It's really quite insulting to be walking through the mall and have someone offer to straighten your hair. There's a kiosk at our mall that sells hair straighteners, and there's always someone standing there offering to straighten people's hair. Said person always asks me. I like my hair the way it is, thank you very much! I'm going to tell her that someday. :P Instead, I usually get perturbed, say "No thank you," and keep walking. But someday...

Also, I finally found shoes! Two pair, at that! I like them. :D I've been having the hardest time finding something besides Riley shoes or running shoes. Slipons seem to be the fashion, and they're really cute, but I need a strap to hold them on my feet. I have high arches, narrow heels, and problems with the tendons in my right foot. All that makes it very hard to find shoes. But I got smart tonight and checked the girls' sizes at Payless. I wear women's 7 to 7.5, and I found a girls' 4.5 is about that size too, and fits perfectly. Most of the girls' shoes have straps. So I found shoes. :D It's such a relief to have that over with. :P

Seriously, anyone who enjoys shoe shopping must have perfect feet that can wear anything. :P

My dad has always enjoyed running, and used to run for miles every night, back when I was little. He would take up running off and on over the years. When I was 11, I started running with him. We ran for a couple of years, then I started running again when I was about 14, and did that for a couple more years. He's recently taken up running again, and I've been wanting to go with him again, once the asthma allowed. Thanks to a friend of ours, Bonnie, we've taken an interest in barefoot running. So we gave it a try for the first time tonight. :) It felt great! We didn't go too far, wanting to get our feet used to it. But we're going to build up to going several miles, and start running a lot more often. I'm rather excited about it. :) I never wear shoes unless I have to anyway!