Trailrunner - I was reading some of this to DH last night, he thought they sounded like great ideas btw, and when I was done reading the first thing he said to me was,"Wow, I can't believe people take the time to type that much out trying to help someone. " Ha. Gotcha on the wear them only for running. Oh I know not to wear the orthotics and insoles at the same time. I know now (didn't at first years ago!) to take out the pads shoes come with first. Powerstep is the brand of inserts I bought from the Podiatrist. Heard of or any thoughts on them? I forget what name my orthotics are they don't say anything on them but they came in a bag that did. The bottom is hard plastic but the top is blue firm foamy stuff. He said something about it being new stuff. Do you think the Podiatrist would give me a hard time about "put a good padded front made of the new high tech triple layer stuff they have or....you can get a good insert and cut it to fit flush with the front of the orthotic"? Guess I won't know until I try but I'm picturing them wanting to know what I'm diagnosing myself since they apparently didn't think I needed that. Oh, well. I wondered how the ball of my foot was getting any support if I'm use my new orthotics in shoes I took the insole out since there's nothing there. In the past (I'm sure from wearing heels) I've had pain in the balls of my feet. I tried to tell him this too while I was there but he wasn't interested in hearing it since I wasn't having pain. Thanks for the heads up about the glucosamine. I think it actually might be what DH takes! I need to check that out. He gets on me about how I really should take it. I can take all three of those types of pills. That does sound like a lot! I'm guessing it just kills the pain longer? Does that help with the healing process at all. Perhaps that's a dumb question. I checked out that roadrunner site and the chart and I'm not sure if I'm N or PN. I'm under 150lbs and I do under 25 miles a week for N but the PN says, you run races or enjoy fast running. I like fast running. When I said I never considered myself a runner it's because I normally don't do more than 3 miles at a time and normally it's intervals. The thought of a 50 or even 10 mile race makes me cringe. Figured I'd ask but thought N would probably be my best bet regardless? Also, the NB shoes look like they're for trail running and I'm normally on a treadmill, does this matter? I really like that site. It even tells you to order sizes up for some shoes. The current ones I have are on there and it does say to order 1/2 size bigger. Go figure. Onlines shoes didn't tell me that! How's this for the laces? It still feels kind of tight around the top. Probably just the poor fitted shoes. For now, I'll rest from running. I have other sneakers I can wear for biking or whatever. By the time I'm ready to hopefully run again I'll make sure to have good sneakers. Seww - Thanks for the link. It seems very common here that even running stores have people in them that don't really know what they're doing. They just find the size in the back room. I'm at least going to go and attempt to try some on in person. Deedee - Oh my, I laughed out loud when I read that. That wasn't real nice of him! For a long time I thought I must be the only person with wider feet! One time on ebay I bought a really nice and expensive pair of heels. I did not know B meant narrow (I think it's B - whichever one is narrow). There is no way I can wear them. Not possible. It was funny even trying to put them on. They're in my closet because I couldn't resell them. Nobody in the world has a size 5 narrow foot either. :)

Picture #3 - Your entry seems cramped by the amount of furniture. One piece of the other is plenty (although I'd take down the picture, it isn't necessary) Picture #4 - Remove the treadmill. Remove the flat screen TV. Nothing says we have limited wall space like a TV on top of a fireplace. Picture #5 - Remove the gate. They may be there for children or it may be there for pets. Any suggestion of pets will have people thinking twice about viewing your house. Picture #6 - The blue arm is very distracting. Also, the mirror reflects the living room. You may want to replace the mirror just for a re-shoot, and then put it back up after a new photo is taken. Picture # 7 - Remove the white gate. Remove the pot. The orange color that your counter is painted seems to make the counter super large and the cabinets super small. This makes me think you have limited cabinet storage. Picture #8 - Ummm this picture does you no favors. I'd remove it completely and not attempt a re-shoot. Picture #9 - Why? it is dark, it highlights the gates and it doesn't really show anything. Maybe it is supposed to covey room flow but it actually makes your house seems dark and dingy. I'd remove this picture. Picture #10 - I don't get a feel for the size of your master bedroom from this picture. Picture #11 - Lovely bathroom, too bad the photo is so horrible. It makes the sink area where someone will shave, put on make-up etc look dark. Your picture #12 is much better. It shows a bright sink for shaving, make-up etc. Have picture #11 retaken. Picture #13 was taken too far away from the bathroom. It is too much doorway, not enough bathroom. Have that one retaken. I actually like the $150K price and would not advise you to lower it to $149,900 just yet. Why? You will catch people in two search ranges, both the $125K - $150K range and the $150K - $175K range. If you lower by $100, you will lose the second search range. Now, if you find that you are five or ten thousand dollars over priced, certainly lower the price. But, for $100 you aren't gaining anything and you are losing an entire search category. One of the best ways to know what you are selling against is to go out and view some houses for sale in your general area. Drive by the house for curb appeal and view the inside of the house at Open Houses. You may find that you stack up very well against your competition, or you may find that you are overpriced compared to what else available. When I sold two years ago, I was $10K higher than the house down the street (and we were priced under $100K). I sold in less than a week, that other house took months. Someone might have said I was priced too high (I was actually under priced as it was a divorce sale and I wanted out), but I knew what I was competing against and that my house would sell and sell fast compared to the competition. And, it did.

I'd put the treadmill right alongside the window with the front of it facing the tiled wall. Then I'd lower the desk to its lowest position, and I'd install a rod holder on each wall, then make a curtain which can be put on a rod, which then sits in the rod holders, drawing the curtain across the area, hiding the treadmill behind it but leaving enough window there for viewing and the lights, etc. This would also give you extra wall space, i.e.: the curtain, for when you have guests, for extra seating or a table. Rather than move a treadmill ever time you have guests, just take the rod with the curtain on it out of a closet and put it up. You also, with this arrangement, have to know how the light streams into that area since you don't want glare hitting the computer screen while you're on the treadmill.

I think it is pretty, but when I think of my friends that are doctors that is not what they would mean by 'stand up desk" Standing while you are working is, of course, healthier than sitting. I have a stand up work area that I rotate into to avoid too many hours of sitting. I just want a stand for my keyboard or my laptop that goes up and down. Most doc's I know use a laptop or an IPad and would also only want a stand. Most importantly they would want an easily cleanable surface, no nooks and crannies, and something that could be wiped down with alcohol. Maybe your DHs office is a sanctum into which patients dont wander, or maybe he doesnt deal with contagions, so these thoughts may not be applicable.