Today was a mega-travel day. Started at Oxnard Airport while it was still dark. A short flight put me in Terminal 8; I needed to be in Terminal 7. Quite the hike, while lugging an overpacked bag, with a short connection, and an absolute need to have Wolfgang Puck scrambled eggs and hot coffee before boarding a flight to Chicago.
In the last two years, I’ve spent a lot of time running through airports, often in high heels. It’s been agonizing. Several times, I’ve taken them off and run through a terminal in stocking feet (risking falls on slippery floors). I was more strategic today: I wore a pair of Earth shoes from the new fall line. A smart Mary Jane in an amazing plum color, these shoes are from the couture line, and even boast a tiny heel (still negative heel technology and healthy as heck).
I whipped through LAX with great confidence and no sore feet. Chicago found me with a REALLY long hike to another concourse, and I made it in record time, and with a remarkable degree of comfort. I landed at Reagan and had quite the hike to baggage claim…same thing. Walking felt safe, stable, comfortable, and fashionable. Several women asked me where I got the shoes.
This week, as I work in Washington, DC, promoting the idea of a sustainable food system, I’ll be modeling the idea of a sustainable me by wearing healthy, fashionable footwear that will enable me to walk to nearly all of my meetings. (My last two visits to DC, I’ve often taken cabs for even relatively short distances when I’m wearing high heels. This week, I’ll be walking the mile or so between each of my meetings instead).
It feels good to walk this kind of walk.
