A comment on my last post finally asked the question that no one has asked before -- which has always surprised me. I suppose the reason for that is that most of the people who read my blog know the answer, but for those of you who do not know, I will answer the question, "Where does the name NewYtKeds come from and what is that about?"
Do you have a favorite thing, item of clothing or just a favorite go-to thing that makes you smile, no matter what? Well, I do. It is a pair of brand new white Keds tennis shoes. The plain ol' crisp white, go anywhere, do anything, go with anything white tennies.
As an adolescent and young adult I lived in them -- the cheap knock offs, the real deals, you name it, I wore them. In fact, at one point, my goal in life (sad but true) was to be "wealthy" enough to afford a brand new pair once a month! Talk about a habit. They were at their best when brand new, no dirt or marking, just brand new and perfect. Like a clean slate for my feet. Though my favorite way to wear them was with a pair of worn jeans, a red t-shirt and white ankle socks (the white or red baseball cap was optional) I wore them with jeans and pearls, I wore them with shorts and t-shirts, sweats, dresses, everything.
Something about the perfection of a new pair of white Keds is pure bliss for me -- well it was.
Sad as it is, I can no longer wear them. My feet are so damaged and jacked up with tendinitis, heel spurs and stuff that wearing them for any length of time leaves my feet, legs, knees and back aching and begging for mercy I even bought the stretchy leather ones with the hopes that if I wore my orthodics with them, it would help. Alas, it did not. So I have a pair of what will always be a new pair of white Keds in my shoe rack -- for posterity.
But they are still my signature item and my happy "thing". There ya have it... my wacky addiction to the simplest of all footwear.
Now tell me, what is your go-to happy thing?
