Stubbed toe woes
While horsing around with my husband, I stubbed my pinky-toe on this retro chair that I inherited from Chiat/Day when I was Earthquaked out of my studio apartment in 1989:
Note the chrome legs: Innocent, yet deadly.
This tiny and seemingly benign injury produced an enormous amount of pain. And you feel like an ass for blaming your sudden horrible limp on a stupid stubbed toe.
I could barely walk.
99.999% of my shoes were out of the question.
In fact, there were two pairs that I could wear, both in the sandal category:
My Rick Owens flat open-toe boot/shoes, purchased on sale from Mona Moore:
And these strappy Bernhard Willhelm’s, purchased in Tokyo a few years back:
Don’t get me wrong; I love both of these footwear options.
But I don’t love wearing them every god-dammed day. Especially in the Fall.
And then it hit me: What if I was doomed to a life of wearing only 2 pairs of shoes? Like every other woman I know, I love shoes. They make me happy. They don’t make me feel fat or look tired. So the idea of having only 2 pair to chose from, for the rest of my life, well, it scared the crap out of me.
JSlow talked me off the ledge. “I’ve stubbed my pinky-toe tons of times,” she said, “Be patient. Takes 4 – 6 weeks to heal.”
She was right.
I am now heeled.
Junya Watanabe caged platform booties.
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Awesome!
You are now HEELED. Ha ha. B you know I ADORE those red sandals. When they hit the hand-me-down pile..they’re MINE – love you and your shoes
Adoringly B.
I forgot I wore those on our Chicago trip! Love you for commenting and supporting our blog. And yes, you are first in line for those. xoxo
very funny!
Paula, sounds like a great excuse for new shoes! goob
It was! And I felt so sorry for myself that I was able to better justify purchases. xoxo
Lucky that you are only doomed for 4 weeks. I’ll bet that after you wear Uggs & flats for this vacation from heels you will become a convert! Mine are so damaged from ski boots that I finally took the plunge & loving every minute of painless walks to the bus every day-ahhh comfort.
Keep me posted!
Uggs? Surely you jest. I think an Ugg-ly post is in order. Thanks for the inspiration! xoxo