Timberland!!
Hi all,
My life has been emotional/stressful (typical nursing school) rollercoaster the past week. I have a big emotional update for you all, but in all honesty I do not have the energy or the time to do it right now. But I did want to post, so… instead I will give you all the long awaited Timberland review 
Just to remind you… Nurse Teeny had a contest a while ago in recognition of her 25,000 visitor count I believe it was and she and the folks at Timberland gave away a free pair of nursing shoes. And I won! I was so excited and so thankful to Nurse Teeny and Timberland. I ordered a pair of Timberland Pro Renovas Professional in black.
I have now worn them for a few weeks to Psych Clinical and sometimes school. One word: LOVE! I agree with Nurse Teeny’s most recent comment (since she also got a pair in blue!) they pretty much kick Dansko’s butt (okay she didn’t say it in those words, but same thing!)
First impression of them: they actually look like normal shoes! Tried them on and immediately knew that I was going to have good things to say about them. They fit my feet perfectly (go with what your regular shoe size is if you decide to get a pair), seemed to offer good support, and were so comfy! They slip right on too, but don’t rub up and down my heels when I walk like some clogs with backs do.
Second impression of them: Wore them to school all day and then to night clinical. I thought this might be dangerous as any shoe might need to be worn in first before wearing them for a full day and I didn’t want to get a wrong impression just because I decided to test them out full strength Day 1. Well I was too eager (and I previously didn’t have any good/appropriate shoes to wear to Psych clinical), so I did it anyway. They passed the test with flying colors! I wore them all day and they did just what I initially felt they would do-gave me great support being on my feet at clinical and being comfy to walk around in as a normal shoe in school.
My one complaint (I want this to be an honest review) is that when I sit they hurt the top of my feet a little. Interesting my Dansko’s also do this. I joke with my nursing school friends that this is what makes them nursing shoes. Like they’re saying “What are you doing sitting down? Nurses don’t sit! You have patients who need you!” Haha but in all seriousness I have no idea why they do this (could it be the leather? is this part of the breaking in process?). I have heard other friends mention this with their shoes too (usually Dansko’s). However on the plus side…even though they hurt my feet when I sit, they hurt LESS than my Dansko’s do when I sit. So overall they are still my favorite nursing shoes that I have tried on to date. If I had money I would 100% buy a pair in white, so I could wear them to my other clinicals too.
I definitely recommend the Timberland Pro Renovas to any nursing student or nurse! Timberland did a fantastic job! And thanks again Nurse Teeny for the opportunity to get a new pair of nursing shoes that I LOVE!!
If anyone has any other specific questions about the shoes feel free to Post a Comment or Ask Me a Question.
~love always~
Jen
p.s. Hopefully look for my other big post sometime Wednesday.
February 23rd, 2010 at 4:05 PM
Thanks for your review, Jen! I too loved my Timberlands!
Just FYI, I did not have the same problem with the shoes hurting the top of my feet. It may be that the fit is a little different between yours and mine, or maybe it’s related to the fact that my shoes are the wide version. But I just wanted to point that out.
February 23rd, 2010 at 5:15 PM
I was wondering if yours did or did not do that to your feet. Interesting to know yours did not! I’m starting to think it’s just a “breaking-in” thing for me. I wore them again for a full day after I posted the review and although they still hurt the top of my feet when I was sitting it seemed to be less than the first time. I’ll have to update later as I continue to wear them to see if that completely goes away. Very interesting though!