30-Day Blogging Challenge, Day 22: Things I Collect (With [sort of odd] giveaway)

Today’s topic is “Things I Collect.” Man, this one’s easy! There are three things that come to mind immediately: shoes, books, and tarot cards. I’ll elaborate a bit on each of those.

Shoes
One of my very FAVORITE pairs of shoes.

Most of you know I sort of collect shoes. I love funky shoes. One of the things I love most about conventions is that I get a chance to wear my fun shoes (because I assure you, I’m sure as hell not wearing those babies to my daughter’s soccer games). There are a few downsides to this “hobby” (although I’d classify it more as an “interest”). The first is that it drives my husband crazy. He’s one of those people who owns four pairs of shoes and thinks that’s sufficient. The second is that it’s expensive (another reason my husband hates it). Third: I can only wear so many pairs of shoes to any convention, and now that I’m not writing, I really have no excuse to keep splurging on shoes like these. 

Books

This is a biggie, and it’s something that’s borderline out of control. Books have become almost a compulsion for me. Or, an addiction. I love going to used book stores (and occasionally Barnes & Noble) and spending hours combing through the stacks. I have my wish-list in my purse (I updated it every couple of weeks), and I always tell myself I’ll only buy things off that list, but I never keep that promise.

My TBR shelf — four layers deep on the bottom shelf, but only three layers deep on the upper one.