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Across the Fence:  Pro's and Con's of barefeet  |
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Julia
True Blue Farmgirl
1949 Posts
Julia
Shelton
WA
USA
1949 Posts |
 Posted - Sep 18 2009 : 7:13:16 PM
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As a kid, at least once during the summer one of us kids would step on a nail, and more than once we would step on a bee. I go barefoot all the time. My feet are termially dirty all summer. Nice and calloused to be able to walk on rocks without flinching, but today...
I stepped out my back door and a rusty nail embedded into the side of my foot. I had someone at the back gate bringing me fire wood so I needed to hurry. I went to pull the nail out and it wouldn't come. I had to yank it, only to find the tip flat and jaggity. I thought I was going to throw up. And you guessed it, my tetnus shot was past due and I had to go to the Dr. for a shot. What a fun way to start the weekend.
For tomorrow and its needs I do not pray, but keep me, guide me, love me, Lord just for today.
St. Augustine
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http://www.myfeetaredirty.blogspot.com/ |
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1badmamawolf
True Blue Farmgirl
2199 Posts
Teresa
"Bent Fence Farms"
Ca
USA
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Posted - Sep 18 2009 : 7:24:52 PM
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Ouch, I'm sorry, but if it makes you feel any better, I've been there , done that more than once, LOL.
"Treat the earth well, it was not given to you by your parents, it was loaned to you by your children" |
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Ga Girl
True Blue Farmgirl
2355 Posts
Karen
Meansville
Ga.
USA
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Posted - Sep 18 2009 : 7:44:39 PM
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Ouch! Yep I guess there are good and bad benefits of barefeet. Hope it will heal quickly and the rest of your weekend will go great. Blessings,Karen
Create in me a pure heart,O God and renew a steadfast spirit within me. Psalms 51:10
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gramadinah
True Blue Farmgirl
3557 Posts
Diana
Orofino
ID
USA
3557 Posts |
Posted - Sep 18 2009 : 8:42:39 PM
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cow pies bad mud good
Diana
Farmgirl Sister #273 |
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
22941 Posts
Alee
Worland
Wy
USA
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Annab
True Blue Farmgirl
2900 Posts
Anna
Seagrove
NC
USA
2900 Posts |
Posted - Sep 19 2009 : 05:04:14 AM
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Ahhhh!
The pain!
both for your foot and for the tetanus shot too
Hope you heal quickly!
As a kid as soon as schol was out ,the shoes came off. Oh the memories and stubbed toes! |
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Mumof3
True Blue Farmgirl
3890 Posts
Karin
Ellenwood
GA
USA
3890 Posts |
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Julia
True Blue Farmgirl
1949 Posts
Julia
Shelton
WA
USA
1949 Posts |
Posted - Sep 19 2009 : 07:18:30 AM
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This morning both are sore and swollen. My daughter and I have plans to go to the fair tomorrow with family. I guess I soak it and keep off of it as much as I can today.
No, Alee, it didn't break off, the tip because of the jaggity edges didn't allow for a smooth pulling out. I guess it caught on the skin.
For tomorrow and its needs I do not pray, but keep me, guide me, love me, Lord just for today.
St. Augustine
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http://www.myfeetaredirty.blogspot.com/ |
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
22941 Posts
Alee
Worland
Wy
USA
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ruenietwoshoes
True Blue Farmgirl
90 Posts
Patricia
Thornton
West Virginia
USA
90 Posts |
Posted - Sep 19 2009 : 1:22:50 PM
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ouch! I hope you get to feeling better for going to the fair tomorrow! have fun and enjoy!
<3 Patricia
sister.daughter.lover.knitter.best friend.quilter.hand stitcher.a cook.a soon-to-be-nurse.animal lover.mountaineer.facebook junkie.and a new blogger.and a lover of God!
I'm only 21! :)
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Annab
True Blue Farmgirl
2900 Posts
Anna
Seagrove
NC
USA
2900 Posts |
Posted - Sep 19 2009 : 2:57:00 PM
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YES!
Pop 2 ibuprofen and enjoy the fair!! |
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Julia
True Blue Farmgirl
1949 Posts
Julia
Shelton
WA
USA
1949 Posts |
Posted - Sep 19 2009 : 6:00:39 PM
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Been soaking it off and on today, and in between propping it up. It feels pretty good right now. Thanks for all the well wishes, and Anna, yes on the ibuprofen!
For tomorrow and its needs I do not pray, but keep me, guide me, love me, Lord just for today.
St. Augustine
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http://www.myfeetaredirty.blogspot.com/ |
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jpbluesky
True Blue Farmgirl
6066 Posts
Jeannie
Florida
USA
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Posted - Sep 19 2009 : 6:05:13 PM
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Praying that no further problems arise from that nasty nail. My feet are so hardend from going barefoot that lotion does not help! It only makes my feet slippery! But I will never stop going barefoot.
Farmgirl Sister # 31
www.blueskyjeannie.blogspot.com
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Julia
True Blue Farmgirl
1949 Posts
Julia
Shelton
WA
USA
1949 Posts |
Posted - Sep 19 2009 : 6:09:30 PM
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Me either. I even go outside in the rain with barefeet. I even wear sandles in winter, cuz it's better than having to wear shoes, and as we mostly have rain, it works for me. Now with having to go to work, and having to wear shoes all the time, yikes!, my poor feet!
For tomorrow and its needs I do not pray, but keep me, guide me, love me, Lord just for today.
St. Augustine
#440
http://www.myfeetaredirty.blogspot.com/ |
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Bonnie Ellis
True Blue Farmgirl
2474 Posts
Bonnie
Minneapolis
Minnesota
USA
2474 Posts |
Posted - Sep 19 2009 : 6:32:41 PM
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That sounds too painful...But if you find out you are a diabetic--DON'T go barefoot! A diabetic does not heal like a normal person and the wound could cause a life-threatening infection. Take good care of your feet. Sounds silly, But you'll want to use them all your life! Good healing.
Bonnie Ellis
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Diane B Carter
True Blue Farmgirl
1270 Posts
Diane
Blasdell
N.Y.
USA
1270 Posts |
Posted - Sep 20 2009 : 1:22:20 PM
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I have stepped on nails in my barefeet and even with my sneakers on, it's not fun. The last time I went to the dr she said I needed a tetnus shot. I told her the next time I stepped on a nail I would come in and get it. She said ok and I thought yeah! then the nurse came in and said we don't wait and gave me my tetnus shot. I feel your pain, but better safe than sorry.
Hope all your days are Sunnydays.
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
22941 Posts
Alee
Worland
Wy
USA
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4HMom
True Blue Farmgirl
720 Posts
Kelly
Montana
720 Posts |
Posted - Sep 20 2009 : 7:54:54 PM
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I really hate shoes and I too wear sandles if I can't go barefooted...even in the snow! If it's over my ankles, I wear boots to work, then change into my sandles (LOL). I do wear lace up boots when around the livestock, though...
"Be the change you want to see in the world" -Gandhi |
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Julia
True Blue Farmgirl
1949 Posts
Julia
Shelton
WA
USA
1949 Posts |
Posted - Sep 21 2009 : 3:33:59 PM
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My foot is much better today, though with starting school, I had to be in shoes all day. Being that it is at a long care facility, we aren't allowed to were sandles. My poor piggies! Soaking my boo-boo foot now. Ahhh. Thanks for the prayers and well wishes~
For tomorrow and its needs I do not pray, but keep me, guide me, love me, Lord just for today.
St. Augustine
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http://www.myfeetaredirty.blogspot.com/ |
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
22941 Posts
Alee
Worland
Wy
USA
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Brenda Kay Groth
True Blue Farmgirl
100 Posts
Brenda
Manton
MIch
USA
100 Posts |
Posted - Sep 21 2009 : 4:03:01 PM
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i find i love to go barefoot too. (and i have perepherial neuropathy..which means..no feeling in my feet..so i injure easily)
bloom where you are planted |
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Bonnie Ellis
True Blue Farmgirl
2474 Posts
Bonnie
Minneapolis
Minnesota
USA
2474 Posts |
Posted - Sep 21 2009 : 6:39:32 PM
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Brenda Kay, I really love to go barefoot inside the house, but that is how I broke my foot...oh oh oh oh. I hate shoes and socks but have no choice. Oh well I had many years that I went barefoot before diabetes. Good luck all..
Bonnie Ellis
grandmother and orphan farmgirl |
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4HMom
True Blue Farmgirl
720 Posts
Kelly
Montana
720 Posts |
Posted - Sep 21 2009 : 7:38:04 PM
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Julia, glad your foot is heeling...keep pampering it until it's 100%!
"Be the change you want to see in the world" -Gandhi |
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paradiseplantation
True Blue Farmgirl
1277 Posts
julie
social springs community
Louisiana
USA
1277 Posts |
Posted - Sep 22 2009 : 06:55:30 AM
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I've always been a barefott kinda gal. And out on the farm, when I couldn't go barefoot, I would wear sandals. Well, that is, until I forgot I was wearing them one day, went to feed, and, you guessed it, got stepped on by one of the cows. Didn't break it, just scraped it down the side of my toe. So, it's boots or tennies from now on! Still, Julia, I've gone the rusty nail route, and I think that's still worse than being cow stomped! I'm glad your getting better!
from the hearts of paradise... |
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harmonyfarm
True Blue Farmgirl
785 Posts
Debbie
Southeastern
Ohio
USA
785 Posts |
Posted - Sep 22 2009 : 2:36:15 PM
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Anyone that knows me, knows I stay barefooted from March 21st until October 31st...except when I got to town or to work. I've even asked my hubby to expose my bare feet in my casket...cuz everyone that knows me will get a final laugh from me!
Debbie
"If you can't find the time to do it right...how will you find the time to do it over" |
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Julia
True Blue Farmgirl
1949 Posts
Julia
Shelton
WA
USA
1949 Posts |
Posted - Sep 22 2009 : 3:05:38 PM
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Hee, hee, Debbie. Sounds like something I would think of too.
I only put nail polish on my toes, never wear it on my fingers. My toes are accessorized with a couple toe rings, I guess I like my feet better than my hands.
For tomorrow and its needs I do not pray, but keep me, guide me, love me, Lord just for today.
St. Augustine
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http://www.myfeetaredirty.blogspot.com/ |
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Pro's and Con's of barefeet
