divine angst

So, it’s officially summer today, and that means I should probably start doing something about my feet.

In summer, I wear sandals all the time. Flip flops, slides, and dressy, strappy sandals. Open-toed shoes. Never hose. It makes my feet happy to be in the sun. But it does not make my feet pretty. I have old blisters, dry heels, cracking toenails. My feet look like complete CRAP. This does not mean I am going to stop wearing sandals, of course, so I need to make them look less gross. One way to do this is to slather lotion on them before bed, and then sleep in socks. This is, actually, a good method. It moisturizes the feet and keeps my footskin soft.

But I hate wearing socks in bed. I also hate the feeling of excess lotion on my feet–and excess is really required when you use the socks, since the socks will always absorb some of the moisture of the lotion. So the one home method that works is the one I am most averse to. I could also go get a pedicure, but I’m cheap, and with all the walking and sandal-wearing I do, whatever good that did would wear off in, oh, about two days.

So I’m hating my ugly feet right now, but not enough to do what I need to.