to circlate coolant through the engine when the heat is off in the jeep. Anyway friday night is the time. So, here it goes, another interesting little tidbit in my life. To accomplish the job of putting the replacement hose on, you must: Wear safety glasses. Don't screw around with this one, being blinded by hot coolant or some other little thing is bad, don't believe me, close your eyes and read the rest of this post. You will miss the part where I describe my stockings, full fashioned, silk, seamed, keyholed top band, from the 50's, found them at a garage sale, brand new, about 8-12 pairs. 1. take off the battery cable, positive. Safety first. 2. drain the radiator fluid into a container, recycle the old coolant. If i find out anyone is putting automotive fluids in the sewers or on the ground, I may wear heels and skirts, but, I will kick some butt. Nobody wants to say that they were beat up by a guy in pumps, now do they. 3. disconnect the a/c compressor and remove. 4. remove the serpentine belt. 5. remove the idler pulley. 6. remove the alternator, don't need to disconnect it, is pretty much moves out of the way. 7. remove the power steering pump, once again, no disconnection needed. 8. remove all bolts holding the accessory mounting bracket to the engine. 9. the little hose on top is the one we want. Unclamp, clean the fittings, relace hose and reclpamp to 12-15 inch pounds. Not too tight. It will destroy the new hose. 10. check any other hoses or fittings to make sure they are in good servicable condition. 11. reinstall previously removed components in reverse order. Tighten all fasteners to manufacturer specifications. 12. close radiator drain and refill with a 50/50 coolant water mix. 13. check coolant level in the expansion tank once a day over the next several days as air will be purged from the system during daily driving. This procedure will take about an hour and a half. Six to eight beers and a half a pack of smokes so plan accordingly. I also broke a nail, crap. Next time, how to change the transmission valve body on a 96 Ford Taurus with the transmission still in the car. Delightfull! Oh, and the stockings they are hot! Jen By the way, this procedure is for a 1993, Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited, 5.2 Litre V-8.

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