Yamyam

I'd have to agree. Children are little joy factories! The best sound in the world is a little voice going "Dad!" (or "Mom", as appropriate ) I only have one, and I don't see him anywhere near enough... but I'd have lots more if I could!

in on them,

My friends wouldn't have expected it from me - but they all seem cool about it. I know it's easier said than done, but my experiences have been that it's never as bad as the anticipation.

Hahahaha! I've been called mental before, and crazy, and insane, and I've admitted to it too... Although I'm assuming the "mental" part of that phrase wasn't directed at me?!!

SH

No, of course not. It was just a silly remark for cheap comic effect! If I was going to call you 'mental' (which I wouldn't) I'd just do it! I'm not one for mincing my words

Sadly, I've just discovered I've got to work late Thursday, and Friday as well. So I'm afraid I can't be there. Perhaps we should just pick another day. Sorry, Xa.

There's 1 person I may tell in the future and I think she'll be ok with it.

Go for it. To be honest, the fear is the worst bit. I'm sure someone genuinely close will be able to take it on and be cool about it.

I'm quite happy in my 4" heels for an evening out, and i don't think I'll go much higher than that. I don't want to end up with a collection of 'bedroom' heels at the moment, I'm happy walking around in mine. So for me, I think around 2.5" to 4" is fine with me for heely days. Day to day, as I've said no end of times before, I don't wear heels, but I'm quite proud of the fact that I can change from trainers to heels, and walk around in heels for two days without any ill effects, then go back to flat shoes for Monday morning.

crackle

Yamyam: Sometimes I think Kathy is not interested in me at all. But her friend Lori says she is just painfully shy around men. Lori wanted a man who was nonthreatening and slightly effeminate to be Kathy's friend.

Well, I hope it works out. Sometimes just spending lots of time together helps get over shyness, and you find the real person underneath. And I've found that shy people are always worth getting to know, even tho' it's harder for me as I'm a 200MPH talker

I never heard of buying petrol at Argos! Is it a drive through section at the back or do they sell you it in cartons?

:rofl: Oi! Francis! Behave! (Like that's likely )

SH, you're lucky that you don't have to buy petrol means you don't have to buy insurance, tax, mot, repairs, oil and other associated bits for keeping a car on the road! But cars are useful, even if I am starting to use my bicycle a bit more often. This fat sod needs to lose some pounds from around the midrift or I'll look like the Michelin man soon Yamyam will probably say it's due to too much cake

I must admit that certain cake-related thoughts did drift across my mind there That's why I didn't have any.

And you left 'tyres' out of your list - that about UKP140 I've got to shell out in the next few weeks

Don't you mean "insufficiently differently enthusiastic"?!!

No, it's one of those irregular verbs: "I'm differently enthusiastic, you're obsessed, see them over there - they're mental"

I'll also need money to spend on shoes to make it worthwhile! I'll get there eventually.....!SH

Now that is a fair point

Best of luck learning to walk in those pumps They don't look quite like "starter heels" to me, but each to their own. Did you get red or black, Alex?

I mean "witch"

Cool. I've never really done any serious browsing or buying on market stalls. Were they second hand or brand new?

They were brand new, in boxes. There's no heel tips on them any more, as I wore them out in one day, but they're top shoes. And the people on the store didn't bat an eyelid as I tried them and bought them.

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

Is it worth it for just one shop? You're sounding insufficiently obsessed there, young SH. It's a shoe shop! Of course it's worth it

Hello and welcome! And post away! I'm sure you'll soon be zipping up those rankings.

I like the range at Argos, and I can spend all those Nectar points I earn buying petrol at Argos too, I think. Hmmm... I feel a spending spree coming on

Absolutely. Topic drift is all part of the fun. I seem to remember a thread trying to organise a heel meet, which got hijacked by the gricers and turned into something quite unrecognisable (Francis - are you listening ) And to answer Julietta's question, I buy more shoes in the winter, as that's when there's more of my favourite booty styles around. I need cheering up in the summer when there's fewer nice shoes to buy

It's true! My Dad, Stepmom and brother were just cool with it. My long-standing mates in Hertfordshire were cool with it too. I haven't had a negative comment from anyone I've spoken to, certainly not from anyone I've told. And even if I had, the positive comments would more than balance the negative ones!

Those are great photos. It's enough to make me charge the batteries for my camera

Well, I'm glad it's going your way mk4625 (can I call you "mk"?)

Actually, I found quite a good selection in a market stall yesterday. I swore I wasn't going to buy any new shoes, so I had to kick myself (carefully) when I splashed out thirty quid on a pair of copy J Lo Blahniks. They're great, and a really easy 8, so they're as comfy as anything. I wore them for hours as I walked around, and they just felt better and better. I wore the heel tips down to the metal, so I was *damn* loud strolling around the town! I thought I'd attract loads of attention, but I didn't. I nearly fell over on a wooden floor, tho', due to a lack of grip in the heel department. Oops. Pictures when I have time Still looking for United Footwear

Had to sell the Pontiac Firebird

I wanted one of those after seeing the "Smokey & the Bandit" series!

But now it's convertible season here in the UK, and I'm stuck in my tin-top

sorry all, but I'm stuck firmly in the closet. Love heels, but only in the safety of my own home

Shyguy

cluck cluck no one in this closet but us chickens

Why sorry? If it works for you, then there you are. Just because I've spent all weekend out and about in heels doesn't mean that you have to as well! For me, this is about getting to be cool with what I want to do. I hope that I'm helping other people be cool with what they want.

I hope you (or indeed anyone else) doesn't think that I'm insisting you get out there and tell the world! I hope that me and my stories help people to get to their happy places. If yours is the living room, then be there and be happy. Me, I'm good with strolling around a market in a town centre in mine. But that's my happy place.

Shyguy: Don't feel sorry for being there in your happy place. Be happy, that's what it's about.

All I will say is that I think it's good to stretch yourself - you might find a new and bigger happy place. I have - perhaps others will.

If I was going to be stern about it, then all I'll say is 'don't be like the old guy in the pub.' Be in your happy place, where ever and when ever it is. That's all from me.

(Climbs carefully down from soapbox, due to the wearing of 4" wedgies)

spinach

Actually, I quite like those boots, and I like the zip too. I'll have to check the web site when I get home