My mum had an operation on her feet yesterday. They were starting to go the way of my nana’s feet, which is not the way you want your feet to go – all gnarly and knotted (sorry nana, but they are). The operation means that mum is bed-bound for a couple of weeks. Pretty extreme. But the lesser of two evils, really. I’ve been paranoid about my feet genes for a few years now. It’s why I wear these toe separator-looking things for an hour each day. They’re called Yoga Toes and they’re brilliant. They stretch out and realign toes that have been squished and mangled from years of shoe abuse (as mine were) and they just generally strengthen the feet and toes – not really a part of the body we ever work out, seeing as most people exercise in big bulky running shoes. They’re not available in Australia, and the website that sells them (Yoga Pro) doesn’t ship to Australia yet. So sorry, that’s kind of annoying me writing about them, I know. But it’s just that I think these are the most ingenious inventions that I have to share the love – so if you know anyone who lives in America and can buy a pair for you, do it immediately. Or at a pinch, buy the biggest pair of pedicure toe separators you can find, and wear them for anywhere between ten to sixty minutes a day. It’s not the drag that sounds like – simply whack them in when you’re watching television or reading your book. And it sure beats ending up with gnarly nana feet.
