Busy busy busy

So I haven't posted in over a week and that is just not like me, but it has been a busy week. Between tearing apart my room to re-organize the crafty tornado that hit, purging things and clothing like it's my job, and trying to get some projects completed time has just flown by.  Plus I have had my usual 12 hours of physical therapy a week and had multiple doctors appointments for my knee.

To start, last weekend I made it my mission to find a new pair of sneakers.  I have been wearing a super light pair of sneakers by Easy Spirit for all my physical therapy sessions since I started in November.  They are called Lightspeed. I like how light they are and they fit really well, but now that I am doing more at physical therapy I felt I needed something a little better to keep up with my slowly growing level of activity.  Maybe it is wishful thinking that I will one day run again because this in-activity is starting to drive me mad.

I went to the outlets and after trying every pair of sneakers in my sizes (both kids and adult - yes my feet are that little) I figured I would never find something because nothing fit right.  But I decided to hit up Kohls and I found 2 pairs!  Actually, there were many to choose from and I had decisions to make.  I hate decisions!  For many things I don't have to make many usually because there are almost never shoes to choose from in my size or if we are at a restaurant I don't eat meat so there are usually few choices for me... lets just say that I am indecisive.

Ok, back to the shoes.  The first pair I chose after trying on for what seemed like forever is a pair of Nike Alvord 9.  They are a nice trail running shoe.  They have a good tread on the bottom which I feel will be nice once I start to run again on the trails.  They fit nice and securely and have good cushion and support.  It is part of the Nike Air family, with extra cushion in the heel.  I am not used to the more cushion this sneaker provides, but it is super comfortable at physical therapy.  I think these will be great when I can run again because I am a heel strike runner, which will have to change, but for now I have the extra support.

The next shoe that I chose is the New Balance 310's, another trail running shoe.  This one has a little less cushioning in it than the Nike, but I like the feel of how light weight they are.  I believe that once I am running again (hopefully) that these will be great on the trail.  Walking around the house in them I can really feel what is under my foot.  The sole of this sneaker is similar to the New Balance 101's, but is more cost friendly.  I haven't worn these to physical therapy yet, but maybe one day next week.


I know, this was a random post about sneakers, but when you think about it they are important.  Especially right now that I am coming off of a knee injury and spending a lot of time trying to get myself back into shape.  And at least I found a couple pairs that were cute because we all know that is important to have a cute pair of shoes.  Sometimes, they do help you to feel a little better.