Are Your Feet Pretty?

Ok, let’s get right to the point. Summer is here and many of us will be wearing sandals, flip-flops (mentioned in the last post), or going barefoot. You will see your feet—but so will many others. So the question is, Are your feet pretty?
     Some of you may say, I don’t care, while others while answer with either a Yes or No. Let’s spend a few minutes talking about our answers.
     If you answered, I don’t care, I really can’t argue with you. But… In some cultures, your feet are seen as the window to the soul. I’d point out that good foot care is a health issue that everyone should pay attention to. If you toenails are dirty, untrimmed, picked at, cracked, dry and scaly, yellow or other colors, simple toenail care can go a long ways to getting pretty feet. If you have let your skin go, it may be dry, callused, callused with yellowed or brown coloring, or cracked. Good skin care with lotions or creams, and a callus file or pumice stone, can help. A twice a week self-massage of your feet with lotion can also help restore tone and make them feel better.
     If you answered No, the above steps can also help you. I understand that many of us have feet that won’t win any prizes in a pretty feet contest. We may have inherited long or short toes, irregular shaped toes, or have toes that have lost their toenails due to black toenails from our shoes and sports involvement. We may have bunions, hammertoes, long thin and boney feet, or short and fat feet. Whatever the foot gods have handed us as feet, we still need to take care of them. The tips above about toenail and skin care can help. So can a pedicure.
     If you answered, Yes – good for you. Pretty feet are a nice thing to have.
     If you think your feet are worthy, whether pretty or not, send me a photo and in a future blog, I’ll post some of the pictures. In the mean time, keep your feet happy.