I didn’t think I was one of those people who got freaked out by feet. One of my friends doesn’t like to see other people’s feet, be touched by feet or see those foot/toenail fungus commercials on TV. None of that really ever bothered me. Until I saw the nastiest, nastiest feet ever.
I saw this guy with - ugh! The only way to describe them is they looked like he used them as brakes for his car (hence the Barney Rubble reference). The bottoms were all grey and white with flecks of black stuck to ‘em. The heels had fissure cracks. Looked like elephant skin! Ugh!
A homeless man, you ask? No, not quite. This is a man who makes 7 times my salary and was left a sizeable inheritance from his father. He just doesn’t like to wear shoes.
I can even understand the shoe thing, this being southern California and all, but really - you should keep your feet clean, at least! Right? I mean, if you’re walking around with no shoes on, and your feet are so dry and crusty that they’re cracked, don’t you run the risk of infection? You’re walking through old bird poo, dried saliva, cigarette ash, old gum, food….it’s just too nasty to think about.
And what do your bedsheets look like? I wonder what his wife is like. I mean I go crazy if my feet are a little dry and rough - it’s got to feel like being abraded with sandpaper for her! Eeuuuwww!
So my advice/plea for today is stop Barney Rubble feet! You can do it yourself, or you can get a pedicure. I do mine myself because I can do it anytime I want. I use products from The Body Shop - I especially love their peppermint foot lotion because it’s very dense, but not heavy and it sinks in well and leaves your clean, exfoliated feet feeling a little tingly.
Be good to your feet!