On footwear (210/365)

[white_hart]

The hardest thing about going back to working in the office after 15 months of working remotely is having to wear shoes all day. I much prefer wearing slippers or just going barefoot or in socks, but the state of my office floor means that even without considerations of professionalism, barefoot really isn't an option at work.

I'm also finding that walking 1.8 miles each way on pavements is very different from going for morning walks in the countryside and my feet are definitely feeling the strain. This is probably partly because I'm not wearing my proper walking shoes, because I've been trying to manage without bringing spare shoes to work to change into or getting back into keeping shoes in the office (I still have a lot of shoes in the office, but none of them I shoes I would actually wear any more, and I've lost the distinction between "work" and "non-work" clothes enough that none of the shoes I do want to wear are ones I want to leave in the office and not have access to if I want them), and my walking shoes are definitely too hefty to wear all day.

I'm seriously wondering whether I should just get some work slippers. As long as they weren't fluffy, would people even notice?

Comments

[white_hart]

That's a thought. I got a pair of their trainers as something that might work for walking and wearing all day, but they aren't any good for walking and still a bit warm to wear all day - the slip-on ones might well work better.

[clanwilliam]

My summer house shoes are a pair of Aldi Birkenstock ripoffs. They only go as far as the bins as I'm not great with sandals that don't have a heel strap, but they do the job nicely. I'm splitting my morning walks between a pair of hiking sandals and my walking shoes, depending on the weather.

[white_hart]

I think it's possible that my Keen hiking sandals are a bit worn out after (I think) four years of regular summer use. And my new Tevas are lovely but have a foam sole rather than a Vibram one which I think isn't really up to lots of pavement walking.