Physical warmth
Jan. 26th, 2019 08:45 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
soniaYears ago, I bought a pair of Acorn polyester fleece slippers, and wore them a lot. After a while, I stopped wanting to wear polyester fleece anything, and they sat in the closet while I walked around in my socks all winter. This year I finally admitted I wasn't going to start wearing them again and got rid of them.
(I'm seeing posts about decluttering popping up all over. I've been gradually getting rid of things ever since a friend of mine moved to Europe a few years ago. "Would I take it overseas?" is a whole different way of looking at Stuff.)
Somehow getting rid of the old slippers made room for the idea that I would like to wear slippers, just not those - maybe I could get wool ones! I poked around online and semi-impulsively ordered these in charcoal. I was very pleased to find a 30% off coupon code for the site I ordered them from!
Pink and red embroidered flowers aren't usually my style, but these make me smile every time I see them. I even like the sparkly beads at the center of the flowers. And they're cozy warm, too. Perhaps I needed some brightness as well as warmth.
I have some internal conflict about spending money on things like this, but I think this is going to end up being a good exchange of dollars for comfort.
(I'm seeing posts about decluttering popping up all over. I've been gradually getting rid of things ever since a friend of mine moved to Europe a few years ago. "Would I take it overseas?" is a whole different way of looking at Stuff.)
Somehow getting rid of the old slippers made room for the idea that I would like to wear slippers, just not those - maybe I could get wool ones! I poked around online and semi-impulsively ordered these in charcoal. I was very pleased to find a 30% off coupon code for the site I ordered them from!
Pink and red embroidered flowers aren't usually my style, but these make me smile every time I see them. I even like the sparkly beads at the center of the flowers. And they're cozy warm, too. Perhaps I needed some brightness as well as warmth.
I have some internal conflict about spending money on things like this, but I think this is going to end up being a good exchange of dollars for comfort.
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Date: 2019-01-30 11:02 pm (UTC)I only wish they offered the whimsical kids designs in my sizes.
I've admired these slippers on many a foot in my day, but didn't know the brand name. Thanks to your link, I learned there's a local store, so I can take my never-a-standard-size foot right over and see what I need.
How did you find the fit?
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Date: 2019-01-31 04:28 pm (UTC)They're a bit wide, but I'm wearing them with winter socks, so that works fine. My feet are actually European 39.5, and I ordered size 39, so they're a smidge short, but it's working fine. I like that they have arch supports, and the arch is more or less in the right place for me.
They do have some whimsical designs in women's sizes here, although I don't see the gnomes I almost bought instead of the flowers. Also a 25% off sale currently.
https://www.shoes.com/giesswein-wool-slippers.htm?dnl=1
ETA: I looked on the Giesswein site and I see the even more whimsical kids' designs. These are the gnomes.