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I haven’t quite had ti it yet, but I really think the ht, and then the rest will just fall into place And I’ve already jotted down loads of ideas about what to wear in the author photograph

So basically, it’s no surprise that I’m a little overdrawn at thefor er, Derek Smeath, is very sympathetic totiet on at all -- which I think waselse But then we ave him some advice on what to buy his wife for Christ from And the truth is, of course, I’m a lot more sensible than I used to be

For exa My new motto is "Buy Only What You Need" I know, it sounds almost too simple -- but it really does work Before each purchase, I ask myself one question: "Do I need this?" And only if the answer is yes do I make the purchase It’s all just a et to LK Bennett, I’h-heeled red boots catches ht for the display of sandals This is how I shop these days: no pausing, no browsing, no eyeing up other itee of sequined puht to the sandals I want, take them from the rack, and say to the assistant, "I’d like to have these in a six, please"

Direct and to the point Just buy what you need and nothing else This is the key to controlled shopping I’lance at those cool pink stilettos, even though they’d backs with the glittery heels

They are nice though, aren’t they? I wonder what they look like on?

Oh God This is really hard

What is it about shoes? I ood pair of shoes can just reduce me to jelly Sometimes, when Suze isn’t at home, I open my wardrobe and just stare at all my pairs of shoes, like some mad collector And once I lined theht seeot loads of photos of people I don’t really like, so why not take one of sooodness, the assistant is back, with my lilac sandals in a box -- and as I see theeous All delicate and strappy, with a tiny little blackberry by the toe I fell in love with them as soon as I saw them They’re a bit expensive -- but then, everyone knows you should never skimp on shoes, because you’ll hurt your feet

I slip ht -- and they’re just fantastic My feet suddenly look elegant, and er… and OK, it’s a tiny bit difficult to walk in them, but that’s probably because the shop floor is all slippery

"I’ll take them, please," I say, and beam happily at the assistant

You see, this is the reward for taking such a controlled approach to shopping When you buy soh you’ve earned it

We both head toward the checkout, and I keep my eyes carefully away from the rack of accessories In fact, I barely even notice that purple bag with the jet beading And I’ so single-minded, when the assistant says conversationally, "You knoe’ve got these sandals in cleht," I say after a pause

I’ot what I came in to buy -- and that’s the end of the story Lilac sandals Not cle around on the floor "I think they’re going to be evento sound as indifferent as I can "Well, I’ll just take these, I think…"

"Here it is!" she exclaims "I knew there was one around here somewhere…"

And I freeze, as she puts the most exquisite sandal I’ve ever seen onto the counter It’s a pale, creae color, with the same strappy shape as the lilac one -- but instead of the blackberry, there’s a tiny clementine by the toe

It’s instant love I can’t irl, and I feel a lurch of desire, right to the pit of le" style="display:block" data-ad-client="ca-pub-7451196230453695" data-ad-slot="9930101810" data-ad-format="auto" data-full-width-responsive="true">