Week 40: In MY Shoes (Member Photos)
- Oct 10, 2016
- 5 min read
Sara Lowing-Wright - These shoes are probably the most important shoes I've ever owned. My hiking boots that took me through the Himalayas and changed the direction of my life. I was in my early 20s and engaged to a guy older than me. He actually proposed right before I left for my trip (without him). I think he knew he was about to lose me, sadly. I was supposed to come home, get married, and live happily ever after.Well, I tucked my ring safely away in a drawer in my bedroom and I went to Nepal for 3 months to study, live with a Nepalese family, and hike! I was so excited before the trip to go get THE hiking boots! I didn't follow the advice to get them months before to break them in, which I paid for in god awful blisters. I loved these boots. I still do, but the grommets are rusting and they are tight as my feet have changed since having babies. I don't think I can ever part with them. When I went searching for them for this photo it took me a few to find them and I got panicky that someone had tossed them! Anyhow, they are special to me. It was a special time in my life. Beyond special. Needless to say I came home and broke off the engagement. I moved across the country with friends and lived happily ever after.
Emily Ingalls - It's ridiculously appropriate this was the theme this week. My husband left for an overseas business trip on Saturday. It's just me and the kids, and I've been a bit stressed.So it's Friday, my house is in complete chaos and anarchy. I'm drinking a glass of wine because I need to unwind and relax. and I ordered pizza for dinner.As I tell people all the time, don't judge others unless you've walked in their shoes or barefoot in my case. www.emilyingallsphotography.com
Tina Huba - "In my shoes"...lately that looks different daily. I have so many many things going on. I do side jobs to help pay the bills as well as the family things that I need to do as a wife and mom. I homeschool our youngest as the other two are now in college, I nanny part time, clean houses, cat sit, take care of yards while people are away, photography when someone asks and also am starting to learn how to sell on eBay.
Meghan Nesom - It's time to put you down they say, my surgery is next week--I won't be able to carry you for months. My heart hurts at that thought so for the time being I'll hold your 48 lbs frame and carry you when you ask because that's what I do in these shoes, I'm your mama.
Kortney Fox - I wear many hats (or shoes in this instance) that people would not expect to see just by looking at me. I am a wife and mama of 3, a horse lover and hay farmer, an ER veterinary assistant, and trying to be a professional photographer. Quite honestly, I don't know what others think of me when they first look at me. I'm sure it all depends on what I am wearing, who I am with, and what mood I am in.I would say that I am genuinely always happy. I try not to let little things bother me, I try not to hold grudges, life is too short for things like that to weigh you down. If you are not happy with something, change it, take action. Though it can be difficult to change, it is a necessary part of life. In the end it always turns out alright.Currently I am at a crossroads. I am trying to follow my passion and figure out a business that I have never worked in before in an attempt to get out of a job that I am not passionate about. When I think about the future I can't help but smile because I feel like I am finally heading in the right direction with a career I have always wanted to pursue, it's just kind of scary.Right now I get no sleep. When I work at the clinic I work until late, when we are in the fields we don't get in the house until long after the littles are in bed, when I am home I stay up late while everyone else is sound asleep just because it is the only time I am able to get stuff done. People don't understand that just because I only work 3-4 days a week at the clinic does not mean that I get those other days off to relax and lounge around the house. I don't think I have gone to bed before midnight in months. The littles, they are great sleepers. Everyone is asleep by 7:30pm at the latest. I can get a lot done during the time they are in bed. The problem is that they are early risers. Usually 6AM is my wake up call. I was surprised this morning though because I did not hear from anyone until after 7AM, then they all snuggled in the bed with us for a while. It was such a relief. My tired feet needed a break from the many shoes they slide into every day. Even if the break was only an extra hour, sometimes that's all you need.
Jennifer L. Bruce - My shoes come not in pairs, but in quartets. My size 10s are accompanied by size 10s on a different scale. Those little 10s are fast, constantly in motion, and often in the air, upside down. I had plans to showcase the many kinds of shoes I've walked in over the last 44 years, but frankly, those little shoes haven't slowed down long enough for me to even catch my breath lately. Of all the shoes I've walked in, these are the best.
Lynette Davis - If you were in my shoes today, you would have walked 13,008 steps, 5.6 miles, 48 flights of stairs (only a slight exaggeration, Seattle is flipping hilly!), taken 1 amazing shooting boutique, heard 3 amazing photography talks, walked in a wind tunnel atop the Space Needle and hugged old friends for the first time in real life. It was a very good day to be in my shoes.
Elena Pendell - When I first read this theme immediately I thought about having a child with Down syndrome and all that accompanies it. I thought about a photo that would show the picture schedule, communication book, array of doctors, letters from school when he has to be restrained, pull-ups, books on behavior modification, public meltdowns, CPAP machine, etc. Because when people hear you have a child with Down syndrome, the typical reaction is, "that must be so hard." But when you walk in my shoes (classic Vans) you quickly see that this boy will give you more than you will ever give him. Even though he is almost 8 and over 60 pounds, he climbs me like a bear climbs a tree just to be in my arms. I swear you can feel the love in his tight embrace. He keeps me grounded. He has taught me the true meaning of life.
Jen Ostler - In my shoes. My keen sandals that I wear everywhere, now with socks because it's chilly outside but not cold or snowy enough for mukluk season. And having an only child means that I'm his playmate.
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