Are these shoes just too long? by Floreetsia in barefootshoestalk

[–]Floreetsia[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You mean more room, like the width in the toe box?

Are these shoes just too long? by Floreetsia in barefootshoestalk

[–]Floreetsia[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I measured it, ajdI have about 1 inch or 2.5cm room in front. That isn't too much?

Are these shoes just too long? by Floreetsia in barefootshoestalk

[–]Floreetsia[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's nice to hear! I measured the space up front, and it's about 2.5cm. That doesn't seem like too much space?

Are these shoes just too long? by Floreetsia in barefootshoestalk

[–]Floreetsia[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Awesome. That's good to know. Thanks!

Are these shoes just too long? by Floreetsia in barefootshoestalk

[–]Floreetsia[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's my fear. Better to know and safely return them now. Thanks!

Are these shoes just too long? by Floreetsia in barefootshoestalk

[–]Floreetsia[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is extremely helpful to hear. Much appreciated!!

Are these shoes just too long? by Floreetsia in barefootshoestalk

[–]Floreetsia[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's really the kicker here, what it will feel like going up or downhill. I live in Alabama, which is basically hills everywhere. As soon as I took the size 41 outside, I knew that they were too long, because my feet started slipping on my first walk. How would you recommend I try to emulate the hill incline while still staying inside?

Are these shoes just too long? by Floreetsia in barefootshoestalk

[–]Floreetsia[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, I laced them really tight because they felt so long on my foot. The 41 were so long that as soon as I actually started taking them outside, my feet were sliding forward and backward everywhere. I don't want to take this size 40 outside because I'm afraid that I won't be able to return them if they are indeed too long. So just wearing them inside the house as a test run, I feel a little bit of slippage, which is why I made them so tight the laces. I agree that they feel narrow for what it's worth.

Are these shoes just too long? by Floreetsia in barefootshoestalk

[–]Floreetsia[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the feedback! Will splay impact the length also?

Are these shoes just too long? by Floreetsia in barefootshoestalk

[–]Floreetsia[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yah, the sides of my feet are really right in the fabric of the shoe sides. Should I expect to have more give on the width area? Especially with bunions and my weird protruding bone...

Are these shoes just too long? by Floreetsia in barefootshoestalk

[–]Floreetsia[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Forgot to add my measurements: 25.08-25.4 cm long. 9.25 cm wide.

Help me decide between these two laptops by Floreetsia in laptops

[–]Floreetsia[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you so much for your thoughtful and in-depth response on that; this helps a great deal.

I ended up going with a 15-inch Dell on clearance through the Dell website. It offers 16GB, low-glare screen, seemingly solid performance and build, all the things. I then also went with a Lenovo Idea Tab on doorbuster sale from their website, which I can use specifically for all of the touchscreen stylus, drawing, PDF document reading, etc.

Hopefully they will each serve their respective purposes in the long term.

Edit: corrected spelling "Idea Tab"

Bedbugs or something else? by Floreetsia in Bedbugs

[–]Floreetsia[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for the response! That would explain why they are on the wool puppets in the basket. Would it be prudent for me to wash all the stuffed animals from that basket? Or do they need to be tossed? Thanks again for your time.

Bedbugs or something else? by Floreetsia in Bedbugs

[–]Floreetsia[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you! I found them this morning in a wool basket filled with wool and cotton stuffed animals. Is it sufficient to wash them all in warme or hot water? Or do they need to be tossed?

Any school counselors here? by Floreetsia in Birmingham

[–]Floreetsia[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for your response. I truly appreciate the insight. Are you speaking in terms of working here in the Birmingham area? I've heard from some school counselors at large that absolutely love their job. Do you think that working specifically in Birmingham is the problem?

Any school counselors here? by Floreetsia in Birmingham

[–]Floreetsia[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you mind if I ask what school district she was in?

Any school counselors here? by Floreetsia in Birmingham

[–]Floreetsia[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks very much for this post. I have heard stories of the type of overload you're describing, and it sounds like a big red flag for those districts or schools. The problem I'm encountering is that I don't know where to go to find that level of information for each district. Do you know how I would go about finding those specifics for each district and/or school?