I love shoes.
I have square feet.
Those two facts in my life do not, can not, peacefully co-exisit.
I remember the first time I got wide shoes. I was 6. The shoes were navy blue and they were ugly but I could wiggle my toes in my shoes for the first time and I was so HAPPY to have those ugly shoes.
For much of my life, I have had just a couple of pairs of shoes in my closet. Workout and running shoes are easy because I can buy men’s shoes. Those shoes don’t have to be cute, they just have to be functional. My shoes look just like David’s and that is okay. Interestingly, I get the men’s wide in these shoes and I love them because I never have to break them in. They fit perfectly, I get no blisters, no tightness.
About four years ago, Payless started making cute shoes with high heels. I love being able to go and find shoes that actually fit and are actually cute just like my friends. I now have more shoes in my closet than I have ever had in my life. I love it!
But…I cannot get shoes like this:
Or like this:
Or like this:
I walk into the shoe department at Nordstrom and am faced with thousands of cute shoes I will never be able to wear. So sad.
I told David this a.m. that I really need to open a shoe factory that will make cute wide shoes so that when I come to the Mrs. International Pageant I will have cute shoes like everyone else. His reply?
“You could start with selling your current shoes. That more than likely would fund the factory.”
Argghhhh! He just doesn’t get it. He should realize just how fortunate he was for around 25 years of our marriage when I had virtually no shoe options and that I can never catch up to other women even if I do start my own shoe factory.
Ryunosuke Satoro said, “Let your dreams outgrow the shoes of your expectations” but the problem with that is that the shoes I expect ARE my dream!