OneThing #15 - Buy Shoes

This may seem like a strange thing to choose as my "One Thing" this week, but let me explain.

I have large, flat feet and most shoes hurt. I have many, many pairs of shoes and try to switch them often to relieve some of the different discomforts. I try to be thrifty and have occasionally purchased $20 ($19.99) shoes from Costco. 

 

My friend Jenifer took me to Schuler Shoes once and they were so careful to measure my feet and make sure to find sandals that were comfortable. I wore those sandals constantly one summer until my dog (I don't even remember if it was Pepper or Titus) used them as a chew toy. I've gone back and purchased the "same" pair, but they're over $100 and I really do try to be thrifty.

Last year (2024), I wanted to "treat" myself to a new pair of shoes for my birthday. I said it aloud so many times that I'm surprised my husband didn't tell me the equivalent of "put up or shut up." I finally got sick of saying I wanted / needed to get a pair of comfortable shoes and not doing anything about it, so that's why I made it my goal for this past week.

Here are my "daily wear" shoes that were mostly comfortable (with a "Good Feet" style insert to help with my lack of an instep). The sales lady at Schuler was super nice, but she definitely said I should throw these in the garbage.

I tried on many pairs of shoes and ended up with the light grey tennies (super comfortable!) for my new daily wear shoes. I also bought the cute red ones for occasional wear . . . they're a little snug on my toes, but the next size up was way too big. I hope that I don't regret buying them, but they were on sale (pretty cheap for Schuler). I plan to wear them for church this morning.

 

 

So now I have two new pairs of shoes and I plan to go through ALL my shoes to get rid of the ones that hurt my feet the most (in good shape - to donate) and put the ratty ones in the garbage (I wish they were recyclable, but I've found mixed info online. I think they'll go to the landfill.)

 

The black shoes were really comfortable, but I decided to go with Jenifer's recommendation - the "white" and the red. (I texted her photos because I trust her judgment!) And there's no way I'd buy THREE pairs of shoes at once!

A silly "One Thing" it may be, but it's finally done! And the gal at Schuler Shoes was so patient and helpful. It's really worth going there.