Oh, a failure.

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It's little things, really, that seem to bother the most.  My house shoes are... dead, and more.  Birkenstock's, mules, woolen, green.  I like them, if I hated them for the longest time, as need converged with availability, these have done well.  But they are beyond tired.  They are almost dangerous to be wearing.  So I went looking.  I tried simple slip-on shoes from Walmart.  I found some that, mostly, fit.  Too hot.  And, after less than a week, they started smelling like a wet wild animal.  Spraying didn't help.  It was the junk material used.

Since that time, I have been searching for simple house shoes, with the intent of, if I find some, more expensive or cheap, of stocking up.  Two pair to alternate wearing regularly, and another two to four pair just to have for the future.  I have looked at slip-ons, mules, and others.  I have looked at higher end, and lower.  What hasn't been too hot has been too small.  I have no idea... where to even look.  I am almost at the point of just going with those steel-toed work shoes, a few pair for just the house.  But those are a bit pricey to store up four.  Two would be pricey.  What happened to the shoe world?  I usually wear a 12/13, as with the shoes described (13's were a bit big, going to 12's this next time).  But with the mules, I ordered up to a 14 1/2 and it was way too small, couldn't get my foot in all the way.  Really?

I may look again at slip on's, with a decently sole... and consider cutting the heel off/out.  Ugh.  Just... a... mule...  Is it really that difficult?  Hmm... I wonder if one could be made?  I doubt if it would even be that difficult, just a lot of fitting, refitting, sculpting... it might take a while, but if made with design and science and formulated a bit, the second, and on, would be much easier.  I just don't have quite that capacity.  *sigh*  It's... in there.  I just can't do it.  Later.