My foot issues have been particularly bad this week, and even shoes that made the grade when I first started having problems... haven't made the grade this week. I ordered 2 new pairs for wearing to work, which is legal under my terms of no-buy. But my off duty footwear was not good and I had to have something comfortable. It was bad, as in I was limping, and to not solve that problem was just stupid.

I got DH to buy me a pair of ankle booties for Christmas, but I needed something to wear now. So I ordered 2 pairs of shoes to wear when I'm not at work. I'm not beating myself up too much, because it was just ridiculous to keep dealing with foot pain for 6 months just because I want a tattoo. I almost decided that I was going to get around the no-buy rules by wrapping them up in pretty paper, sticking them under the Christmas tree, and thanking Miss Mollie for new shoes on Christmas morning. but I realized that: A) that left me with a lot of shoes that hurt for the next month and B) that was a major addict way to think/rationaliza/justify some major horse puckey

When they get here, there will be some heartbreaking decisions happening in my closet. I've already made a few, and put these in the donate bag:
Dolce Vita OTK boots
Stuart Weitzman kitten heel pumps
Steve Madden point-toe ankle booties
Coach pumps
The white sneakers I bought when I started having this issue

Potentially on the chopping block soon:
Harness boots
Coolway ankle boots
Aquatalia sandals
Edmundo Castillo stiletto ankle boots
Unisa OTK boots
Nine West OTK boots
Chinese Laundry sandals
Dolce Vita knee high boots
Nine West flats
Frye sneakers
aerosoles sneakers
Tactical boots
Stuart Weitzman sandals
Sak slouch boots
Calvin Klein sneakers
(Essentially, most of my remaining shoe collection)

Most of what is potentially on the chopping block next? Is flat or low heels, so they will go into a holding zone to be tried again when my toes quit hurting.

Part of me is thinking to myself: "well, you've broken the no-buy, might as well go all-in". But really, I can't think of anything I "need" or even really want right now; so I'm resetting the clock and starting my no-buy clock again. 6 months from today, if I haven't bought anything else? I get a tattoo.

Update: I broke down and bought one more pair because it's super-cyber-friday-weekend with shop-til-your-couch-breaks sales + stackable coupon codes with free shipping.
Because obviously, you guys are right, and I need shoes that don't hurt my feet. Today, wandering around in some wide width shoes I bought back when the troubles began, I have had exactly zero foot pain. I am too old :-), and have survived too freaking much, and work too hard at my job, to be limping around with smooshed toes in tight shoes. Between zulily & cyber-friday-weekend sale + stackable coupon codes with free shipping, DH and I just revamped my shoe wardrobe for a song, which is a lucky thing heading into his slow season at work.

* Pics 1 & 2: the shoes I ordered for work. Earth Origins lug sole ankle boots, and Taryn Rose Zanna hi-top sneakers. I've had good luck with Taryn Rose (they seem to run a bit wide), and they are soooooooo comfortable, so it was worth a try since Zulily had them for about half the average of any other store.

* Pic 3: the ankle boots DH/Santa are bringing me for Christmas.

Pic 4: sequin flats (wide fit) I ordered from ASOS. Because wide shoes don't have to look like boats, they can look like a sequin factory threw up on them LOL. All jokes aside, they're pretty and sparkly and should go with most anything.

*pic 5: a pair of miles ordered because they have a western feel, and western is hot right now, and western has that edge I like. Also a super-duper-cyber-friday-sale-deal+stackable coupon code with free shipping

* pic 6: the boots I just ordered. I ordered the black, but they don't show any other views in the black so I included the brown view from the top.