Monday, July 30, 2012

I wish I had sneakers for writing

I've got a pile of sneakers that are either in a pile on my kitchen or bedroom floor (depending on whether I've mopped in the past two days). Someone (I won't say who) makes fun of them, but they all serve different purposes.

Pair 1 -- Walking the dog sneakers. It's safer to traipse through who-knows-what than my default footwear -- boots.

Pair 2 -- Distance sneakers. I'm training for a half marathon. These are the newest, least beat up sneaks, so that I can keep my aches and pains (and blisters) to a minimum.

Pair 3 -- Exercising indoors sneakers. I've got cream carpets, I can't exercise in the bedroom wearing the same sneakers I run down horse trails in.

Pair 4 -- Out and about sneakers.  You know, the ones I can wear to the grocery store, etc.

I sometimes think I need sneakers (or their magical equivalent) for writing.

Pair 1 -- Writing funny, First Person Books (like CONFESSIONS OF A SLIGHTLY NEUROTIC HITWOMAN)

Pair 2 -- Writing dark and twisted books (like THE FIRST VICTIM)

Pair 3 -- What to wear when I'm trying to get the most from criticism, whether it's from my crit partners, my agent, my editor, a reviewer, or a fan.

Pair 4 -- Magical marketing shoes that make ALL the marketing stuff a snap.

Pair 5 -- Anti-procrastination shoes.....who doesn't need those?

Tell me Killer Friends: What kinds of sneaks do you wear? Which kind do you wish you had? (Personally I wish I had a pair that made cleaning the kitchen easier.....)

6 comments:

B.E. Sanderson said...

I have a pair for mowing the lawn, and one for everything else. When the 'everything' sneakers start to get gross, I shift them to the job of mowing and throw out the old pair of nasty green mowing sneakers. Sneaker usage is pretty simple here.

If wearing a pair of awesome shoes would help me write more often, I'd definitely buy a pair. And yeah, if there could be shoes that made housework more palatable, I could use those, too. ;o)

JB Lynn said...

B.E. -- Mine all start out as running sneakers and then as they degrade, they get moved down to the other jobs, lol.

Maybe I need to add writing and household chores to the line-up!

Jennifer Hillier said...

I have a pair of Saucony cross trainers that I wear to the gym. They're very thin and lightweight, so I can feel the floor and keep my balance when I'm training with weights. I also have a pair of Nike Shox that I wear for steady state cardio. That's it! On a side note, I'm loving this new neon trend I'm seeing at the gym. A girl had a pair of neon pink Nikes that were so cute and fun.

Lindsay N. Currie said...

I need ALL the sneakers LOL!

JB Lynn said...

Jennifer -- My current running sneakers are grey and neon yellow....they're energizing!

Lindsay -- Don't we all ;-)

Jennifer Colgan said...

I have my good walking sneakers, my 2nd pair of walking sneakers that don't require socks, my funky plaid sneakers and my cute ballerina sneakers. I feel you can never have too many pairs, because each one serves a specific purpose. If only I could get my husband to understand that.