a shoehorn, the kind with teeth…
10 11 2009a little sadness* in my otherwise lovely universe…
A million years ago, while I was still in college, I developed plantar fascitis. Blame the cute little flats I wore all over campus, the sneakers with too many miles on them that I wore for frequent workouts, whatever. Since then, it’s never quite gone away, but it was manageable until about a year ago. With daily workouts and a summer of flipflops compounding the problem, I limped into the orthopedist in August. After confirming the plantar fascitis and a sizable heel spur He put me on a strict no flip-flop diet, I bought new Nikes, added orthotics to everything I wear, and have mourned the loss of the majority of my shoe wardrobe.
Albert, in a fit of extreme niceness, cashed in some AmEx points for a Zappos gc for me last week. He thought I could begin rebuilding my shoe closet with some new winter boots. I shopped, and shopped, and called Zappos only to find that cute boot + removable insole do not = available at Zappos. I know, this is a real cry me a river moment, but I do miss cute shoes, and the gift certificate is now being used for the kids, who also seem to need shoes every 5 minutes.
Still searching the world for a black wedge heel boot with a removable insole. In case you know something I don’t…
* I know that my search for shoes knowing that most kids in Ethiopia have none is extremely shallow–I blame NaBloPoMo for my need to reveal.
(I’m up early again - having another one of my headaches)
http://www.alegriashoeshop.com/product_p/sed-921.htm
They have a removable insole and are the most comfortable shoes on the planet. I want to order these SOOOOOO badly - I just don’t have the $$$ right now. I have the clogs and sandals and can’t say enough good things about these shoes.
I had plantar fasciitis in my 20s - felt like an old lady and couldn’t even get out of bed it hurt to walk. My injury was from teaching high impact aerobic classes. Since then I have taken oh so good care of my feet and wear shoes with a purpose
I too, miss the stylin’ days, but I much prefer to walk in comfort.
Last year, I bought Merrell boots and they have a removable insole. They weren’t advertised that way but they do. Now that I have to wear inserts due to my wonky ankle, I was quite glad about it.
AmFam
Do you happen to remember the name of your Merrells? It’s not like my shoe wardrobe was all that racy to begin with, but I’m down to a pair of Nikes, a pair of Keens, and a pair of Merrells that can be worn with my orthotics–everything is else is too painful to wear for very long. The 3 pairs in rotation have been fine, but it’s getting cold out–once the snow flies, I’ll be sunk.
Nancy
those are super cute (in a shoe with a purpose kind of way. not to be confused with Jimmy Choo’s in any way…) but not really in my budget either, especially with my zappos gc hanging out there
how are you feeling now? I cringe when I see the time stamp for your replies.