Lost in notation blog

The new project is revealed

December 17, 2011 at 8:09 am (Uncategorized)

Dear Reader,

After much debate and speaking to friends, family, colleagues and even the Psych I have come to a decision over what the new project will be.

My initial thought was 365 shoes but after speaking to a lot of people I began originally to modify this idea to hosiery. After all, tights and stockings are a lot cheaper than shoes.

There became several issues however with the 365 tights project. First there are far too many people who find my blog by searching for ‘women in tights’ and far more unmentionable terms. The second issue is that I would not be able to sell the tights, meaning I would have to start allowing adverts on the blog in order to raise funds for my charitable causes.

The final issue with the tights is that it just didn’t seem enough of a challenge. It felt as though I was shying away, something that when I am well I do not do as any regular reader of the blog will by now know.

I have chosen to return to the 365 shoes project, and it will be 365 shoes, and not 365 pairs (a little too decadent). My plan is to wear a different pair of shoes every other day for 2012 and I will post pics of the shoes and what I am wearing them with each day.

Once again I will not be able to buy any of these shoes in 2012 and must rely instead on footwear I have already purchased in the past, loans and donations.

Thanks to my tendency to buy when I am high I probably already have enough shoes, boots, sandals and even the odd wellington boot to last me for the first 90 days. After this however I am going to be very much dependent on the kind nature of my readers and others who support the blog.

I am hoping that now the site is rather more established it may be easier for me to approach retailers both nationally and in Market Harborough for loans and maybe even donations of shoes.

The shoes I wear, apart from those that have been loaned, will be available to buy at the end of 2012 and all of the money raised will be split between Mind and the MDF society, now known as Bipolar UK.

Some have suggested that instead of wearing a different pair of shoes every other day it may be better for my health if I stick to wearing just one pair of shoes a week or even two pairs.

I am conscious of the fact that shoes are harder to give away or to loan than a dress and I also worry that perhaps this project may be asking too much. I am game for the challenge but I am also interested in making sure I do not take on too much or ask too much of others.

I would very much appreciate your feedback and thoughts in the comments box below and then after all the opinion polls are in I will announce exactly what is to be done on January 1, 2012.

Thank you, as always.

Ellie