I rarely ever buy clothing or shoes. I did purchase two pair of yoga pants at the end of my pregnancy with M, but that was a matter of survival. The last two weeks of pregnancy require desperate measures, people. I think the last pair of shoes I purchased was in 2007, when I was pregnant with G.
However, having 3 kids now, 2 of them ages two and under, has made me even more cognizant of how quickly I need to be able to move to prevent the toddler from hitting, sitting on or painting the baby.
I can't even mess with velcro straps on shoes. I need slip-ons. The above cosmetic job took all of 23 seconds. I had ordered a pair of skimmers from L.L.Bean but was terribly disappointed. They felt hard and inflexible and were promptly shipped back.
After asking FB friends where they had purchased comfy shoes, I headed out yesterday to Dillard's and checked out the brand names they had recommended. I began trying on various pairs and quickly realized that part of the discomfort is because my feet have apparently stretched out as much as my midriff.
I had N with me so I couldn't putz around, although I'm not a putzer anyway. I walked in and said, "I want slip on shoes that are extremely comfortable. Don't care about the cost or brand. Go!" Within 15 minutes I had a lovely and uber-comfy pair of Merrell brand shoes and was eating cinnamon pretzels at Auntie Annie's.
Now that is the way I like to shop.
2 comments:
My feet increased a size after having my baby. 3 years later they are still a size bigger. They were big to begin with but now it's ridiculous finding size 11 shoes.
I almost forgot about how the shoe thing during pregnancy. My shoe size grew with my daughter, and never went back to it's previous size :(
So glad to hear they were able to find you a comfy pair of shoes quickly!
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