The foot thing has a name!

[angharad_gam]

 And that name is neuroma. 

It's an inflammation of the nerve that runs between the little bones (well mine are little bones) in the ball of your foot. It's usually caused by pressure on the foot, and the treatment us at least partly to remove that pressure. No more pointy-toed shoes for me. Also, for this week at least, I have a piece of foam taped to the bottom of my foot. This is to help spread out the bones and reduce pressure on the nerve.

How did we get here? I got really bored of my foot seeming like it was starting to get better only to get worse again. So I went to see a podiatrist. Apparently, aside from the neuroma, I also have really bad rolling of the foot when I walk, which may be contributing to this and the ongoing issues I have with my ankle. I have long suspected I had an issue of this sort because of the really uneven way I wear through shoes, and the fact that I can't keep both my feet and my knees straight in certain yoga poses (eg dandasana). Or it might just be that I have very small, extremely high-arched feet, which can cause both problems. Regardless, there is a strong likelihood of orthotics in my future. Orthotics and new shoes. The podiatrist recommended Doc Martens!

In other news, work has been keeping me pretty busy. I have pretty much planned out the menu for the rapier weekend I am cooking for in September. It will include a 15th century Italian feast, for which I might post the menu later.
We had a short visit from Mum and Dad in the school holidays.
We have had some rain, and finally some autumnal weather, and grass is now sprouting everywhere in the garden, but the freesias (which start growing leaves in autumn,  but won't flower until spring) are coming up too. Hopefully the foot thing will be sorted out soon as it is definitely getting into garden work season.
Andy is planning a holiday to Hawaii and Japan with his dad and his brother in July, and is now thoroughly alarmed by all the volcanic activity going on in Hawaii, even though they aren't actually going to that island. Andy's brother is a geologist,  and is highly delighted.
Andy is still coming to grips with the business of being gluten free. Erin is the most reluctant vegetarian I have ever encountered. She actually said "It's not fair that I can't eat ham and pineapple pizza" last week.

Comments

[dirtygreatknife]

Docs are really good for poorly feet. Mum's got a pair, too! You could get yourself a pair of purple Docs!

[angharad_gam]

Purple would be awesome, but I will need something I can wear to work. They make a high boot with roses embroidered up the side that is very cool, and I am incredibly tempted by those...

[dirtygreatknife]

It's not a bright purple, it's very subtle. If you don't mind shopping online, I can give you some links. I get all my Docs online bc even with shipping, it's cheaper than buying them here in Adels.

[dirtygreatknife]

Actually, here you go. A list.

This is my most recent pair: http://www.toadfootwear.co.uk/brands/dr-martens/dr-martens-unisex-pascal-turner-cristal-suede-boot-carthaginian-empire

Shops:
http://www.toadfootwear.co.uk/brands/dr-martens
https://www.dollskill.com/shop/dr-martens.html?p_=1&c_=20-1151&i_=our_favs&s_=https://www.dollskill.com/shoes.html (AU$) (The purple ones: https://www.dollskill.com/dr-martens-royal-purple-1460-8-eye-boots.html)
http://www.asos.com/au/women/a-to-z-of-brands/dr-martens/cat/?cid=4650¤tpricerange=120-315&nlid=ww|shoes|shop%20by%20brand&refine=attribute_900:1562,1608&sort=priceasc (AU$)
https://www.bluebanana.com/en/section/59/0/dr-martens?jssCart=6c84a95a01e19f503832666f2685c397 (AU$)
https://www.drmartens.com.au/women.html (AU$ Official site).

[dirtygreatknife]

I forgot to link the brocade velvet docs too: https://www.dollskill.com/dr-martens-1460-brocade-8-eye-boots.html

[angharad_gam]

Hmmm, those are quite a bit cheaper than buying here. I have always been wary of buying shoes online because the size I need varies wildly between styles/brands (I have difficult feet). I guess I can always go into a shop and try on some Docs to get a feel for the size, and then order online...

[dirtygreatknife]

I know Dolls Kill and ASOS have free shipping as well (bc I buy from them periodically). That's a bloody good idea to try some on in town to get your size though. Make sure to get the UK size as well as Aust. And US sizes are the same as ours.

[dotcom1144.wordpress.com]

They're probably not fancy enough for work, but Sketchers are really comfy if you are walking around a lot (though they take longer to wear in than I would like). But that's just me, and I have a much wider feet than you so they might not suit as well for you.

I'm quite pleased that one of the pizza places in Queensland does vegan cheese on their pizzas now so there is hope for Erin yet. Someone will do a vegan meat lovers one day :-)

[angharad_gam]

I don't think we're quite looking for vegan pizza just yet. Erin is finding giving up ham hard enough. I don't think giving up cheese is likely to happen anytime soon...