Start at the very beginning, it's a very good place to start...

I guess I'm finally jumping onto the Blog bandwagon. I don't want to try and follow the trend of it, and after a day or two I'll probably forget all about this like my LiveJournal back in the day or my MySpace blog that I ignored for months at a time.

But, two very dear friends of mine have recently begun their own blogs. Or, at least, I have recently begun reading their blogs regularly. One focuses on fashion (fatshion) and I have always admired her fashion sense and how she can throw together a fabulous outfit in seemingly no time flat. The other mainly discusses what she's doing and rants about the insuffrable guests at the hotel she works at. I enjoy reading both blogs because I can relate to both of them in different ways.

I may not be quite the plus-sized fashionista that the first one is, but I am an awkward shape and have difficulties finding clothes that fit me and look good too. And, living in a small town I don't have the money or the resources (save for the interwebs) to acquire the newest fashions. But, I'm ok with that. I like my style, whatever it is and (most days) I'm quite happy with how I look. And even though I may not always feel the same way about certain fashions (I'm sorry, I just can't get into the whole pantsuit/romper thing) I still like seeing things from her perspective and I do have a better appreciation for her style.

Ranting and questioning the quirks of hotel guests like the second friend is quite familiar to me as I, too, worked in hotels for just under 3 years. The stories that I have of behind the scenes goings on as well as irate and irrational guests is about as long as my arm! So, when I read her comments on how ridiculous people are it's nice to know that I'm not the only one who feels that way.

Another thing I like about their blogs is that they both mention things that are going on in their lives. We all used to live together at college and see each other every day, and now that we've all graduated and gone off on our own adventures I don't get to see/talk to them as much anymore and that makes me rather sad. So, reading their blogs I feel like I can stay in contact with them and mostly updated on the goings on in their lives.

I guess that's where this comes in. Maybe they want to keep tabs on me too, and as fabulous Facebook is on updating us when we do something, I feel that reading their blogs are more personal. Perhaps you want to keep tabs on me. Whoever, "you" are. Hi. How's things?

Anyway, I decided to start this because I've been feeling a little lethargic. Just started a new job (woo hoo!) in which I sit at a desk for 8 hours a day and stare at a computer screen (blah). I've only been here for almost two months and I do love it, but I am getting into a routine. It's the same every day. I need something else to keep me challenged. Working at the hotel, my schedule changed all the time and the people whom I worked with changed too. And I was on my feet and walking around and doing other things all day. I didn't realize how much that aspect kept me guessing as to how the day would go.

So, I decided to challenge myself. What do people blog about? Something they love. Something they're passionate about. Their jobs. Lives. Loves. Loss. Poetry. Pictures. People. Clothes. Pets. SHOES. After one particularly successful afternoon of perusing the internet and purchasing a pair of grey patten leather peep toe pumps (Happy Birthday to Me! and my first purchase from eBay) I thought about all of these things and decided that I kind of wanted to start my own blog. About shoes. My shoes. My beautiful, shiny, fabulous shoes.

I have issued myself a challenge. To wear each and every pair of shoes in my closet(without repeating). Document the shoes. And corresponding outfit (photographically obviously). Then discuss my insights on the day. Whether the shoes were comfy or not. Where I bought them, how long I've had them, etc. After my post I would invite questions/comments about what I've posted.

I would estimate that I have probably 40-50 pairs of shoes, including my Old Navy flip flops of which I have probably 12 pairs. Do those even count? They're all exactly the same as the next pair save for the color. Do slippers count? Also, along with the shoes that I LOVE I would throw in a post here or there about shoes that I don't understand or CAN'T stand.

It's settled then. Monday June 14th will begin my challenge. (No sense in jumping right into this on a Thursday). Plus it will give me the weekend to plan things out and get a strategy.

Shoe-sy Q