It was a serious of unfortunate events with a bit of ingenuity that led to my hobbit feet.
A cauterized toenail made it painfully impossible to wear socks or closed-toe shoes. I couldn’t stand anything touching my toe. Except a Band-Aid.
I also have very dry heels that are prone to cracking. Not wearing socks or regular shoes allowed my heels to crack and bleed.
My normal solution? To slather them in foot cream and wear sneakers for a week. But that wasn’t possible. Because of the toe issue, I had to toss out normal and go for abnormal: hobbit feet.
I took a pair of scissors to my unmatching socks and trimmed the tips off.
Much like fingerless gloves, I now wear toeless socks.
Of course, I didn’t want to destroy too many pairs of socks so none of my new toeless socks match. In fact, some have zero in common. Like the brown and white striped sock on my right foot and the burgundy sock on my left foot today.
My grandma E thought I was being very fashion forward. Aren’t grandmas the best?
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October 1, 2012 at 7:56 am
Jenny
You and your poor toenails. I have the same problem. Love the sock thing, though. Great idea.
October 1, 2012 at 10:48 am
Kourtney Heintz
It’s been a foot focused month here in September.
It’s pretty comfortable too and so far every part of my foot is content with the solution.
October 1, 2012 at 10:48 am
Cat Forsley
HEY YOU
xoxoxoxoxo
Grandma E is Right
FASHION FORWARD FOR SURE ………
and you are bringing back the 80′s as well as treating your feet well …….
xxx i wear socks like this all the time
i cut off the heal too – it’s like ballet
huggggggs xx C
October 1, 2012 at 4:46 pm
Kourtney Heintz
Hey! It looks kinda Sparticus with the sandals I wear. But my feet are happy. Oh that’s cool. I bet they look super cute!
Hugs,
Kourtney
October 1, 2012 at 5:08 pm
Cat Forsley
You know the tights in “Flashdance ”
xx
totally cool
You are bringin in back and taking care of your feet at the same time xoxoxo
Hugs babe
xx
I heard “Don’t stop believing” whilst having coffee today !
The Journey version – Thought of You immediately !
xoxoxo C
October 1, 2012 at 11:52 pm
Kourtney Heintz
I do remember that movie.
Hoping the toe is healed up by November or I may be investing in them! Hugs. 
Aw thanks! I’m in the final two weeks of revisions, then I send it back to the agent and pray.
XOXO
Kourtney
October 2, 2012 at 8:16 am
Cat Forsley
HERE FOR YOU HONEY XXX
TEAM K XO
2 WEEKS ……….wow ………..
don’t forget to rest in between !
Your cheerleader
xo
C
October 2, 2012 at 11:01 am
Kourtney Heintz
I can’t believe it’s almost done. I’m taking the week of October 20th off.
Then I’ll start working on revising the next book. :
Hugs,
Kourtney
October 2, 2012 at 11:33 am
Cat Forsley
A BIG WOW
XX
October 2, 2012 at 2:26 pm
Kourtney Heintz
Thanks!
How’s your music coming along? 
October 2, 2012 at 5:08 pm
Cat Forsley
okay love xx
i decided to keep at it at home …..
the studio was lovely lovely
but my budget at the moment – well – u know xx
so – i have applied for some grants from FACTOR – and maybe something will come through – i am keepin on xoxoxo thanks for asking xo
October 2, 2012 at 5:11 pm
Kourtney Heintz
I hear you. My budget has gotten so tight, I’m redefining conferences to include reading writing magazines and books on writing.
Honestly what you’ve done at home sounds fantastic. Owl City got huge making music in his parent’s basement/his bedroom.
Wishing you lots of luck with the grants.
October 2, 2012 at 5:13 pm
Cat Forsley
thank you my sweet means a lot xoxoxoxoxoxo
October 2, 2012 at 8:25 pm
Kourtney Heintz
Just speaking the truth.
XOXOXO
October 1, 2012 at 11:06 am
Carrie Rubin
So not only are you creative when it comes to writing, you’re creative when it comes to foot ailments. Is there nothing you can’t do?
October 1, 2012 at 4:40 pm
Kourtney Heintz
LOL. Swim under water without holding my nose or wearing a mask–I’ve tried but I can’t do it.
October 1, 2012 at 11:26 am
August McLaughlin
Grandmas ARE the best. So glad you’ve found useful foot comforting strategies, Kourtney. Those socks may also help prevent athlete’s foot…
October 1, 2012 at 4:41 pm
Kourtney Heintz
They really are. Thanks–me too. That’s a definite bonus.
October 1, 2012 at 1:37 pm
klynwurth
I hope I can be as cool a grandma to my grandchildren as yours is to you. You also get bonus points for creative problem¬solving.
October 1, 2012 at 4:42 pm
Kourtney Heintz
I’m sure you are destined to be a fantastic grandma! Thanks–that’s my management consulting background at work!
October 1, 2012 at 1:38 pm
4amWriter
Hobbit! Just in time for Halloween.
October 1, 2012 at 4:42 pm
Kourtney Heintz
Perfect timing!
October 1, 2012 at 4:24 pm
jmmcdowell
Now that’s a very creative solution for two disparate problems! I hope both are soon cleared up, and you won’t have to do more surgery on them—or your socks!
October 1, 2012 at 4:44 pm
Kourtney Heintz
It was a conundrum. Treating one would worsen the other. I let my heels get really painful before I started thinking outside the box.
My poor socks got massacred. Luckily they were the non matching ones!
October 1, 2012 at 4:26 pm
philosophermouseofthehedge
Grandmas are the best. I have the dry heel issue too – so irritating – so the sockie solution sounds great….Molly say’s she’ll be willing to trim the toes off the socks for me.
Hope you are on smooth footing soon!
October 1, 2012 at 4:45 pm
Kourtney Heintz
It’s so annoying. Especially in the fall/winter. The humidity drops and my skin gets alligatory. Thank Molly for that. Tell her to just snip the tips because the socks tend to roll back on themselves and end up shorter than you thought.
October 1, 2012 at 5:55 pm
philosophermouseofthehedge
oh, good point…sounds like cutting bangs…
October 1, 2012 at 11:50 pm
Kourtney Heintz
It really is. I have socks of varying lengths to prove it!
October 1, 2012 at 5:37 pm
berry
Ive been told i have troll feet. Not pretty.
October 1, 2012 at 11:50 pm
Kourtney Heintz
Yeah, Hobbit feet is a bit better.
October 3, 2012 at 12:37 pm
susartandfood
Kourtney, in high school a very tall girl in my PE class tromped on my big toe. Every couple of years the toenail insists on regrowing and sluffing off. Have the same types of problems. My other half calls my feet “ughs”.
October 3, 2012 at 2:25 pm
Kourtney Heintz
Ouch Susan that stinks. The heels are mended but I have to keep them covered for the fall/winter to maintain them. LOL. I tease my friend about having troll feet. She never wears open toed shoes or flip flops. But she’s 98% gorgeous. And if her feet are her worst feature that’s a blessing–they can be kept in shoes and no one knows.
October 3, 2012 at 10:29 pm
Louise Behiel
yay for innovation and thinking out of the box
October 4, 2012 at 2:38 pm
Kourtney Heintz
Thanks!
October 5, 2012 at 2:53 am
EllaDee
I love Hobbits but would hate to have Hobbit feet. Socrates said “When our feet hurt, we hurt all over”. He’s right, a foot issue can put everything out. I love your solution. I have a family with tendencies to dodgy feet but thankfully due to a fortuitous aberration in gene distribution, mine are fine but it makes me very aware of footcare
October 5, 2012 at 12:07 pm
Kourtney Heintz
At least mine aren’t super hairy too! It’s hard to have feet problems because we put so much weight on them. Even a small cut can be excruciating. Thanks. I tried to get creative. Glad to hear you’ve got good feet.