pumps – 100 shoes in 100 days

Delayed posting due to air-traffic chaos over Sweden, total lack of Wi-fi and used up all my data because of frequent use off-premises.

You learn a lot about people when you travel together. Although I usually try to travel light, for an overnight trip with client meetings I do tend to pack an extra outfit just in case. Also; PJ´s, a small toiletries bag that just makes requirements for carry on luggage, power cords and chargers, something to read, sunglasses/scarf/hat and gloves depending on season and usually a change of shoes. This time two pairs of shoes so as to ensure shoe challenge success. In other words a small cabin bag and a handbag/laptop case.

Enter esteemed colleague and travel companion A with a messenger bag. Only.

Made a brave, albeit somewhat foolish decision to workshop in 9cm heels by Footlight. They have a super cushiuoned flatform so they are really easy on the foot but by the end of the day I must admit I was pretty beat.

Looking back 10 years or so ago, when most of my footwear purchases were made, I used to lay out my clothes including all accessories every evening before I went to bed.

This is something my mother taught me as a child to minimise morning angst and it really helps. And then life happened and somehow between packing for field trips and reading bed time stories and cleaning up micro sized Lego bricks; I forgot. And stopped making the most of my wardrobe. Last night two boys fell asleep in my bed so wardrobe planning was off again.

Morning stress aside. These corn flower blue pumps from Scorah Patullo add some much welcome colour. Bought at a warehouse sample sale off Brick Lane in London on a sneaky long lunch (sorry Capita). Wonder why I haven’t worn them in years?!?

100 shoes in 100 days

For a normal person I have a lot of shoes. No. I mean I have a LOT of shoes. And yet I find myself using 5-10 pairs (yes I realise that 10 pairs is a lot in itself) of the same ballet flats, sensible pumps and boots day in and day out.

So I set myself a challenge. With the exception of some very heavy-duty winter boots. I will use all the shoes in my closet by the 27th of July. Precisely 100 days for my roughly 100 pairs of shoes. Every day must be documented and any shoe that has not been worn by then will be given to charity.

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