Mommy Shoes
I'll be the very first person to tell you that I am not in very good shape. In spite of trying to do 20 minutes of pilates five days a week and walking to and from school every school day, I'm still not where I would like to be. Last week, there was another day when Peter was running late and we had to run to school, and my ankle hurt for the next four days. Somewhere in that time it occurred to me that my shoes might be contributing to the pain. In the past, I have tended to wear cheap shoes. When money has been tight, and the kids have been growing out of their shoes every six months, I don't want to spend a lot of money on myself, and so I go to Payless and pick up a cheap pair of shoes... which end up falling apart in six months. Last winter I wore my hiking boots - my one pair of expensive shoes - almost every day because they were sturdy enough not to fall apart, and they helped keep my feet warm when I was trudging through snow on the way to and from school. But th...