I believe it could be a bit of residual stress from the last few months but I had a bit of a melt down today when I did not have any shoe choices.
I’m not one of these people who has a shoe fetish…but I do like to have the right shoe for the right situation. The only shoes I brought with me when we left the house and moved into the hotel were the walking sandals I was wearing for the move. They were ok for yesterday when it was still 28 degrees Celsius but today…not so much. The day started out at 8 degrees and went up a whole degree AND it rained for most of the day. Sandals just don’t work well. At one point I even wore socks with them (because it was so cold)!
We went over the storage locker and went through the first 5 feet of boxes and bins and nada! No shoes. I had started out with the intent to number and label but in our craziness of the last few weeks I did not. Luckily Walter found my crocks in a box with a whole bunch of stuff from the kitchen – which at least allowed me to go to the pool with the correct footwear!
The moral of the story? If I can’t find my additional shoes make do with what I have and be grateful I have shoes – it’s not the end of the world! My observation without opinion: Plan. Be Prepared. Label. Maybe I should have paid attention in Girl Guides.
A good reminder…gratitude for at least 1 pair 🙂
Well at least you had shoes even if they weren’t the “right” ones. And Lydia is right a good reminder to be grateful for what we have, shoes or otherwise 🙂
A thousand year old proverb reads:
Sa’di (pen name of Muslih-ud-Din, Persian poet ca. 1184-1291)
I never complained of the vicissitudes of fortune, nor suffered my face to be overcast at the revolution of the heavens, except once, when my feet were bare, and I had not the means of obtaining shoes. I came to the chief of Kufah in a state of much dejection, and saw there a man who had no feet. I returned thanks to God and acknowledged his mercies, and endured my want of shoes with patience.
– The Gulistan, or Rose Garden
We are grateful for the sun, the rain, good friends to laugh with and ‘not so good’ friends to learn from.
Thank you for sharing your roller coaster with the world!
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