I am especially envious of the lucky folks who got to see Dita Von Teese in the flesh. I love her, I think she is fabulous! I have this book and I absolutely adore it. It is my favourite coffee table book!
Burlesque and the Art of the Teese/Fetish and the Art of the Teese (pic from mightyape.com.au)
On a completely different note, I counted my shoes last night. You'd think that since I'm so frugal, I'd have maybe, 5 or 6 pairs of shoes? A pair of heels, runners, two pairs of flats, thongs and sandals. That seems like enough in my head. I'd be very un-excited about the lack of colours and styles, but it would do.
I think I have overstepped (no pun intended) that number. By a lot. From what I have read on the Vogue forums, I don't even have a lot of shoes - those girls lurve their shoes! But last night, as I laid them all out on the floor next to each other, it blew my mind to see SO MANY. I knew I had a few pairs of black flats, but seeing 8 (I think, could've been 9) pairs... I knew it was time to count.
I have 50 pairs of shoes. Or more. I counted 43, and I could think of at least 7 more pairs that are stored at my mum's house.
Who the hell needs that many shoes!? I only have two feet!
It also just clicked in my mind that 50 pairs = 100 shoes. 100! This is just getting worse. No wonder I have trouble finding space for them all. Currently, I have them in the bottom of the wardrobe (which is tiny and the bane of my existence, by the way, but I'll get to that another time), in the bottom drawer of a tallboy, and a few infrequently worn pairs in a suitcase under the bed. They are all neatly lined up next to each other - with flats, one shoe sits on top of the other, which saves a lot of space - but I really need to find a proper way to store them, as I'm not happy with them spread out EVERYWHERE.
How many pairs of shoes do you own? HOW DO YOU STORE THEM?? <-- I need tips! Is it enough or do you need more? What type of shoe do you own the most of? I was surprised when I learned that I have 4 pairs of plimsolls...
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P.S. Yeah, I totally just posted about my shoes. With no pictures or anything. Oh the excitement!
Wow thats a lot of shoes!! I have no idea how many i have, probably not as much as you! Im going to count mine too =]
ReplyDeleteMy storage solution is ok, but will probably only work if you have a spare cupbaord. I bought one of those hanging shelf things made of some soft foldable material. We have a spare cupboard in the study, so theyre hanging there.
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Ooh, let me know how many you have (I'd like to know what a normal amount is! haha)
DeleteThose hanging shelf thingy's were the first thing I thought of too, but I'm not sure how many pairs would fit. At this point, it'll have to do!
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Wow! Thats alot of shoes :)
ReplyDeleteI have around 30 pairs, so cant get too sanctimonious myself, lol.
I have four of those underbed storage thingies on wheels from Kmart that I keep them all in. It makes it easy in the morning to just wheel out the container and pick a pair. I think each container was only $15 or so?
I really like that they are close by, but also covered so they dont get all dusty (especially for the seude ones!)
Good for handbags too :)
That sounds like way too much effort for a morning ;)
DeleteThat is a really good idea, but there is a lot of stuff under the bed already. We have very limited storage space at the moment, but I'll probably do this in the future - especially for my handbags (I have a lot. I was too scared to count them :S)
Thanks for the idea Cindy! :)
I just discovered your blog through your comment on my post, and I really like it! 50 shoes isnt too bad- you're nowhere near Imelda Marcos just yet, so its all ok! This post is from March- Have you found a shoe storage solution yet? :)
ReplyDeleteAw, thank you! I love reading yours :)
DeleteI was just surprised when I was counting and I got to around 30, and I was only a bit over halfway! I thought I'd be stopping at 25-30. Oops!
I haven't found a storage solution yet, they are still lined up at the bottom of the BIR, and the bottom drawer of my dresser. I'm thinking some shallow boxes under the bed that I can roll out, like Cindy mentioned above. Just need to clear out under the bed first!