A little bleary

[clevermanka]

I helped adamcrafter and royal_spice paint a room in their (stunning, gorgeous, spacious, envy-inducing) house yesterday and today. What perfect hosts and even royal_spice's doggie was charming. Lovely!

Got home this afternoon, ate, showered, e-mailed and passed out. I slept for an hour and a half and only got out of bed because I knew if I stayed there I wouldn't sleep well tonight.

G-r-o-g-g-y

I do believe that the week-after-week busy-ness is catching up with me. It's gonna be good to relax tomorrow. I'm getting too old for this shit. Even after a cup of coffee, I feel a tad disoriented. Ooof.

The only thing I have on the agenda for tomorrow is buying some athletic shoes. The stationary bike is starting to sound weird and it's got this uneven hitch in the cadence. cera recommended that I try jump rope as an alternate to cardio, so tomorrow I'm going to look for some appropriate cross-trainers that fit my long skinny feets (also a rope and some of those interlocking pad-things since we do not have a jump-friendly floor). khelleckson gave me superb information about what to look for in a shoe, as well as tips on jumping. If anyone has brand recommendations about a shoe they like--or more info on jump rope as cardio exercise--please drop me a comment. I'm looking forward to trying something new.

Comments

[redheadfae.livejournal.com]

Have you considered a mini-tramp?

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

I don't want more stuff in the house. A jump rope and a pair of shoes will take up the least real-estate of anything. =)

[redheadfae.livejournal.com]

LOL.. True, dat!

[adammaker.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

You're welcome!

[sherwood21.livejournal.com]

New Balance - they make shoes in a variety of widths and lengths. They've got New Balance at Cabela's, and there's a New Balance store in Overland Park.

Personally, I really like Ecco's, because they fit my normal size toes with narrow heels really well, but I don't know how your feet are shaped.

And my brother says that Arensberg's downtown is going out of business, so I have no idea if they'd have anything at a good price that would work, but it might be worth a shot.

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

Arensberg's downtown is going out of business

Sad. Very very sad. I'm really worried about downtown businesses surviving this economic slump.

[pamelonian.livejournal.com]

I think with athletic shoes it comes down to which brand fits your feet the best. Some brands feel like they were made for my feet, while others I can never wear. Sometimes it makes me sad because I really like the styles and colors offered but they just don't fit. I have pretty good luck with Saucony.

DSW and Famous Footwear have a wide selection of brands. I hate going to Dick's because you have to wait for them to get the shoes from the back and the service is terrible.

I am sad about Arensberg's.

[royal-spice.livejournal.com]

Thank you for all the lovely compliments! And, thank you for making us appreciate our home and how it's coming along...

We enjoyed having you as a guest!