Tired of Complaining....

I realized that I've been complaining the last couple of posts...
Well, some good stuff is happening, too...

I got some fab boots - yeah, right! BUT with 6EEEE feet, it's hard to find shoes that fit!

I got a pair of boys 5 1/2 and put some insoles and arch supports in them. They are AWESOME! I can finally hike and work and walk without my feet killing me after 30 minutes! They are strong enough to use on a shovel, or hike the Smokies!

I got my heirloom bean seeds today. Yep, stuff where you need to save seeds because they don't get sold and they are rare. Not hybrid stuff, and ancient seed lines. Fabulous food!

I'm crocheting again for the first time in several months. I've missed it, but couldn't wrap my head around it.

I have a fabulous job that I love, and I've been on the same job almost 2 years. That's damn-near a record! I STILL love it!

My girlfriend gave me these cool fleeces. One is a vest, one a hoodie. Boy, did I need them and do I love them!

Life is good most days.... I just have some rough spots, still.....

I'm Tired at 5am....

I've had to get up at the un-Godly hour of 5am for 2 days this week, and I have another one coming...

I'm tired at 5am...

It's DARK at 5am.

I need a nap!

I had to have some medical tests on Tuesday, and I had a Habitat breakfast today. Tomorrow, I'm off to a church function with a friend. WHAT was I thinking?!?

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Yesterday, I bought a pair of shoes. Nice shoes. They almost fit, too. Still too long and too narrow. I wear a specific size - 6EEE -- That's right, Duck Feet! I don't have webbed toes, but I might as well, for all the shoes that fit...

So, I have to return these really nice shoes, because they slip and slop on my feet. I learned that if shoes are too long, I trip. I trip on my own two feet enough, so I don't need the added impediment of shoes that don't fit, AND are too long.

It's like wearing a shoe that's got an extra 12 inches at the toe, for fashion, like they did in the 15th century - except that isn't the style today.

Of course, to get the width, I have to either order online, or wear these impossibly long shoes, so that I can wear SOMEthing on my feet!

Besides, what I need are sneakers, not some fancy dance shoes. I need something I can do yard work, hike the Smokeys and go camping in. Maybe not boots exactly, but at least something I can walk a good distance in and that I'm not afraid to get dirty.

And boots - right!
Boots are damn near impossible to find! Maybe a boys' size 6 wide? Kid's shoes come wider anyway, and if your foot isn't too long, some kids shoes will fit.

I wish there was a custom shoe-maker (cobbler) around here who wouldn't charge forever and a day, who could make me a nice pair of boots. I'm tired of my feet hurting after an hour. I'm not afraid of breaking in a good pair of boots, but first, I have to have a pair that fit. Not something that squishes my toe-bed so bad that I'm crippled after 45-60 minutes.

I've had that happen.