so i guess it's picking between Chronic Foot Pain or Occasional Injury

i've only really had two major injuries (stepping on rusty nail and slamming foot into furniture hard enough to cause a lot of bruising) wearing barefoot shoes since i started back in like. 2022 i think? so really that's not AWFUL

but Man It Sucked When It Happened

barefoot shoes also help me feel grounded and give me sensory/tactile info under my feet which i LOVE as a wolf.

but god The Injuries™

i don't want to mourn her yet. not while she's still here.

but it's so hard.

god i'm tired of always being strong. i want to be soft and vulnerable and safe.

it also doesn't help that i've been doing a two person job on my own with bare minimum help bc we just have substitutes for now so i'm doing evals, planning, newsletters, etc without the usual team size

YOOO WE HAVE ONE OF THOSE IN OUR STATE TOO