tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post2162524400485104949..comments2023-10-11T04:09:53.564-07:00Comments on materfamilias writes: New Shoes might not be the solution to everything, But...materfamiliashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-65468908885624041192016-05-09T12:52:40.765-07:002016-05-09T12:52:40.765-07:00I do love shoes. I always sigh over Birkies, but t...I do love shoes. I always sigh over Birkies, but the 3rd toe of my R foot is too long for the angle of the sole (too much information?) so I can never wear them. XPennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03174324346613155013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-91645791943686073142016-05-02T06:59:43.237-07:002016-05-02T06:59:43.237-07:00Oh Linda, I feel your pain. Same size here but wid...Oh Linda, I feel your pain. Same size here but wide with it. Cerinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-17978019284505962422016-05-01T16:32:47.402-07:002016-05-01T16:32:47.402-07:00They're very spiffy, aren't they?! Perhaps...They're very spiffy, aren't they?! Perhaps too? Especially to those of us who have owned a pair since the days when there was nothing fashionable about them. I've gone through a few pair, although my longest stint was 14 years, nothing like your 26. I know they would have lived on, but I switched, disloyally, from that early comfortable back-strapped version to the oh-so-much-sleeker Gizeh model (can sleek really be used as an adjective for any Birkenstock?!), which I've worn for at least the last twelve years, only just becoming disloyal again. . . I wonder how many of the Birk adoptees of the last two or three years will be wearing theirs 26 years from now? Well done, you!materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-89862542263442451822016-05-01T16:28:39.097-07:002016-05-01T16:28:39.097-07:00;-) indeed!!;-) indeed!!materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-46529181646213707982016-04-30T00:59:41.374-07:002016-04-30T00:59:41.374-07:00See my comment on Ceri in B's comment for why ...See my comment on Ceri in B's comment for why I usually need therapy after shoe shopping. I hadn't heard of Vince shoes - popped over to the website and liked what I saw. Your new Birks are very spiffy indeed. Their general dazzling cleanliness and absence of cracks in the leather make me aware that I really, really do need to buy a new pair. Mine are 26 years old - bought in Zell am See in Austria when pregnant with my first child. At that time they weren't fashionable - just a faintly quaint German brand of sandals worn by health professionals. They suited my pregnant waddle very well, and they are now my house shoes. Lindahttp://occasionalscotland.blogspot.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-74497323051203101342016-04-30T00:52:51.790-07:002016-04-30T00:52:51.790-07:00Ceri in B - someone else 'blessed' with bi...Ceri in B - someone else 'blessed' with big feet! It's not so bad now, but it was murder as a teenager because there was nothing fashionable in my size (European 42, UK 8). Still, I can never go shopping for shoes with the light-hearted thought 'what shall I buy?'. More like 'I'll be thankful to find something that fits'. Also blessed with narrow feet, so most slip-on styles promptly slip off again. <br />Striped t-shirts are good. Lindahttp://occasionalscotland.blogspot.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-88793834124484511772016-04-28T13:03:47.876-07:002016-04-28T13:03:47.876-07:00I highly recommend an occasional bit of shoe thera...I highly recommend an occasional bit of shoe therapy. -)Mardelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04850551308931710502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-63329165314473775282016-04-28T01:40:15.112-07:002016-04-28T01:40:15.112-07:00Oh yes, the trapped in front of an open door feeli...Oh yes, the trapped in front of an open door feeling. And knowing that only one person could get you out. But yes, worth it in the end and always to have been regretted had it not been completed. Ceri in Bnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-46553874554224312682016-04-28T01:34:57.864-07:002016-04-28T01:34:57.864-07:00Of course. And tempered in the fire.Of course. And tempered in the fire.anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09784336429060492455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-73204242706788276882016-04-27T18:41:52.233-07:002016-04-27T18:41:52.233-07:00Scarves will do as well, except that this damned p...Scarves will do as well, except that this damned packing is making me frightfully aware of past accumulations. At least with shoes I've been able to wear out a pair or two over the last while, so that the two pair I bought were replacements. But I apparently haven't been wearing out any scarves . . . although you're right -- they're very helpful in accommodating the change to that area 'twixt chin and shoulders...materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-7590451078809464752016-04-27T18:38:41.768-07:002016-04-27T18:38:41.768-07:00Oh yes, the thesis -- there was a period that felt...Oh yes, the thesis -- there was a period that felt so like slogging through the Slough of Despond. Except that my more prevalent metaphor was being locked in a high tower (recently vacated by Rapunzel, perhaps) and not allowed out until the damn thing was done. I so longed for the gumption to quit, but knew I'd be forever after disappointed with myself if I did. At least with this process, I don't feel so isolated.<br /><br />You must know that I love you "talking amongst ourselves"<br />Striped t-shirts! Yes!materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-4397339126759702742016-04-27T18:36:19.962-07:002016-04-27T18:36:19.962-07:00Natty indeed! And so summery.
Can't go over i...Natty indeed! And so summery. <br />Can't go over it, can't go under it, can't go around it, have to go through it! And eventually I will emerge, right?materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-18535919927512828392016-04-27T18:35:09.399-07:002016-04-27T18:35:09.399-07:00It's so satisfying, right?! ;-)It's so satisfying, right?! ;-)<br />materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-48872582124612224802016-04-27T18:34:37.429-07:002016-04-27T18:34:37.429-07:00Me too, and I hate when the blisters are my own si...Me too, and I hate when the blisters are my own silly fault. . . materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-31677014866231417222016-04-27T18:34:07.352-07:002016-04-27T18:34:07.352-07:00Oh no! I think you need three new pairs of shoes! ...Oh no! I think you need three new pairs of shoes! At least!materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-20735143146192392992016-04-27T18:33:43.108-07:002016-04-27T18:33:43.108-07:00;-);-)materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-10317916642255520682016-04-27T18:33:32.122-07:002016-04-27T18:33:32.122-07:00No, you have another month at least before sandals...No, you have another month at least before sandals, I'm guessing. <br />I didn't know there were styles made of 'croc,' although I saw them in all kinds of material when we visited the store in Covent Garden a few years ago (came home from that with a rhinestoned, metallic silver pair . . . truly!)<br />It's true about the worries -- they WILL out! Interrupted sleep always seems to me a less-than-helpful response by the body to stress. . . ;-)materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-44969062272003442712016-04-27T18:29:44.892-07:002016-04-27T18:29:44.892-07:00Thanks for saying this, Lorrie! It's true that...Thanks for saying this, Lorrie! It's true that I know I will be okay once this is all sorted, but in the short term, soldiering on is the option. But I do find it useful to build in rewards, distractions, and small pleasures. A murder mystery and a cup of tea were my carrot/reward today . . . materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-67666691860350422212016-04-27T18:28:00.433-07:002016-04-27T18:28:00.433-07:00Yep, trying to do all those good things. Unfortuna...Yep, trying to do all those good things. Unfortunately, someone still has to get the boxes packed, the furniture sold, the junk carted away . . . but it's all temporary, at least...materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-21206061042434107772016-04-27T18:26:46.001-07:002016-04-27T18:26:46.001-07:00I am doing all this, when I can find time, you'...I am doing all this, when I can find time, you're right. And today, I had lunch with a friend and am sitting down with a mystery. <br />I do wish I had a magic wand that would do all the packing for me, but at least I can concentrate on dreaming a "pink synopsis" ;-)<br />and I have new shoes! materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-27576734880521708152016-04-27T14:55:51.973-07:002016-04-27T14:55:51.973-07:00I find a comfort in scarves. This may be somethin...I find a comfort in scarves. This may be something to do with the tragic loss of my neck. I did use to love the line of my chin. Ah well. Wherever comfort comes, take it, as long as it is not drugs and excessive alcohol. Shoes seem a very reasonable way to lift the spirits, shoes and a glass of wine.Elizabeth Musgravehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09473705107636868753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-20521388417029760032016-04-27T13:51:41.518-07:002016-04-27T13:51:41.518-07:00'The only way out is through' - that's...'The only way out is through' - that's what got me through my thesis. That and flapjack. Although my version generally ended '...darn it'. Or something fruitier. <br /><br />Love Dottoressa's pink synopsis - what a wonderful expression. <br /><br />Talking amongst ourselves here, excuse me. <br /><br />Shoes - not a source of comfort for me due to enormous feet. Very serviceable ones though, happily. Stripes t shirts do it for me though so I can sense the little bit of comfort your new shoes have given you amidst the leaving behind. Enjoy them Ceri in Bnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-23760853115003322992016-04-27T02:06:21.507-07:002016-04-27T02:06:21.507-07:00New shoes lighten the mind and raise the spirits. ...New shoes lighten the mind and raise the spirits. I am thinking of white brogues for summer. Natty. I expect you will be better when the move is done. Transition is a tricky time but you have to go through all this. As I used to chant as I pounded along the miles: the only way out is through. Works for just about every occasion, including labour, grief and a night out when you are the designated driver.anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09784336429060492455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-50511978923088500252016-04-26T21:54:32.180-07:002016-04-26T21:54:32.180-07:00A new pair of shoes is one of my great pleasures i...A new pair of shoes is one of my great pleasures in life :) MarieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-59875280077282663222016-04-26T19:22:53.097-07:002016-04-26T19:22:53.097-07:00Oh! I hate blisters! Your worries will eventually ...Oh! I hate blisters! Your worries will eventually be over. In the meantime, shoes and diversions are probably the way to go. Madame Là-bashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16703782237948233124noreply@blogger.com