We wear our shoes inside. Well, mostly, hubby does. I love to be barefoot or in socks when it’s chilly and if I wear my shoes past the front door, they come off pretty quickly.
Because we don’t have a no shoes allowed rule, shoes get taken off at the couch, or next to beds, or the kitchen. The point being that shoes end up strewn about the house. Nothing makes me crazier than tripping over shoes in the worst places.
Not to mention that it’s messy. For a while, it didn’t matter – as we were living in a construction zone, and hubby was coming in and out during projects. Now, it matters. I feel like if I am not picking up shoes, I am running the vacuum to clean up the messes that the shoes track in.
I think it is time for an official rule around here. And a shoe rack.
What do you do in your home? Are shoes allowed or do you have a no shoes rule?
I wear shoes in the house because I have really bad feet, but they are shoes that I do not wear outside. My hubby wears leather slippers with rubber bottoms. When we have kids, I hope they will wear slippers!
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We have a no shoes rule in our house. We’ll politely ask guests to remove them if we can but if it is someone who will be offended we let it go. Most of our friends and family have the same custom in their homes so there is no issue. The house is hard enough to keep clean without the neighbor’s dog’s poop all over the place from the bottom of the kids’ shoes!
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We have always never worn shoes in the house. This is a cultural thing. You can see shoes outside the house for almost all Malaysian homes.
It’s like a madhouse when you have a function. About 20 – 30 pairs of shoes, sandals and what nots.
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No shoes allowed indoors. Unless they’re indoor only slippers. We only ask and do not enforce on people older than ourselves, even if it is our house. (Unless of course their shoes are super dirty. C’mon, we’ve got little kids!)
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I have a no shoes rule in my home. After living in Ny, I think that wearing shoes inside is gross! Plus, I like taking my shoes off after a long day! I find that even if I mop once a week and sweep regularly my feet and socks still get dirty! So I created a foot pad that sticks to the bottom of your foot, Footums.
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I had honestly never heard of the no-shoes rule until I moved to Massachusetts; but it makes sense. For much of the year it is muddy/slushy/icy/snowy outside, so you are just wearing boots anyway. We have a mudroom and each person has a basket to throw their shoes in. I wear slippers in the house because my feet get cold. It does keep things cleaner (though with 2 cats and a dog I’m vacuuming all the time anyway) and we know where all the shoes are (in theory, at least).
I am not a no-shoe nazi, though. Some people are very uncomfortable removing their shoes for a variety of reasons and I don’t force them. Most people around here will sort of automatically remove their shoes but it doesn’t freak me out if they don’t. I figure that is what vacuums and mops were invented for, and if you can’t handle the thought you might need to vacuum after having guests, then maybe you need to reconsider inviting people in your home!
I do make kids take their off, though, ’cause they are prone to not wiping their feet and also prone to climbing on furniture and beds…I can deal with someone tracking in ick on the floor but not on beds or couches!
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