Tuesday, June 19, 2012

The Shoes of Fibromyalgia


A Journey of CFS and Fibromyalgia...  
Through Shoes








I love these shoes. While wearing them I feel amazing.  Powerful. Sexy. 
I walk into the room knowing I am special and unique.
These shoes make me feel confident.
At least they used to. Now they are just painful. I can stand in them for about 5 minutes before I need to sit down.










 These lovely wedges were my go-to running around or networking, coffee shop or office shoes.
These could be worn with jeans, slacks, or skirts.
They made me feel cute, put together, like I had a secret no one knew.
Now, I can wear these shoes for an evening out. If the evening out is dinner and a movie. With no lines.
And, I don't have any walking to do the next day.



Now, I wear my trusty Reefs. They have arch support. They remove quickly for resting my feet. They don't put any pressure on the tops of my feet.
But they are absolutely not cute.

For cute, I wear these.



I never realized how much shoes affected my outlook on life.  It's time to reclaim my confidence through shoes.