Tuesday, July 29, 2008

I just bought a $300.00 pair of shoes

It's not what you think. And it's not even the whole shoe. It's just the sole of the shoe....going by the fancy name of "orthotics". How crazy is that? I went to the podiatrist yesterday because my feet hurt all of the time. The doctor asked me if I was a runner. I'd like to think he thought that because I have a lean body and a flat stomach. Umm, no....not quite...ok, not even close really. I'm pretty sure the calluses and blisters on my feet are what gave it away. Oh, well.

I remember my grandmother getting shoes from the podiatrist and she was so bummed to have to wear such ugly shoes. I've never been a shoe person and rarely ever wear anything but tennis shoes and maybe an occasional sandal. Rarely a high heel. Those things are just dangerous and my foot wasn't made for them....not to mention my coordination (or lack of it). I didn't quite get why my Mama Jean was so sad about the shoes. I mean, they fit, didn't they? And they were more comfortable than the other shoes she had been trying to wear. But as I passed by that shoe tree filled with the same type shoes (you'd think they could make something a little more fashionable by now, huh?), I got it. I don't want to wear those either. And so I paid for my $300.00 orthotics.

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