Shoes! Sort of.

[cjsmith]

A square dancer who was kind enough to listen to me whine about shoes this weekend -- let's call her Pat -- came by my office a few minutes ago and offered me some of her old shoes that she doesn't wear any more. Her feet are just about as wide as mine and, it appears, a little over two inches longer.

I have a pair of Pat's old Tevas strapped to my feet right now. They don't fit well, they're not comfortable (why oh WHY does everything have to have contours all over the bottom?), but I can walk in them. Some. I am determined to continue to walk in them until I find something better. My post-op shoes may be more comfortable but by golly I want to be able to drive a car. It will feel very good to do my own errands for the first time in nearly a month.

Given that Pat doesn't want these back, maybe they could even be improved. Tevas look like the kind of shoe you could slice up with a band saw. Too long? Cut on the dotted line! Just place your foot so the arch is right, and poof! a shoe that fits! :-)

Comments

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

People who wear them swear they are wonderful. I've never had Tevas before. Are you a men's 6 to 7? If so maybe I shouldn't slice these up. :-)

[quasigeostrophy.livejournal.com]

Are you a men's 6 to 7?

*cackle* Unfortunately, I'm a 9-EEEE. Buying shoes is always fun. :-)

[datagoddess.livejournal.com]

EEEE is right, when looking for shoes for you!

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

Yowza! That sounds difficult.

Who makes EEEE widths? Do they make EEEE widths for women? I want some. I think EEEE is just about where I'm at now. :-)

[quasigeostrophy.livejournal.com]

I wear New Balance black sneakers and New Balance hikers, both in EEEE. My contra dance shoes and dress shoes aren't that wide, but they are longer sizes (I think either 9 1/2 or even 10) to deal with my high instep, hence my toes come up way too short in those (they're still a little short in the New Balances. I'm not sure if NB makes women's shoes that wide, but I love mine for comfort. With added Triads of course. :-)

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

NB is the running shoe I used to wear. I don't know what width it was -- their women's shoes are on "this last shape" or "that last shape" and I have a wideish one, but I don't know that they put letters on 'em.

Goodwill is going to get a lot of shoes from me pretty soon. Two or three pairs from Pat, depending on whether I can make these Tevas work, and everything currently in my closet. Heh!