Are you addicted to shoes? I think every woman is in one way or another. I know, I’ve pretty much been obsessed with shoes all my life, even though I’d much rather run around barefoot on the beach or at the pool. As my sisters and I were growing up, we had the best shoes. We all have very narrow feet, and it was hard to find shoes that fit. We use to travel an hour to Orlando to get fitted with proper fitting shoes. We usually got ugly ones. The cool shoes were always too wide.
As a teen in high school, platform shoes were the in thing. The boy I was dating was over 6′; I’m 5’4″, so I loved wearing the super tall platforms. When I headed to college, shoes weren’t so tall. In fact the ballet slipper style was very popular (and much more comfortable). I grew up taking dance lessons, and majored in dance at Brigham Young University. The type shoes I wore, were mostly just my bare feet. My feet suffered from this in later years.
At the age of 23, I married a wonderful man. He was average height of 5′ 11″, which allowed me to be able to wear whatever height shoes I wanted. Because I had a job where I was on my feet a lot, I usually wore flat shoes.
As I was approaching the age of 40, my feet started to bother me, A LOT! I went to the doctor, and was told I had fibromyalgia. I did not agree. It was mostly my feet that really bothered me (later I found out I have plantar fasciitis).
My mom and sister were big Birkenstock fans, and talked me into trying some. They were so expensive, but well worth the cost. I found that they were so much cheaper and cuter on QVC. Birkenstock shoes are pretty much all I wear. I do have a couple pair of boots, but unless it is cold, rainy or snowy, I have my Birkenstocks on. I have some in every color too…red, yellow, silver, black, brown, blue, white, etc. My husband is always teasing me, and asking, “Why so many?” Well, it’s a shoe thing.
I finally let my little 17.5 year old dachshund go almost 2 years ago. It is so hard. What a beautiful story, thanks for sharing.
ahhh feet problems………….Starting at 58, almost to the day, I developed plantar fasciitis. It is actually an INJURY to the plantar surface of the heel. It was VERY painful, for a full year, which is a normal recovery time. I tried shoes, all, inserts, $200 that insurance did not cover. Finally I resorted to the shots, which by the way, were not that painful, as I expected. Around the time of the shots, within a month, I think it just ran it’s course, as is the NORM.
Now, at 60, I have developed my 1st bunion. I think FEET just fall apart after a certain age. 60 yrs. of standing on them. So again I am ‘shoeing’, trying inserts etc…………any advise????
Bunions! I have those too. Always have had them. That’s one reason it is so hard to fit my foot in shoes. Because of my bunions, I wear a B width, except my heel is an AAA. So, I tend to rub blisters on the backs of my heels. That is why I wear open back shoes. As far as advice. I’d say try Birkinstocks. I too tried inserts. I went to a specialist that fitted me with special inserts and they told me I’d have to wear tennis shoes ALL THE TIME for the rest of my life. NO WAY was I going to do that! I go to church and like to dress in nice dresses, and tennis shoes just don’t cut it. The inserts really didn’t work anyway. I also tried the shots, and they worked but not long enough. Like I said, Birkenstocks! Good luck!!!! And let me know how it goes.