I bought a pair of Doc Martens a few years ago, when I was working in Beaumont. On Fridays there they'd let you "dress down", which meant basically that you could wear jeans, but you had to wear non-athletic shoes. Which is a little strange to me, wearing non-athletic or sports type shoes with casual wear. I ultimately asked and got permission to wear Chucks, but I got these Doc Martens in the meantime. Turns out, they're SUPER comfortable, and they have served me well as my daily go-to shoes.
Sadly, time has taken it's toll on the shoes, and while the uppers continue to be serviceable, the soles have become smooth enough to cause concern when walking on a slippery surface, and the side of my left shoe has started to come apart at the stitching.
So, my first thought is that I need new shoes.
But then I started to think - why is it that I feel like I need new shoes? Are the shoes bad? Sure, they leak when it's rainy, but it's not rainy very often here.... Maybe we're too quick to throw things out when they're not as pretty as they once were...
Sadly, time has taken it's toll on the shoes, and while the uppers continue to be serviceable, the soles have become smooth enough to cause concern when walking on a slippery surface, and the side of my left shoe has started to come apart at the stitching.
So, my first thought is that I need new shoes.
But then I started to think - why is it that I feel like I need new shoes? Are the shoes bad? Sure, they leak when it's rainy, but it's not rainy very often here.... Maybe we're too quick to throw things out when they're not as pretty as they once were...
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