shoe sadness

[rootofnewt]

I'm that person. You know, the one with the perfectly coordinated outfit and the shoes that don't match.

yesterday, it was a black crinoline under a black velvet skirt, black lace shirt under a black open crochet wide-sleeve sweater . . . black over-the-knee socks and red legwarmers. And my new balance shoes.

Today, it shall be black denim miniskirt, black undershirt with hot pink trim, another open-weave sweater, black tights, and planet print fleece legwarmers. and my new balance shoes.

Oh, well. My New Balance country walkers were expensive and the soles of my Stonefly mary janes are now uneven. I can't afford yet *another* $100 pair of shoes this year, so the NB it shall be.

I cringe whenever I put them on and take them off and catch sight of them, but it's better to walk with slightly less pain, ne?

I wish shoe companies could make comfortable shoes in cool colors. Come on--the 974 would look so awesome in black with purple and silver accents. They make *some* country walking/adventure shoes in darker colors, but they're different styles and the extra/higher/lower lace hook placement puts really nasty pressure on some of my trigger points. Nerve pain doesn't belong with comfort shoes.

Comments

[krasota.livejournal.com]

They're a special kind of sole. They're also glued on. I'm not sure what the company would charge for a re-sole, nor if they even do them. And I think Stonefly might be Italian. The sizing is european, I know, and the leather is Italian. ;)

[mustelidmania.livejournal.com]

they are super shoes. I say we hold a fundraiser for you to get more.

[krasota.livejournal.com]

See, though, they're not necessary. I have shoes. And, to tell the truth, if I tell boy that I MUST have them, he'd let me get them. He prefers that we avoid the intensely painful foot problems that got to the point of my podiatrist considering prescribing a wheelchair. (Like MAMSI would pay for THAT.) I'd rather put the money toward a house downpayment, though. We can easily budget in a pair of shoes, I just don't *want* to.

Chances are pretty good that I'll flat out insist on them one of these days, as being mobile is a necessity. But good shoes that are good for snow would be a better buy. Stonefly will be around next year, etc.

When I already have serviceable shoes, I view additional shoes as a frivolous expense.

[mustelidmania.livejournal.com]

"When I already have serviceable shoes, I view additional shoes as a frivolous expense."

I know how that is. But your feet are worse than mine, and I have twenty years on you. Serviceable shoes are that. What are you wearing when it snows? I really wasn't kidding when I said that we need a fundraiser. My insurance allows me to do alot more to help my condition. For instance, they are paying for finger splints that cost a pretty penny that I would have never been able to afford by myself to help with my flexion deformities in my hands. You are so together with your knowledge of your disease it is totally unfair that you cannot get what you need to stay mobile.

I would do anything I can to help with disability papers if you decide to file. Lord knows you deserve it.

[fluzby.livejournal.com]

Are you getting your finger splints through the silver splint company or someone else? I've been looking at getting some new ones that they have for flexion at the joint where the finger meets the rest of the hand. I don't have bad hyperflexion on any of the other finger joints.

[ismene.livejournal.com]

If it's a reputable company with proprietary soles, I bet they do resoling. It has to cost less than a new pair of shoes (says the girl who hasn't gotten around to resoling her Kenneth Cole proprietary-soled MJs in the past two years). Aside from that, I bet a really good cobbler could do it even if the soles are glued on, not stitched.