Winter Toes

Also known as chiblains. I thought I got athletes foot every winter since we moved to our cold-hardwood-floor house six years ago. Last year we figured it out. This year I thought I got athlete’s foot again. Until my mom re-figured it out for me. Or maybe it was Melissa. It doesn’t matter.

If you have somewhat poor circulation. Or cold floors. Or you think you keep getting athlete’s foot, because your feet are soooooo itchy and burny in the winter, maybe you have winter toes instead. Now that I wear socks and slippers, the itching and burning is all gone. All healed up. Yay! It did take a few weeks of keeping my feet warm, but they are better at last! Keeping a steady, warmish temperature for your feet is important… all the big temperature fluctuations will make the ‘ulceration’ or blister-like qualities worse.

Picture from wikipedia, since I didn’t take a picture of my feet when they looked very much like this, though not quite as red.:

And that, my friends, is what one calls a boring blog post.