I left the ER wearing The Shoe, one of those hideous post-operative things that are supposed to protect the injured part: Until today. It was pouring long before I got up, presenting me with a choice about which pair of sandals should get soaked. I stood there, looking into my closet, discussing my wardrobe with the cats, as one does, and I said, “I wish I were young enough to wear Converse sneakers with a dress.”*<\/p>\n Well, once the conditional mood shows up there’s just no going back. (This is how I started wearing skirts again: I found myself saying over and over again, “If I wore skirts, I’d buy that.”) So now I’m at work wearing a black and white sunflower-pattern dress with black and white striped socks and lime green Converse sneakers. *I actually said “I wish I was<\/em> young enough,” but one of the great things about a written blog rather than a live video feed is that I can correct my grammar before someone catches me. The cats are not prescriptivists.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I’m the kind of person who wears mascara when I’m spending the day alone pulling weeds or cleaning the house, so you can imagine how I feel when something beyond my control impinges on my self-presentation. About a month ago … Continue reading
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<\/a>I was horrified at the thought that I might have to wear this contraption for weeks but fortunately, the injury occurred in August and once the pain receded a bit, I managed to find a couple of pairs of sandals that didn’t touch that toe. After another week or so I was able to start wearing my favorite Trippens again and all seemed right with the world.<\/p>\n<\/a>It may look silly\u2014and there’s probably someone saying “She’s too old for that look”\u2014but what the hell. It works.<\/p>\n