Re: flat shoes

[Guest guest]

You are in luck! Flat shoes are now very much in style! You can find them

everywhere! I am planning on stocking up for sure!

Karon

[Guest guest]

Cristal,

Flat sneakers are most certainly a no-no for me. I have to have a good

walking sneaker with a pretty thick sole. I would love to be able to wear the

cute little flat canvas sneakers but my orthotics won't fit inside them so I

don't even bother looking at them. I usually get mens sneakers so I try to find

the lightest ones I can find and also ones that don't look so big and clunky and

" manly " . I haven't been in spike heels since my early 20's and I sure do miss

those days. Considering I was 6 feet tall at the time. But now I'm 6' 3 " so

spikes aren't necessary anyway.

Elaina.

[Guest guest]

Hi Elaina,

That's funny, I'm 6'2 " tall and the only time I ever wore heels when was I was

in 4th grade.My mom wouldn't let me wear them because I was too young and after

that I was too tall and now I can't wear them because of CMT. I always wondered

what it would be like to be obsessed with buying shoes. I'm lucky to get a good

pair of sneakers!! lol.

(p.s., I only wore them in the kitchen and the heels were about 11/2 " )

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

I hear you on the shoe obsessions. When you have to pay so much for a single

pair of shoes it certainly doesn't become an obsession. I went to school

with girls who had tiny feet and hundreds of pairs of shoes in every color. I

always wore my sneakers or loafers. It wasn't until I moved out on my own and

was still able to find inexpensive shoes in my size that I had more than maybe

4 pairs of shoes. But once I hit size 12 I was back to just a couple of really

good pairs and that's where I've been ever since. You're 6'2. So I bet you

always get the " did you play basketball? " questions too? Everyone says to

me " oh I wish I had your height " . That's when I think to myself. " I'm sure

you do but walk in my shoes for a week and then we'll talk " . Shoes problems,

pants that aren't long enough, shirtsleeves that aren't long enough but I never

have trouble getting items off the top shelves in grocery stores. I'm not

complaining I just find it humorous.

Elaina.

[Guest guest]

Elaina,

HUMOR IS EVERYTHING!!

Yup!, the basketball questions always got me. I purposely played volleyball

just to get to them. (then I broke my leg in 7th grade and it was out of bounds

anyway!)And I never listened in basketball, I had a tendency to take the ball

and just run, dribbling wasn't me. And of course the , " I wish I was as tall as

you were! " .I also waited on some people once from the " Tiptoppers Club " out of

Chicago and " The Skyliners " out of Detroit. The women had to be over 6' and the

men over 6'2 " .

Back to CMT though. I do wish I could wear shoes with heels just because I have

self confidence at 45 and couldn't care less what anyone thinks now. Take care

and talk soon.

[Guest guest]

,

Like you I didn't play basketball very well. I always found myself " setting "

the b-ball instead of dribbling. So I played volleyball from Jr. to Sr. high. I

really miss high heels as well but I think my boyfriend is really really glad I

don't (can't) wear them anymore. (He's only 5' 10 " )

Elaina