Also! Some people love Birkenstocks and some people HATE them - it depends on your foot. They take the paiiin away from an 8-hour day on my feet/running up and down stairs at daycare for me, but they've been known to give people awful blisters. All depends on the fit, sadly. You probably wouldn't want to buy without trying on. But I'm coveting these:



Birkenstock's Footprints line of non-sandal shoes from www.footshopping.com/