Do you get cold feet? My inquiry is not an analogy or code for anything. It’s just a simple question. Do your feet get cold?
Doctors say your feet can feel cold due to cold temperatures, high stress, anxiety, circulation issues, anemia, diabetes mellitus, nerve disorders, hypothyroidism and some other things most of us can’t pronounce.
Some simple solutions include movement, socks, foot baths, heating pads, water bottles — and my favorite fix, slippers.
Yes, slippers. I have a half-dozen of them around the home and office. Call me Mr. Rogers if you want, but my feet are toasty, and it’s a beautiful day in my neighborhood.
My friend Jason used to mock me for wearing them, especially when I would bring a pair over to his house when visiting. Then he started wearing slippers, or “house shoes,” as he calls them.
As a child, I couldn’t stand to wear slippers. Seems like I received a pair every year for Christmas, but I rarely wore them. But, to be honest, I rarely wore shirts or pants around the house either. Like most boys, I was too warm-blooded for a whole lot of body coverings.
Most of us can recall the image of the father figure in the home, relaxing in the easy chair, reading the evening paper, smoking a pipe and having the family dog bring him his slippers. When our kids were still at home, that evening image would have been of me in the kitchen, filling the dishwasher, asking Alexa to play some Elvis music, cleaning up the garbage that the dog got into — and keeping my feet warm with some fuzzy foot coverings. It’s not the makings of a Hallmark movie, but I will take it, as long as I have my slippers.
Comedian/politician Al Franken may have summed up the solution to cold feet best with these words, “It’s easier to put on slippers than to carpet the whole world.”
Have a terrific Tuesday, and thanks for reading.
Shane Goodman
Editor and Publisher
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