Hippie Feet

 

We headed down to Broad Ripple

yesterday for some Indian food and

a trip to the health food/Birkenstock

store.

 

 

When I was in Europe recently, foot pain

ruined part of my trip.  I just couldn't walk.

One day in Paris I spent the entire day in my

apartment watching youtube, I told Wonderful

to find something I wouldn't like to see and go

see it.  He went to the military museum.  Okay,

that would not interest me, but I still lost an

entire day in Paris!

When I returned home I told my doctor about

the pain and he sent me to a podiatrist.  The

diagnosis is Metatarsalgia.  Last Friday I had

my feet cast for an orthotic and I was feeling very

 old...  Then my podiatrist told me my problem

could be caused by my being so limber.  The

first time he saw me I was sitting in his examining

room with my legs crossed in a yoga position. 

People who stretch a lot can end up with this

pain in their feet ~ at least I didn't feel as old.

 

 

When our kids were younger, our house was

the hangout place and this is what our foyer

looked like.  We take our shoes off when we

come in the house and all the kids that would

visit would do the same.  I always thought of

this as a sign of a happy life...

So, I thought walking around with no shoes

was fine for your feet.  Not so.  My podiatrist

has told me to wear an "indoor" pair of

Birkenstocks while in the house.  (I don't

like bringing the "ick" from outside into my

house).

 

 

So here they are!  My size 6 Arizonas.

It is strange wearing shoes in the house

but they do make my feet feel wonderful.

I guess Birkenstocks know a thing or two

about shoes since they have been around

since 1774.

 

 

For anyone in the Indianapolis area,

this is a great health food store in Broad

Ripple.  When I got back in the car yesterday,

I said I love being a hippie.  Brennan said he

didn't think hippie when he thought of me.

Maybe he was thinking Dead-Head, a little

dirty, flowing dresses type hippie while I think

artistic, bohemian, care about the earth hippie.

Maybe I'm just Hippie Chic!