Warning: There’s gore in this post thanks to some helpfully descriptive videos from a few horror flicks. You’ve been warrrrrrned…

Hey ladies, listen up. I have NO idea how some of you gals strut around in high heels or any other shoes without socks or other foot protection. I have even more respect for those of you who brave the foibles of poor shoe construction in the name of vanity yet I also now see why some of you spend SO much time and money on the best kicks money can buy. Guys? You who wear socks with those sandals? I used to laugh at you. Oh, how I laughed. Tonight, I’m planning to BE just like you, my new idols. How did I come to this e-feet-phany? Read on, dear reader… read on…

So, I happened to cut a finger while making dinner and that actually saved me from killing myself the next day. Earlier, I decided to clean out a closet and get rid of stuff that didn’t fit. I ended up giving away a few things including four pair of shoes that were too small, but I also found a few that fit I hadn’t worn in a while or at all. One pair was a nice set of Sandro Comfort Walk sort-of sandals (I’m no shoe linguist, kids. Just look at the picture above and call them what you like) and after trying them on, finding they still fit and walking around the house for a bit with them just to make sure my feet weren’t going to be barking at me the next day.

Little did I know I’d be doing the barking when those shoes did the biting…

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