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. :)

Caroline, just measured up for you. Width end to end is 10 feet, 5 inches. Width of TV section is 5 feet. Depth of mantel level shelves are 11" and 10" for upper 2 shelves. Base cabinet depth is 16 inches. Hope that helps. It adds a substantial focal point to the space and IMO, really finishes off the room. We had them built during our kitchen remodel on the afternoon that the contractor was waiting for the drywall plaster to dry. He used all leftover materials and charged us next to nothing to do them since he was here anyhow. I've learned that bundling projects together offers major cost efficiencies because for the contractors it's worth their while to make a few extra bucks if they're here anyway and all their equipment is already set up. Good luck with your project, we would love to see pictures!!

Don't clutter it up! It looks to me like it's just a wall along a path/hall to the kitchen. All you need is a piece of artwork. Don't put any furniture there at all! There's a lot going on already in that huge kitchen of yours. Not every inch of a home needs to be filled up. Just hang something on the wall that's larger than the mirror you have, and that you will love to look at.

Isn't it stupid that we have to consistently do a song and dance to try to get things to work properly here? When I had trouble with my thread not posting recently, I messaged Houzz Support and DAYS after my thread(s) appeared, Support emailed me to say they were visible. Well, no duh. When I replied to say that yes, I know... they finally appeared but it took a few days and others experienced the same thing, I received another response advising me that they were constantly making improvements to enhance our experience. I sprained my eyeballs rolling them.