squirrelheels

Hehe, I don't pay income tax, since I don't have an income! (yet!) It's not that I'm unemployed as such, more, don't want to be employed and don't need to be employed! I'm happy with my current arrangement of doing random things for money! Seriously, I doubt I'd ever move there. I like the UK too much! SH

Yes you did say that! I'll definitely be going again! I took the plunge again and wore my sandals out today with black socks, and of course the obligatory (at least with me) long jeans. They were comfortable and stable, and nobody either noticed or cared! So that's another victory for SH's wardrobe! I'm contemplating wearing them to a house group tonight. Only one of the people know about my heels, so I don't know what reaction I'll get. It'll be a slightly different situation to my youth group, where it wasn't revealed by me but by some other kind fellow...! So I might come back smiling with heels on, or angry with heels on, or straight faced without heels on! We shall see! SH

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Cool. I've never really done any serious browsing or buying on market stalls. Were they second hand or brand new? Having had a look at the Shoefayre site, I've discovered my nearest one is probably in Newark, which is a good way out from where I live. There are buses, but it begs the question "is it worth it?". Since I've never been to shoefayre before, I can't answer this! I doubt it'd take too long to get there, probably an hour or so... so it's a long afternoon's shopping for just one shop! SH

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Indeed...! I wish I'd done that with those Mary Janes from Jonathan James yesterday! Ah well! SH

"Guest" was Xaphod I believe. And no problem! It's always nice to have you around SH

Absolutely! Wedges are great! They have subtlety going for them as well...! I've wanted a pair of sporty shoes with a heel for ages, but I've never managed to find a pair. Does anyone know of anywhere in the UK that does them? SH

They have nice fast cheap broadband there too, which is another reason to move... lots of bandwidth, lots of heels and no nasty teenagers... What's stopping me?! (Ok I won't start on that one!) SH

Jo, I noticed that the range wasn't that large, but what they had was pretty good, even if none of them were leather. The sandals aren't leather, but they're very nice and comfortable. As for Untied Footwear (), you're right - they have a huge range! I tried some nice 7in clear platforms heels with a 2 in platform in size 9... I'm amazed they had them in that size... but they were really nice and comfortable! I'll have to see if I can find a Shoefayre in Nottingham and find out where it is so I can visit next time I have some money for shoes! SH

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Windows XP (No, I'm not saying the Windows XP is bliss... But the default background is called Bliss...! M$ know nothing about bliss. *nix is bliss! ) SH

Actually, thinking about it, those Mary Janes in 41 and 42 look like the ones I want from Dolcis.... I wonder.....! I'll have to get saving again! Jo what do you mean about the numbers? SH

Well, I went shoe shopping today. I took quite a long time over it as well. I went into town wearing my 5in loafers (see them from my www link), long bootcut jeans and a navy t-shirt, and a ruck sack for any purchases I might make! I met with my friend in the shop where he works, and we agreed to meet for lunch when he was allowed on his lunch break, so I went off for 45 mins. Popped over to the other side of the upper mall and went into Jonathan James. I found some 3in-ish chunky heeled Mary Janes for only £7.99, so I bought them straight off in size 8UK without trying them. Bad idea. After buying, I went into the mall toilets to change into them. They were a bit tight, but they fitted ok. I walked up out of the mall and to the Market Square, and they were killing my feet by this point, so went to the toilets there to change back. So after that, the time had come to meet my friend for lunch, and soon we were in Pizza hut waiting half an hour for a pizza. We had a large stuffed crust deep pan cheese feast with pepperoni and ham... Absolutely gorgeous! He went back to work half an hour later than he should have been, and we parted ways. I went to another Jonathan James where I returned the Mary Janes. They were quite reluctant to take them back, but they allowed it anyway. I also spotted in there a nice pair of lower wedge Mary Janes that were a little less chunky that I took the time to try on. They were a size bigger (42EUR), and fitted well. I might buy them should the money arrive! After I read a post by Jo mentioning Shoe Zone yesterday, I looked them up on the web, and found there was a Shoe Zone in Bulwell, on the north side of the city. So I found a streetmap, and planned to go there. Using my Nottingham bus route planner, I found a bus which went close to where shoe zone was and caught it. And I'm glad I did. It wasn't too much effort to find, and I found quite a few styles I liked, although not many in my size. I did however find some nice all-black wedge sandals with a traditional thin-ish strap over the toes, with minor decoration, and a strap over the front and back of the heel with buckle. They had a pair in 9UK which amazed me! I went to the cash machine nearby and got out a tenner to pay for these bargain sandals! The woman in the shop was extremely friendly and helpful, and not over-friendly (which annoys me sometimes). So I walked out of there feeling a happy bunny and caught a bus back to the city centre. Another shoe shop out of the city centre that I wanted to visit was united footwear. So, again after printing off maps yesterday and finding the right bus route, I caught a bus straight there, and it was dead easy to find. I was amazed when I walked in, as they had racks and racks of a huge variety of shoes, from plain courts to fetish sandals to plain knee boots to bright pink kiddies shoes and slippers. I spent quite a while browsing the racks, and tried on a few pairs. Eventually, after finding nothing in the form of a normal shoe (I was really after a Mary Jane of some sort), I went back to the boot section and found a pair of black wedge heel ankle boots with a 4in tapering heel (it's underslung slightly too). I tried them on, and one of them didn't fit, so I found the one that was the right size! (8UK). Since it was near closing time, (who I assume was) the manager came over and asked if I needed some help since they were closing. He obviously saw what I was trying, and saw my 5in loafers next to them, but said nothing about that, and was very helpful. These lovely leather boots were a snug fit, but at £9.99 reduced from £35 I wasn't about to complain! I took them to the counter and paid for my boots and caught a bus back to the city again. By this time the balls of my feet were killing me, as my feet haven't walked any distance in my 5in loafers for a while... I paid a quick visit to H&M to get a long sleeve t-shirt, then came home, and relieved my feet. So, one large pizza, two new pairs of shoes and a new t-shirt later, SH is a happy squirrel I shall definitely be visiting those shops again in the coming months! High praise to both chains for excellent service and prices! Jonathan James... well, high praise for prices, but don't count on getting a refund. Unlike Maplin where you can buy something, smash it up, and return it, you can't do that with them (Apparently you're not even supposed to wear them on a hard indoor floor, as this damages the shoes too much if they want to re-sell them - *sigh*) And now I'm out of money... Looks like the Geforce 4 will have to wait!! SH

Well done on your trip into the real world Deanna It's only once you've made the first trip that you actually realise that Joe Public really doesn't care. I hope you have many more trips like that! Nice out fit too! SH

Hehe congratulations! 10lbs is quite large for a lil baby. I was 7lbs 10oz I think. I'm now about 11st! How soon before she's wearing heels!? SH

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Streetheels, that's a fantastic website! Personally Ped041 and 042 are my favourites... I wanna know where she got those from, cos I want an identical pair!!!! Where in the UK do you take most of the photos? And how do you take them? Don't people notice you pointing a camera at people's shoes and legs?! Do you ever go up to people and compliment them on wearing heels? SH

Well done Like everyone else has already said, the first time is always the hardest, but probably the most rewarding afterward. The first time I went out in proper heels I was exceedingly nervous, and perhaps over-concious of what I was wearing. But once you get into the stride of things (ok, bad pun!), you become less concious of what you're wearing and you enjoy it more... So keep at it! SH

Congrats Jeff Nice one!

One co-worker even went so far as to say that she'd think I'd look weird wearing men's shoes!

I think that's something to aspire to for every male heel wearer! I've got the point now where people say "Not wearing the heels today then?!" or "No heels?!" as if they were expecting me to be wearing them! But reaching that stage didn't happen overnight. I believe "perseverance" is the name of the game there...

SH

On the other hand, "They're not women's shoes, they're mine!"

I've used that phrase many times "in defence" of wearing heels during a discussion. But normally there's no need... the discussion dies out and everyone just gets and seems to be accepting. I'm sure if people weren't accepting they'd say something.

I've wondered that before... I'm sure there must be another heel wearer/TV/CD at college... there are 1100 students there. Statistically, how many TVs/CDs are there supposed to be? Does anyone know?

SH

Right, I think I'm gonna have to move to Sweden! People in the UK (of any age) can be so cruel when it come to gender issues like that! SH

Is it me or does that not make much sense?