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The Little Lilypad is a lifestyle blog mostly written by a mum to two beautiful, cheeky and entertaining daughters. It is sometimes written by the Man on the Pad or by one of our baby bloggers. Occasionally we accept guest posts too. There is frequently talk of sustainable living, saving money, lifestyle and travel. It is hopefully helpful, sometimes funny and always honest.

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  1. It is no secret that I have a love affair with shoes. I couldn't even tell you when this happened, whether it was wearing glamorous dancing shoes during dance shows as a teenager or it goes back as far as tottering around in my mums high heels when I was a really little girl but whenever it started, I have never stopped buying shoes since (this post may help towards buying more shoes, which doesnt really help my addiction).

    I will often buy shoes "just incase", you know the snow boots that will be really handy if we have 6ft of snow or the running shoes in case I ever need to go running (disclaimer, in the unlikely event that I go running, I have proven that you can do this in heels), so it is fair to say that I probably have a pair of shoes for every occasion.

    It is therefore unsuprising that both of my daughters love shoes and unfortunately they are both cursed with my "fat feet" (and when I say mine, I actually mean those inherited from my mother), so shoe shopping can be a little exhausting at times. My youngest daughter has a high in-step, so alot of styles don't actually fit her and we have spent many hours in Clarks trying different styles, colours, types of shoes so we know now the ones that fit and the ones that don't. Unfortunately stocks in the shops can sometimes be limited, so when we were introduced to Bells Shoes, I was delighted that they stocked Clarks shoes and even more so to find designs that weren't in the high street shop. Take a look;

    Our shoe story

    Running our own online store means that shopping online is a perfect solution for me and I particularly like the ease and flow of the Bells Shoes site. I will obviously still go and get my daughter's feet measured in store but having shoes delivered to my front door sounds like heaven to me!

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    We love this concept and the Crawlerz range haven't yet launched in the UK so be one of the first people to try them by entering our competition to win a set of 7 rompers .... that is one for every day of the week!

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  3. It is no secret that I love to shop. I can't even pretend that I don't shop, especially if I find a ludicrous bargain that I want to shout about. Even my neighbours know how much I love to shop (as they regularly accept parcels if I am not home) and I am an advertising agency's target market because I am such a consumer!

    My shopping habits have changed over the years, once upon a time it was all about that seasons dress or the perfect pair of designer jeans and whilst my love of shopping hasn't changed, I seem to spend much more on my gorgeous girls wardrobe's than I do on my own. No matter how much money you do or don't have, finding a bargain, never fails to give me a thrill, whether it be a designer handbag or toddler shoes, a bargain is a bargain whatever it is.

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    62% of supermarket revenue comes from impulse buying so shopping online helps to find the best bargains on the high street but using sites to find the best deals of the week definately puts you one step ahead of the game, I personally love to check out the MyFamilyClub weekly Best Buys. Having a family doesn't mean that you need to stop spending, you just have to be a little more savvy and if you manage to save money on everyday essentials, it leaves more money to spend on shoes (that's how it works isn't it?)

    Image courtesy of sattva at FreeDigitalPhotos.net

  4. We have always blogged about our Water Babies journey, so when I read today that the ASA are reporting in an article that 51% of 7-11 year olds can't swim 25 metres, it made me even more delighted with our progress. You can read the article here.

    So with the little one learning the "kicking" motion and happily putting her face under the water, I wanted to share once again why we love Water Babies.

     

    Why we love Water Babies