Changing to a shoe-free home

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I always find it funny when this topic comes up - I live in Canada where everyone has shoe free homes. I never knew people wore shoes in their home until I started reading DCUM - it seems very unusual and (sorry!) totally gross to me.

It is not a big deal. When you come to someone's house, you take your shoes off just inside the front door unless the host indicates otherwise. Since nobody cares about a pile of shoes at the door when you're in the house visiting, just leave them tucked neatly by the door. In your own home, your shoes can be kept in a closet near the door, neatly lined by the front door, in a basket, on a shoe rack... whatever you like best. It's REALLY not a big deal.

Me again - here's a question for those of you who do wear your shoes in your home, since I'm curious. Do you wear your shoes when you're sitting on the couch? What if you want to tuck your legs under your body or cover your legs with a blanket? Do you wear your shoes in the bedroom? While you're doing things like vacuuming or putting your kids to bed?

I just want to understand!!

[Anonymous]

I think the confusion is around people who are so psycho about shoelessness that they will actually take off their shoes to go back and grab their car keys off the kitchen counter.

I wear my shoes from the front door to the bedroom, where they are stored. Then I take them off.

If I have guests, we all wear shoes, because I wouldn't dream of asking a guest to take off any article of clothing, and it's gross to stare at someone's feet while you're having cocktails.

[Anonymous]

I guess I am one of those "psychos" then. I never wear shoes inside since we have a baby that spends 90% of his time exploring the floor and trying to eat whatever he finds on it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I dislike this rule primarily because I have plantar fascitis and must wear shoes. I just decline and explain why but I always feel uncomfortable

Gross

[Anonymous]

We have mudroom for us and a foyer (two story) for guests.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think the confusion is around people who are so psycho about shoelessness that they will actually take off their shoes to go back and grab their car keys off the kitchen counter.

I do this. I am not a psycho. I have carpets. The gross me out as it is; I don't need to add the outside durt to them LOL

[Anonymous]

dirt^^

[Anonymous]

We have a shoeless house and sometimes run in to get something with shoes. We store them in baskets in the mudroom. I think a lot of people on DCUM have OCD cleaning tendencies! We do not ask guests to remove shoes. I also have plantar fasciitis so I wear slippers.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I dislike this rule primarily because I have plantar fascitis and must wear shoes. I just decline and explain why but I always feel uncomfortable

For you, I 'll provide booties.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I dislike this rule primarily because I have plantar fascitis and must wear shoes. I just decline and explain why but I always feel uncomfortable

For you, I 'll provide booties.

Booties are not going to help with plantar fasciitis. The foot needs support. We are shoe free home but I also have pf and need to wear something or the pain is unbearable. So I have house shoes. I totally get someone with pf not wanting to take off shoes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I dislike this rule primarily because I have plantar fascitis and must wear shoes. I just decline and explain why but I always feel uncomfortable

For you, I 'll provide booties.

Booties are not going to help with plantar fasciitis. The foot needs support. We are shoe free home but I also have pf and need to wear something or the pain is unbearable. So I have house shoes. I totally get someone with pf not wanting to take off shoes.

FFS. Keep your medical shoes on and put the booties on. WTH?!

[Anonymous]

Given all the ebola and all that, it seems like a reasonable time to switch over if you haven't already, and people would probably understand if you did.

It's helpful to have a pair of clogs by the back door or the front door so if you're just nipping out to get the paper, mail, etc. you don't need to go through a whole rigamarole

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I dislike this rule primarily because I have plantar fascitis and must wear shoes. I just decline and explain why but I always feel uncomfortable

Please don't feel uncomfortable. We're a shoe-free home, but my mother wears her shoes due to some foot/walking issues. When my child was an infant, my mother would sometimes bring a pair of indoor only shoes to wear, but otherwise she just wears her regular shoes. No big deal.

I love you shoe-free lady, but most shoe-free-ers aren't like you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I always find it funny when this topic comes up - I live in Canada where everyone has shoe free homes. I never knew people wore shoes in their home until I started reading DCUM - it seems very unusual and (sorry!) totally gross to me.

It is not a big deal. When you come to someone's house, you take your shoes off just inside the front door unless the host indicates otherwise. Since nobody cares about a pile of shoes at the door when you're in the house visiting, just leave them tucked neatly by the door. In your own home, your shoes can be kept in a closet near the door, neatly lined by the front door, in a basket, on a shoe rack... whatever you like best. It's REALLY not a big deal.

Me again - here's a question for those of you who do wear your shoes in your home, since I'm curious. Do you wear your shoes when you're sitting on the couch? What if you want to tuck your legs under your body or cover your legs with a blanket? Do you wear your shoes in the bedroom? While you're doing things like vacuuming or putting your kids to bed?

I just want to understand!!

I wear shoes in my house so I will answer. I'll start by saying when I don't wear them, which is most or at least 50% of the time. If I'm home for the night, or it's morning and I have nowhere to be until let's say 1 pm, then I won't put them on until just before I leave. And if I am coming and going, I'll leave them on. But once I get home I usually will take them off as soon as I sit down to relax, if not before. I like having them on for laundry trips to basement, grabbing mail, playing with kids outside, etc. - the stretches if my day where I'm in and out a lot. I'm busy. And maybe lazy too. ?

[Anonymous]

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