Mary Wales Loomis makes her own shoes, and I have to admit they look pretty impressive!  She even wrote a book Make Your Own Shoes detailing exactly how to make a pair of shoes from start to finish.  Seems to have good reviews on Amazon, if you’re interested.  Anyone else ”made their own shoes”?  If so, please email us a picture to share!

This “will work for shoes” shirt fits me to a tee. Just yesterday I had a discussion with a co-worker explaining my theory on the need or want rule. Think about it, we all need shoes, maybe not 100 pair, but over all we still need shoes. This is just one of the fun T-shirts you can find on SnorgTees.com.  I pretty sure you will seeing me wearing this sooner or later, the key is what kind of shoes do I need to go with it?

I think I got my shoe addiction from my mother.  I’m pretty sure I now own more pairs than her, but she loves shoes as well.  And I’ve given her shoes as presents for various birthdays, holidays, even Mother’s Day. In fact after seeing the above email from Shoes.com, I think that’s what I may get her this year as well!

I thought I’d share a few family photos taken this past week…

This is my son before his junior prom, wearing his Zengara shoes I ordered for him.

And here’s Squeak, Betty (Squeak’s mom, Kim’s grandmother) and myself.  We were celebrating Grandma Betty’s 84th birthday.

Got this in an email from Zappos.com… 

Have you made your New Year’s Resolutions yet? Start the year off right with these suggestions for easy-to-achieve New Year’s Resolutions.

1. You don’t have to spend your money on a gym membership,  just buy the shoes and walk or run outside!

2. Develop a new skill or talent. Try surfing or skiing!

3. Get a watch so you’re always on time.

4. Spoil your kids or grandkids.

5. Outfit yourself with the latest high end fashions.

6. Get your eight hours of beauty rest.

7. Work less, play more — Just Do It with Nike!

8. Reward yourself on small successes.

9. Support a cause, be earth friendly!

10. Get something other than shoes on Zappos.

One of my resolutions is to save more money this year, and look at all these shoe sales!   I’m saving money already!!!

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I am back on American soil after visiting across the pond.  Read about my London trip here. And I have so many shoe-stories to write about (like visiting Harrod’s Department Store), but I have a ton of ”real” work to do as well as having jet-lag, so will have to post in increments. 

One of the movies I watched on the plane was In Her Shoes. Of course, the title alone caught my attention, but it was even better that it starred Cameron Diaz as I like her. Wish I looked as good as her (she’s my age).

Squeak sent me this cute video of a guy trying on women’s pumps in a shoe store as part of a prank…

Reader Wayne suggested this book to me awhile ago: Chicken Soup for the Shopper’s Soul: Celebrating Bargains, Boutiques and the Never-Ending Quest by Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen.  But I’ve been so busy reading other chick flicka books and have a mound more on my reading agenda.

Book Description Whether you can’t do without your coupons or couture, bargain basements or Bloomingdales, there’s one thing that millions of women (and a few enlightened men) love to do: Shop. Whether you live with them, work with them or wait on them, you know who they are: Those people who live by the mantra: “Never pay retail.” Chicken Soup for the Shopper’s Soul is the perfect gift for anyone in frequent need of “retail therapy.” For them, shopping is an art form: finding a bargain buy, accessorizing to a T, or finding the perfect dress (and the shoes to go with it) for a special night out.   Sounds right up my alley.  Buy the book now from Amazon!

Here’s your chance to get shoes autographed by Hollywood’s hottest celebrities like Sharon Stone, Jessica Simpson, Kareem Adbul-Jabbar and Parker Posey.  All proceeds from Piperlime’s charity auction on eBay go straight to Soles4Souls, a non-profit organization that give shoes to people in need around the world. Start bidding now for a good cause!

Picture shown is of Barbara Mandrell’s autographed Passi strappy gold stilettos.

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