the cut-out heel dilemma

I recently just purchased these beauties on boohoo.com, much to some controversy. When I showed my mother the shoes on the link online she was decidedly anti-purchasing. This new trend of a cut out heel I believe is a take on the Jeffrey Campbell hidden heel. The popularity in the online world is definitely apparent but I have never really seen anyone I know wearing these kind of shoes. SO naturally I was a bit weary on just how wearable this style is. I couldn't really find much opinion online either when I googled it as to whether they were comfortable or not. Are they comfy? Are they dangerous? These were questions I decided to take upon myself as a researcher and that I would have to figure it out for myself (and I had been sick and housebound after a surgery and looking for a nice treat and pick me up). So I got them and immediately was wowed at how unreal I thought they looked. Just to test my Facebook friends family I uploaded this picture of them. It didn't take long for people to respond in a concerned way. I was met by comments such as ' do you have a death wish??' and 'RIP' much to my amusement. Cocky as I was I tried them on and to my surprise they were extremely comfortably. OK you have to be a little careful not to lean back but I figured you wouldn't do this in a normal stiletto or wedge heel so I didn't see any added risk with these. 

But then I found this....

...and I became fearful!

Alas I wore them out a week later on a night out in Dublin City and was.. FINE :). Not a bother on me I found the shoes very comfortable throughout the night. Much more comfortable then some other heels I own. I will admit though that I think if you were to buy cut out heels in anything other than a boot it may not be as stable to walk in. With the boot your foot is pretty secure which is pretty important for your balance and I'm not sure that if it were not a boot this would be as easy. Also I wasn't drinking to excess that night so if you were to, again I'm not sure how stable you would find these (although excessive alcohol would impact the stability of any shoe!)

Having said all that I LOVE these bad boys and they will be my staple for nights out during the winter season. Two thumbs up for cut out heeled boots :) 

mastering procrastination

OK so I'm in my fourth year of university. Three years undergraduate and now a three semester year and a half of a masters, so I've got the whole college thing down to a tee. And by this I mean the procrastination. Now that I am a masters student I like to ponder on all the things I have mastered in my life and procrastination is definitely one of them. So I have an essay of 2,000 words, easy peasy just sit down and whack it out right? WRONG! I have come to realise that sitting down to write an essay may be one of the most difficult challenges that a young student has to face. How can you overcome this most difficult of tasks? Make a plan! Yes making a study plan has to be the best way to set yourself goals in order to accomplish what needs accomplishing. So I sit down in front of the laptop thinking that while I really should have this easiest of essays done already, making a plan now is the best option. So I plan (not start) my essay. Sorted! I want to finish off my book that I've chosen as a source (and have had in my possession and checked out of the library two weeks now) to be finished by this evening. Then tomorrow I will get cracking with my online research, and with ideas that are sure to be buzzing in my head get down to writing my essay. Or I could start my internet research now, the internet is there and ready to go. Waiting for me. Much quicker than reading an entire book. Yes it's decided that's where I'll start. First a little look at my Facebook page, then Twitter, then YouTube. Oh look, a tutorial on how to ombré my nails. Can I master what the tutor makes look so easy yet I'm sure I would make an absolute mess of? Much more challenging than doing my Live Radio Production essay on how technologies are changing the relationship between radio stations and their audiences. Challenge accepted. Ironic that my essay is on the advancement and benefit of technology yet it is this technology that has provided me with the oh so satisfying opportunity to procrastinate. But I digress, look at my pretty nails..!

Maybe tomorrow I will both read my book, do my internet research and type out my essay. 

Easy peasy..

the beginning of figuring it out

OK so I've wanted to set up a blog for quite some time now. I don't know if it's just me but holy Jesus it's taken me ages to find a site alone just to get started! So basically I want to share all about the trials and tribulations of my very exciting (all lies) life. I've been through a lot in my life so far that I believe sets me apart from everyone else. I was born with a cleft lip and palate and have had many surgeries and difficulties in my life as a result. I do not want sympathy for this apparent deformity and while I believe it has helped shape my personality and out look on life, it is not all that defines me. I am your average twenty-something year old girl with big hopes for the future. Because of the hand I have been dealt and how I have come out at (almost) the end of my surgical journey I want now more than ever to succeed. So here I am ready to tell  my story. I'm sorry I don't claim it to be an interesting one to tell, but there it is, I'm just still figuring it out....