March 23, 2009
It's All In The Feet
Bou has a post up about her search for shoes after her feet took a tremendous beating in the marathon not too long ago. (the poor feet helped her in a very great cause - they should be given a medal!)
I have terrible trouble finding shoes that fit and are comfortable. I can NOT wear shoes from Payless or any other cheap place. Not that I wouldn't like it... but I have never ever found shoes in these places that I either like or that fit me.
I tried for years to spend little on shoes. Even when we were broke, I couldn't find cheap shoes to wear. So, I held on to old broken down shoes for years at a time. I currently have a pair of shoes in my closet that I wear several times a week. I've had them for close to 10 years. (at that time I spent over $150 for them... I think I got my money's worth) I wear shoes year round since my feet don't take well to sandals. So when I say I've been wearing a pair of shoes - I really do wear them. Often.
One good thing about this is that my feet are in pretty decent shape. I don't have bunions or other nasty problems that many women have because they insist on wearing shoes that don't fit.
Where am I going with this? Oh yes, I do have a point.
The other day I was at the fitness center doing some treadmill time. On television they were showing a program about plastic surgery (lovely - just the thing for people who work out - although I found it pretty funny). Some woman had done terrible damage to her feet over the years by wearing incredibly stupid shoes.
She was (via closed caption) lamenting the fact that she had hundreds of "beautiful shoes" that hurt her feet terribly. She even took the cameras on a tour of her closet. Of course all I could think of was... you ruined your feet for those shoes??? Are you nuts?
Then the cameras got a look at her feet. Ugh!
It turned out she wanted the doc to do surgery on her feet so they would fit into the shoes she had bought. They did and they were even kind enough to show it on television. Having been a nurse I could have cared less except it was somewhat interesting to see some of the technique.
She was exclaiming at the end about how great her feet were now that she had the surgery... she was just ecstatic that she can wear all her "beautiful shoes" again!
The same shoes that deformed her toes and caused her so much pain she could barely walk after 5 minutes.
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I'm pretty sure she votes too.
I have terrible trouble finding shoes that fit and are comfortable. I can NOT wear shoes from Payless or any other cheap place. Not that I wouldn't like it... but I have never ever found shoes in these places that I either like or that fit me.
I tried for years to spend little on shoes. Even when we were broke, I couldn't find cheap shoes to wear. So, I held on to old broken down shoes for years at a time. I currently have a pair of shoes in my closet that I wear several times a week. I've had them for close to 10 years. (at that time I spent over $150 for them... I think I got my money's worth) I wear shoes year round since my feet don't take well to sandals. So when I say I've been wearing a pair of shoes - I really do wear them. Often.
One good thing about this is that my feet are in pretty decent shape. I don't have bunions or other nasty problems that many women have because they insist on wearing shoes that don't fit.
Where am I going with this? Oh yes, I do have a point.
The other day I was at the fitness center doing some treadmill time. On television they were showing a program about plastic surgery (lovely - just the thing for people who work out - although I found it pretty funny). Some woman had done terrible damage to her feet over the years by wearing incredibly stupid shoes.
She was (via closed caption) lamenting the fact that she had hundreds of "beautiful shoes" that hurt her feet terribly. She even took the cameras on a tour of her closet. Of course all I could think of was... you ruined your feet for those shoes??? Are you nuts?
Then the cameras got a look at her feet. Ugh!
It turned out she wanted the doc to do surgery on her feet so they would fit into the shoes she had bought. They did and they were even kind enough to show it on television. Having been a nurse I could have cared less except it was somewhat interesting to see some of the technique.
She was exclaiming at the end about how great her feet were now that she had the surgery... she was just ecstatic that she can wear all her "beautiful shoes" again!
The same shoes that deformed her toes and caused her so much pain she could barely walk after 5 minutes.
...
I'm pretty sure she votes too.
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I wore platforms in high school and heels on and off for a few years thereafter. Then I got into the tennis shoes/flats/barefoot habit and now my feet are so hugely wide I can't squeeze them into any dressy shoes at all. I have Sasquatch feet. Hobbit feet. Neanderthal feet.
My idea of dressing up, footwise, these days is a pair of cowboy boots.
Or a nice pair of Chucks. I do loves me some nice high-tops.
My idea of dressing up, footwise, these days is a pair of cowboy boots.
Or a nice pair of Chucks. I do loves me some nice high-tops.
Posted by: LeeAnn at March 24, 2009 12:42 AM (ayhdB)
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Get some made by Jimmy Choo. I understand some women have surgery so they can fit in 'em. Can you imagine getting half of your big toe lopped off so yo can fit in 'em? That is some sick shit...
Posted by: Sam at March 24, 2009 12:02 PM (kN++T)
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LeeAnn - I never wore platforms because I was nearly always the tallest girl around - didn't need to make sure I was even taller. LOL. I have wide feet too and I refuse to cram them into skinny shoes. Like anything too small, it always shows and makes your feet look even fatter.
Sam - OMG no Jimmy Choo's!!! NO! I think people are insane to have surgery to make their feet fit into certain shoes. It's something I will never understand. Ever!
Sam - OMG no Jimmy Choo's!!! NO! I think people are insane to have surgery to make their feet fit into certain shoes. It's something I will never understand. Ever!
Posted by: Teresa at March 24, 2009 05:19 PM (ybEr8)
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