These are my ballet shoes.

No, they aren’t pretty. I just finished duct taping them for the third time, though, so at least the tape is shiny? Yes, I should just break down and buy a new pair, but I have such history with this pair! We’ve been together about a year now. If I were to take the tape off, my big toe would totally poke through the fabric of each shoe. They’re also getting big holes on the sides, which I can’t really figure out, because what do I do with the side of my foot?

These shoes are so very comfy now. Unlike my jazz shoes, they don’t make my feet sweat. They save me from the evil rug burns from dancing at the studio, save me from walking on questionable surfaces at performances.

Maybe after this round of tape wears out, I’ll finally trade them in for a new pair.

And the blogger shutdown was, in fact, an old one. I am so smart!