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YELLOW GARDEN BOOTS
SOME PEOPLE GET THROUGH WINTER BY THINKING ABOUT SPRING
I have these YELLOW BOOTS I really like. You can wear them year round, they are good for walking the dog in the rain, gardening or just slipping out quickly to avoid getting your socks or bare feet wet.
A while back I noticed that there was a bit of a sore spot on my foot. During the walk or after stepping into the boot and standing it felt like a pin prick at first but the longer I noticed it, it was increasingly more annoying. But I pressed down on (literally…) to the sore spot and ignored it.
One day after weeks or so. it was really annoying. I don’t wear the YELLOW BOOTS every day, but after a rainy snowy spell characteristic of this season, I wore my YELLOW BOOTS several days in a row and several times a day. Sometimes socks on but usually just stepping in to the boots in and out and in and out as I am a barefoot girl rarely wearing my shoes in the house and parking any pair of shoes of the day by the entry near the door.
I ran my hand over the sole of my foot on my right heel and it was really sore. I am too fat and old and stiff to get the visual by lifting my foot up when I could easily yoga style check the soles of my feet when bringing them together for the pose. I imagined it was red and even pondered taking a photo with my cell…