Blessings,
I hope everyone is enjoying the weather. The weather here in Chicago has been iffy. We are experiencing weather that is normal for the month of April. I can't complain because at least we are getting rain instead of the drought of 2012. Also, many blessings to those that have experienced tornadoes and flooding.
With warmer weather brings the love hate relationship with flip flops. In my weekly team meeting yesterday, the Director was going over the dress code (fashion seems to be a little laxed in warmer months) for the summer. One of the things that he mentioned that struck a cord was no flip flops. There has been a lot of debate about the health reasons against flip flops causing arch and leg pain; foot viruses in the locker room/shower room; and fractures from missteps or weather. In the workplace, flip-flops are prohibited in some instances and are considered very casual wear in addition to sweats and shorts.
On the flip side, flip-flop wearers maintain that these are the go to shoes when going to get a pedicure, walking to and from the train station or just a comfortable shoe when out and about. I can actually say that I have a love hate relationship with flip-flops. As you may know, I often work 11 hour days with 4 hours being on my feet in retail. I wear flip-flops but I tend to wear more upscale ones with a twist. What I noticed after about 7 hours, my strap in between the toes is uncomfortable. I also have slight leg and arch pain the next day. The older that I get, I am in search for comfortable shoes that are stylish and have some arch support. I ordered some Gucci beach thongs to wear to work at Ann Taylor; however I am debating am I going to send them back. Any thoughts on flips-flop?
I hope everyone is enjoying the weather. The weather here in Chicago has been iffy. We are experiencing weather that is normal for the month of April. I can't complain because at least we are getting rain instead of the drought of 2012. Also, many blessings to those that have experienced tornadoes and flooding.
With warmer weather brings the love hate relationship with flip flops. In my weekly team meeting yesterday, the Director was going over the dress code (fashion seems to be a little laxed in warmer months) for the summer. One of the things that he mentioned that struck a cord was no flip flops. There has been a lot of debate about the health reasons against flip flops causing arch and leg pain; foot viruses in the locker room/shower room; and fractures from missteps or weather. In the workplace, flip-flops are prohibited in some instances and are considered very casual wear in addition to sweats and shorts.
On the flip side, flip-flop wearers maintain that these are the go to shoes when going to get a pedicure, walking to and from the train station or just a comfortable shoe when out and about. I can actually say that I have a love hate relationship with flip-flops. As you may know, I often work 11 hour days with 4 hours being on my feet in retail. I wear flip-flops but I tend to wear more upscale ones with a twist. What I noticed after about 7 hours, my strap in between the toes is uncomfortable. I also have slight leg and arch pain the next day. The older that I get, I am in search for comfortable shoes that are stylish and have some arch support. I ordered some Gucci beach thongs to wear to work at Ann Taylor; however I am debating am I going to send them back. Any thoughts on flips-flop?
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