I've been having a bit of trouble with my feet lately, what with those toes that get blisters. I am so grateful to all you guys for all the suggestions, questions, and advice you guys shared so freely with me.

The wide width shoes I ordered are finally starting to arrive and get worn. Quick recap/list:
1) my Christmas gift from Santa, Walking cradles ankle boots, under the tree waiting for the big day
2) earth origins ankle boots for work
3) ros homerson sneakers
4) hush puppies sneakers
5) comfortview mules
6) naturalizer ankle booties
7) naturalizer boots
8) hush puppies booties (in orchid, which is an exotic word that means purple LOL)
9) bella vita sneakers (yet to arrive)
10) taryn rose high tops

Yesterday was a rough day at work, mostly just because of fatigue. I was literally in tears on the drive home. When I walked in the door, I saw the package that contained the taryn rose sneakers. Today, I wore them to work.

Dude, my feet were so happy! All of these shoes have felt infinitely better than my old, standard width shoes. But these had arch support like whoa (I'm tempted to order a second pair just because I love them so much LOL). I am so glad I went ahead and replaced all of my shoes that didn't work. It sucked, but my feet feel so much better.

Thank you, all of you, who helped me figure out what was causing the problem. And thank you for helping me understand that really, this wasn't frivolous--it was necessary to keep my feet healthy.
Bonus pics of my messy hair that has gotten a bit hard to control, because pics of a new hairdo will be coming soon