THE PRIORITY OF FEET

These are my feet. Feet matter. They matter a lot. Especially mine. Mine are eighty years old, short, and wide. There is an outgrowth of bone or whatever on the outside of the right foot between the beginning of the arch and the beginning of the little toe. Shoes are an issue.

Since heel surgery almost three years ago, any shoe with any degree of stiffness at the back of the heel is just -- NO.  Two moves and two downsizings later, I hung onto four pair of black flattish shoes that I can't wear. I just have a hope that the 'someday' will happen. In the meantime I wear my black walking Sketchers. Not too fashionable a statement. Definitely not dressy. 

A year and a half ago I encountered Tieks on Pinterest. I read about them. I fell in love with them. The Easy Spriit/Nauralizer budget that was my norm was just NOT going to cut it. These and similar brands had been my mainstay for many years and were quite satisfactory for my short wide foot. There just weren't any styles that would accommodate the new requirements for comfort.  I abandoned any dream of having Tieks and continued with my fashionably awkward but wearable Sketchers.

Then recently Tieks popped onto my radar again. I read everything I could find. There was very little negative and a LOT of positive. After a great deal of angst, rationalization, and soul searching, I bit the bullet and ordered a pair. Matte black.

And now I wait, hoping that I haven't been had by some hyped up marketing. Hoping that I will at last have a pair of comfortable shoes that will be suitable for church, shopping, driving. Hoping this is really worth all the money. Hoping .....