Shoes

Over the years I have developed a sincere fondness for non-sensible footwear. My ideal shoes generally lean towards high heels that don’t work very well in anything but perfect weather (not too hot or too cold) or indoors. I like cute and funky, often in the mary-jane variety and summer sandals. I’m often teased for my choice in footwear, and have had to pay the price sometimes – although for the most part I just try to suck it up and not complain. I have learned many coping techniques over the years (such as plastic medical tape to save skin from rubbing and vitamin E oil to heal damage) and consider myself an experienced non-sensible shoe aficionado. Although, to be fair, a small percentage of my shoe collection is dedicated to things like runners and winter boots for days when I either don’t want to wreak my footwear or I want to be comfortable.

This brings us to Wednesday - it was cold and snowy, and since I was walking to Pilates I figured the sensible thing would be to wear my winter snow boots. Wouldn’t you know it but the darned things rubbed huge blisters into the backs of my heels during the 15 minutes there and the 15 minutes back – I haven’t had a blister since August! I’m hoping I can fix the damage in time to go skiing next weekend with Amy and Tim, blisters and ski boots do not go together.