There was an old lady who lived in her shoes....

Shoe obsessed and can't shake it off...this week with warnings of snow fall and in honour of my New Year resolution to learn to drive I set off to topshop in search of some flats, well less than 6 inches - a Sophs flat if you will which is what most describe as mid height and what the heel less describe as high.

I've coverted Balenciaga flats ever since I saw a picture of Mary-Kate wearing them last year, unable to afford Balenciaga I saw the Coltranes -Jeffery Campbell bought out, you know the ones they are on practically every blog and all over insta, the buckles are insane and they have the biker feel that insanely transforms any outfit from zero to grunge they toughen up girly dresses and fabrics, the Coltrane comes in flatforms for us shorties so we can add extra height, one of my beautiful friends even posted a pic of her new bad boys in white which are just beyond....then Topshop bought out the AJ a nod in all the right directions to The Campbell's and the Balenciaga's and as a fan of heels a cheaper version that I thought maybe I could maybe just get away with...

.....WRONG I cannot pull off the flat or anything low at all....short and dumpy straight away and just immediately look wrong, I stood in Topshop the Leeds store which has a shoe department bigger than most small stores and tried on practically every winter to spring shoeboot flat and heeled, torn and indecisive wishing I could pull off a flat shoe so people don't always assume my feet hurt -which FYI they don't -I have a low pain thresh hold and don't enjoy painful footwear..I gave up in the end, sod it these gladiator cutout heeled boots have been on my radar for about a month and as soon as I tried one on i knew it -these are my new day shoes -the perfect shoe for me, comfy, leg lengthening, not too much foot out and a gold buckle finish...practically perfect in every way. Thank you Topshop once again my shoe needs have been fulfilled.

Go high or go home
Peace, love and heels for life
Sophs
xoxo

Hope everyone had a happy new year

So long 2012 hello 2013.... an odd number year -my favourite I love odd numbers years because for some reason they are always so much better and I fear this year will be no different! Major things happening this year -I'm turning 25 (shhhhh) I fear this is official grown up territory it's md twenties creeping up to 30s hmmmm need to start thinking about more grown up things saving money yada yada yada -BORING!!!

New Years resolutions include learning to drive, I need to do this because getting bored of a ten minute car journey to work taking me over a hour now, plus a car would be extra storage for shoes! Seriousness though I have never had lessons but fingers crossed it will be easy after all hundreds of people drive don't they.

Also need to try and clear debt -I am gonna try harder than last year as credit card still lingering and overdraft haunting me -I will actively try to pay more money off each payday -promise!! That and buy more scratch cards and lotto tickets in hope of winning big!

The main thing though this year is to be happy! So I can look back at the end of the year and say yes 2013 one of the best years of my life -life is what we make it we need to create our own memories and make it special. Tonight I decorated a cream bird cage I got for Christmas off one of my beautiful friends with flowers they were throwing out at work -I am going to write down everything that makes me happy, all good things that happen no matter how big or small and put them inside then read them at the end of the year -hopefully it will be super full

I will try and blog more this year too, please bare in mind working 40 hours a week it's sometimes hard to fit in

Peace, love and a healthy and happy 2013
Sophs
xoxo