Hmm. I seem to be falling down on the journal-writing job lately. I think I haven't written in almost a week. Let's see ... what's been up ( Read more... )

I've been trying to stay off my feet today, at least somewhat, more than usual anyway. My feet are still hurting (though not terribly, as they were after I walked a couple miles), but what I've read online seems to indicate that plantar fasciitis can be very slow to improve. I'm still not sure that's even what's going on, but I'm trying the home ( Read more... )

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Now that I've been trying to treat and protect my dry, calloused feet, I've remembered the situation when I first started wearing my flip-flops every day, about a year and a half ago: namely, that my tennis shoes suck. They've worn out in painful ways, resulting in some very bloody socks coming off my right foot the last couple days. Ouch. So maybe ( Read more... )

Hmm. I've been wearing flip-flops almost every day for the past year and a half or so, but I've been noticing some anatomical wear and tear lately. Like -- we don't have carpet in our house, but when I walk barefoot on the carpet at Lisa's, it's like my feet are made of velcro. There's a slight ripping sound with my every step. And when I actually ( Read more... )