Sometimes there are people who walk like they are one of the alien robots from Transformers. And then there are some that walk like they are floating on a cloud. Me? I am a true heavy walker. I’m not heavy, but I do walk like each of my foot weighs 500 tons.
Now tell me what shoes do not make a sound? Flip-flops? They slap the floor and the base of your foot. Bedroom Slippers? Sounds like little furry rabbits walking on cotton candy. UGGS? Marshmallows being squeezed in a freshly baked s’mores. Perhaps, there are some shoes that don’t make sound. But the majority of them do.
There are a few shoes that I have, which when I walk they go “THUUUD THUUUD”. Why such a noise? Because they are actually made out of wood and our floors at work is not sound proof. I do get the occasion look and someone saying “shhh, Marjorie is coming”. All in good humor, as I too, think I am horrendously loud in these shoes and have mentioned it each time I wear them. Why bother tip toeing and walking like I am trying to sneak up on someone? If I wanted to do that, I’d be in flats or in old grungy old sneakers.
But…..today a remark was made as I was walking pass them. It went something like this….
“Can she walk any louder?”
I’ll paint a simple mental picture to why this remark doesn’t bother me.
I dress appropriate at work. And that is all I need to say.
