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| This is my namesake many moons ago at the same beach where I grew up in Sea Girt NJ. |
Have you ever taken the time to break your feet in? I mean so you can run around barefoot? I did this each summer as a kid and even a few as an adult.
If you were never prone to this activity, boy, did you miss out. But at my age now, toughened callouses seem to grow all on their own … in my shoes. What’s that all about?
It’s about aging dear ones.
It’s not you. It’s your age. Feet come equipped with these super cool cushions inside the bottoms that wear out as we age. Suddenly, “Ow!”
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| Feets don't fail me now! |
"I’ll let you in on a little secret: the best thing about aging that you won’t hear in the media, is you really won’t care as much about all these aging cues. We can even secretly enjoy these confines. But employing a major sense of humor will be required with a dose of “Who gives a rat’s a##,” which is often another wonderful ingredient of aging. The tough part is all the extra work it takes to look and feel marvelous." el
Okay, have you noticed any bizarre cravings for sensible shoes? It’s coming. But don’t fret, it takes at least 40 years.
I am as good a shoe-aholic as the next person, especially the high heel. But, what once might have been uncomfortable yet manageable, will become damn near impossible without shooting pain and further repercussions throughout one’s physical structure. According to Feb/March 2015’s AARP Magazine, actress/fashionista Sarah Jessica Parker turns 50 on March 25. Now, let’s just keep an eye on her footwear.
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| Incredibly uncomfortable pair of shoes that was so beautiful they brought tears to my eyes on or off! |
I once bought a pair of the most fabulous looking strapless, backless, black and white polka dotted shoes with a pointed square toe that hurt so much, I had to take them off and move them to different places I wanted to be and then slide my feet in and just stand there. The slightest micro step was excruciating; this is why and how I developed the aforementioned plan. It worked, but it was really a chore, too.
Grooming woes
Put the evolving shoe-pain-hell and the missing-natural-cushion-problem together with dimming eye sight and the lessening of our flexibility, and suddenly foot grooming becomes a bit of a problem. Meaning, it can also be a slightly overlooked, until you get a good look at your tootsies. Suddenly, “Ew! What the heck are my mom’s feet doing down there?”
Talk about awkward. "Awkward!" The possibility that one might fall in the shower starts to enter your mind as you soap one foot after another. It’s not really a safety concern. No, we are concerned about the attractive EMT responder that might come to the rescue as we are lying crumpled in the tub. So, suddenly, we start to shave out legs like we are going to get lucky.
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Hamburg’s Inner Alster Lake had a new inhabitant for ten days. A giant woman sculpture called “Die Badende” (“The Bather”) graced the lake, making it the world's biggest bathtub. She rises 13 feet out of the water, stretches 67 feet long and weighs more than 2 tons of styrofoam-and-steel sculpture. Created by German sculptor Oliver Voss, “Die Badende” was in reality an advertisement for British beauty products company Soap & Glory to promote the “art” of bathing. |
And, the cornflakes, I mean toenails, these will need constant attention. And don’t think this will all be covered with a nice pedicure, because that is just a cutesy bandaid. Especially the widespread pedicures of today that don’t touch those tough callouses and cracked heels.
And, sadly, this is the time in our lives when we start to pay the ultimate price for any ill fitting shoes or a job where we were on our feet a lot or for all those sports that required our feet to run us around. Is it the end of the world? Not yet, instead, your tootsies are going to require a little tenderness, so you will NOT become a tenderfoot!
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| Their are many who believe there are points of our feet that correspond with our organs and many bodily functions |
Tomboy tips
When it comes to dry, cracked skin, an ingredient to especially look for is calendula. This is derived from marigolds, a very sensible flower!
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| The Magic Marigold! |
To get your feet back on track, start by trying out products. Sadly, as we age, “nothing,” doesn’t work anymore.
I’ve used all kinds of lotions and potions that do not cut it, or are adequate at best. As a former tomboy, the products with the shortest list of ingredients that tend to be natural have helped the most. I again harken back to my summertime as a kid and think coconut at the beach. So I use good old coconut oil from time to time; or try Lucky Goats Good Juju Butter (http://www.luckygoatsoap.com).
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Doris Day, the quintessential all-American girl,
continues to be revered by her fans, while the media still celebrate her as an actress and singer with a legendary Hollywood "girl next door" image. from http://www.dorisday.com/ |
If you are looking for a so called, glamorous approach, why not take a page out of the, “Girl Next Door,” movie star, Doris Day’s playbook and smear Vaseline on your feet, cover in socks and sleep the night away. She actually smeared Vaseline over her entire body and slept in pajamas with socks and gloves.
Whatever approach you choose, sleeping on it (encased in socks) is a good idea!
Reference:
What is Vaseline? http://www.cosmeticsandskin.com/bcb/petrolatum.php
http://chemistry.about.com/od/chemicalcomposition/f/What-Is-Petroleum-Jelly.htm
https://www.organicfacts.net/health-benefits/oils/health-benefits-of-coconut-oil.html
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