Foot binding ..

Can one start foot binding at a ripe old age of 37.5 (ok, I'll be 38 at the end of this month) .. ? I think I need to consider it, man. I haven't worked in years. Many years. And so, I hardly wear closed shoes. And my toes know it. They're so used to being splayed and not forced together in closed shoes for so long, that when I tried wearing my Tommy Hilfiger wedges last weekend, I nearly died. I had a big ulcer on my right little toe within an hour of having them on.

Blardy hell.

Thankfully, I had anticipated such a situation and had my regular Ipanema sandals in my car. So I swapped them out after I bid my lunch companions goodbye.

Man, I feel useless. And does it mean I'm forever doomed to wear flip flops and sandals??! Forever? I haven't tried ballet flats. While I don't mind wearing flats or court shoes my whole life, but it would be nice to don high-ish wedges and such SOMETIMES. Especially for nice dinners, you know?

But then how? My toes obviously aren't going to allow me to get away with it. They don't want to be cloistered and squeezed into closed shoes. Or rather high heeled shoes.

I'm going to be a slipper wearing Aunty forever from the looks of it. I just know it. I'll be 65 at our gala wedding anniversary dinner in a gown and wearing flip flops. Die la.