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Go me.
Room nearly entirely clean now. In the morning I just have to put the futon up (I'm sleeping on it tonight) and pick up a few bits and pieces that are currently wedged under the futon. I also have a clean, folded basket of laundry to put away, but that can wait as it is not actually something that is messy as such.
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ali_anarres for general moral support.
The floor is a disgrace, too bad it is too late at night to hoover and will be too early to hoover tomorrow morning when I get up! I wish I had one of those carpetsweeper things. I've never wished that before.
I'm not going to fool anyone (plumber, landlord,shevek - it does look like I've cleaned about half my room and shoved the other half in boxes in a corner. However, there will be clear access for the plumber, which is important, and I did get some actual putting away done. I think I've made a serious enough dent in it to get over some of the overwhelmedness I've been feeling about my room for most of the summer; I need to start sorting out some of the things that are in boxes, though, and soon.
I also need to get rid of loads of stuff. Some of it is in a pile to be taken to a second-hand shop but a lot of it is that I really need to go through my wardrobe and get rid of the tatty things and the things I don't wear.
I have far too many pairs of dressy shoes; time to throw some of them out or sell them on eBay or something.
Busking tomorrow is going to be very difficult due to lack of sleep. First pitch is reasonably quiet though, and the second one is a fairly nice playing environment as well, so it shouldn't be too bad.
Tomorrow is shoe shopping day, because I can't do another day without arch support, it hurts too much.
I hope I don't oversleep. Have set two alarms. Clothes for tomorrow are all chosen and laid out, and bag is packed for busking, and choir stuff I need later is set out as well. This should make life slightly easier; I should be able to go into autopilot if necessary.
Bed now.
Thanks to
ali_anarres for general moral support.The floor is a disgrace, too bad it is too late at night to hoover and will be too early to hoover tomorrow morning when I get up! I wish I had one of those carpetsweeper things. I've never wished that before.
I'm not going to fool anyone (plumber, landlord,
shevek - it does look like I've cleaned about half my room and shoved the other half in boxes in a corner. However, there will be clear access for the plumber, which is important, and I did get some actual putting away done. I think I've made a serious enough dent in it to get over some of the overwhelmedness I've been feeling about my room for most of the summer; I need to start sorting out some of the things that are in boxes, though, and soon. I also need to get rid of loads of stuff. Some of it is in a pile to be taken to a second-hand shop but a lot of it is that I really need to go through my wardrobe and get rid of the tatty things and the things I don't wear.
I have far too many pairs of dressy shoes; time to throw some of them out or sell them on eBay or something.
Busking tomorrow is going to be very difficult due to lack of sleep. First pitch is reasonably quiet though, and the second one is a fairly nice playing environment as well, so it shouldn't be too bad.
Tomorrow is shoe shopping day, because I can't do another day without arch support, it hurts too much.
I hope I don't oversleep. Have set two alarms. Clothes for tomorrow are all chosen and laid out, and bag is packed for busking, and choir stuff I need later is set out as well. This should make life slightly easier; I should be able to go into autopilot if necessary.
Bed now.
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As you may know, I have chronic problems with this. I've always had flattish feet, but since becoming obese it's become worse and worse. When I started to walk to work every day (on pavements, fast) I started getting awful (anterior) shin splints, too.
When I realised what the shin splints were (for about 2 weeks I thought they were just muscle cramps from restarting heavy exercise too quickly), I took advice and realised I had chronic overpronation problems. The only thing I can do to prevent continuing, chronic foot and shin pain (besides losing weight) is having appropriately supportive footwear. I was going to buy supportive trainers or walking shoes, but in the end I bought some fairly neutral shoes and some serious orthotics - on a recommendation from a over-pronating rugby player. These are much more supportive than any of the supportive trainers I tried on.
The brand I wear are 'Superfeet'. They don't come cheap (20-30 pounds) but they are incredible - within a couple of minutes of putting them on, I feel better (I have pain in my arches and shins when I walk around my house with bare feet). I wear the strongest ones (green), which are suitable for shoes with removable insoles (ie my trainers). They are quite expensive - but if you could feel the pain I'm in without them, you'd understand. And if you're on your feet on pavements all day, they might be just right for you, too. Superfeet sell insoles of different colours, which are all designed for different things - wearing with dress shoes, etc - and have different prices.
Here's a product shot with prices - http://www.snowlines.co.uk/acatalog/Snowlines_Online-RUNNING-FOOTBEDS.html
Here's a more general site that has different options
http://www.dreamyfeet.co.uk/custom_made_orthotics.htm
I would strongly recommend orthotics - even the 30 pound ones are cheaper than really decent, supportive shoes, and they fit in my normal boots as well as my trainers. Shoes I thought were now unwearable are now fine again (I've even shoehorned my huge orthotics into dress shoes, with heels - and I felt absolutely fine all evening)