How does the day-to-day work of not wearing shoes in the house?

TIL I learned some people wear shoes all the time. What a time to be alive.

These are the same assholes who sound like a jackhammer when they walk in apartments.
- Your neighbors probably aren’t particularly loud, your landlord cheaped out on sound insulation. And probably regular insulation.
- Well my 250lbs upstairs neighbor makes the ceiling creak and groan, but the jackhammering they did to fix the slab on the apartment behind mine rattled my bed.
I learned from TV, American shows like Seinfeld or Simpsons where the characters are always wearing shoes. Growing up in Canada we didn't do that and I thought it was weird
- I have been rewatching Friends and it drives me nuts. They regularly jump on top of the couch and the coffee table with their outside shoes on...
- Mr Rogers had inside and outside shoes so that's the end of the line, champ
- Wait that's not just artists being lazy?
  
  So is it not rude to leave your shoes on in some places?
- Uh ya, it’s called TV not real life.
  
  They are on set, not in their comfy house.
  
  At least that explains Seinfeld. Not sure why they would do it in the simpsons. I’d imagine it’s because the writer does this shit at home too like a savage.
- That's just their workplace. They aren't going to stop to have Kremer take off his shows. Also for people like Tom Cruise, the shows are used to change the perception of height.

People wear shoes indoors? That sounds utterly barbaric to me lol

I'm not American in any way, but I am fond of urbanism. Imagine your cities built in a very car-centric way, so to get anywhere any time you always use a car. Your shoes are almost clean all the time. Home, car, groceries, car, home, car, office, car, bar, car, home. A park is miles away, you don't pass it by when you walk from the office. So I disagree with the barbarism. The concept is just suitable only for a specific urban design.
- That’s a lot of dirty parking lots you’re walking through… even the cleanest surfaces outside have way more dust and grime than inside.
- You make it sound like sidewalks are sparkling clean
- Ever use an ill-maintained public bathroom?
Go on with your bubble boy mentality. Git.

Do you wear gloves before opening public doors too?
- Lmao living in filth and being proud of it. Congratz, you're the epitome of intellect!
- I think in this example it'd be the shoe wearers wearing gloves inside all day
- How often do you vacuum mop your floor?

Just, take your shoes off inside, and put them back on when you go outside. It's like clothes and the shower, lol

Truly bizarre it needs to be stated.
I don't shower 10 times a day but I do leave the house in and out at least that much and not just little quick trips I could wear slippers, I'm not gonna lace up my boots 10 times and unlike them 10 times everyday. I also don't have filthy carpets so it's easy to clean my floors.
- Why are you acting like shoes with laces are the only footwear in existence
- Use flip flops for shorter trips.

When you come in you leave the shoes in the mudroom and when you go out you put those shoes back on. What exactly is the issue here? This is like asking how do you shower without clothes on.

shower without clothes on.

There are dozens of us!
Exactly. I have my outside winter boots (simply called winter boots), outside shoes (simply called shoes), and a dead pair (last outdoor pair) at the back door to take out the garbage. Rest of the time I and the others in the house are barefoot or in slippers
What if you aint got a "mudroom?" Whatever that even is... Check your privilege.
- Foyer, mudroom, entrance way. If you don't have a small cube between a storm door and a front door, then just as you come inside.
  
  This isn't some privilege thing, it's literally just an area of your house or apartment. Different environments have different entryways for the houses there. No need to be so hostile just because you don't know what a "mudroom" is.
- Then you just take it off at the front door area. Have some sandals you can slip on in half a second if you need to take the trash out. "Check your privilege." How fucking cringey.
- You don't have a room for storing mud? Peasant
- These size 11 shoes were put on me as a toddler, I've never taken them off since.
  
  How I aspire to one day have a mudroom so I finally have a place to take off my shoes.
  
  Real talk, just leave em by whatever you deem to be the entrance to your home.
- We've got a mat in our hallway that effectively serves as one. A mud room is an area to be wet or dirty and clean off before entering the house... for moat of us it's just part of our hallway.

I can't imagine sitting on my couch with shoes on.

So... I keep crocs at the door for those moments where I need to step out for a moment. slip on, slip off. For anything more... extensive than checking the mail or running out the trash; yeah, I put on proper shoes.

You're house will be cleaner if you don't wear shoes inside. If your feet get cold, socks, or slippers that stay inside are useful, but I generally just go barefoot. (or socked,)

This is probably why crocs are so popular.

I own a pair a couple of sizes too large for winter, so that I can step into them without even taking my slippers off.
- I own a pair a couple of sizes too large for winter
  
  I already knew what you meant by this point, although I assumed it was for giant/layers of wool socks, lol
Updoot for Crocs!

I have a shoe tray near the front door, so anyone coming in has a place to put their shoes.

For mine, it has

Crocs, for those quick errands like taking out the trash. Easy on and off!

Sneakers, for anything longer, like walking the dog or going to the grocery. It’s no big deal to take a few seconds putting them on, since it’s for something that takes a while

if I wore boots or work shoes or dress shoes, I’ll leave them there until they dry. No big deal to get them from my closet, since I don’t use them every day, and it would be only once

socks for inside
This is the way. My wife has a pair of crocs just for around the house.
- and now, I'm having visions of all the mandalorians in crocs.
  
  with socks. because whose going to criticize a Mandolorian going full on dad mode?
I just wear them 24/7/365

How many fucking doors do you have that you're concerned about multiple shoes and multiple baskets brother?

Come on down to real fake doors...

People wear shoes in their house like it’s normal? Wtf?! Fucking savages

We did growing up. Most people I know are indifferent minus a few friends. I don't wear them at home now, but I don't see the big deal in keeping them on once in a while.
- Do you not have carpets or what?
  
  I couldn’t imagine fucking up all my carpets and furniture over time from being too lazy to take shoes off.
  
  Plus I just don’t understand how it’s comfortable to wear shoes all day long. I usually can’t wait to get home just so I can take my shoes off. I don’t feel like I can truly relax without them off.
  
  Do you wear your shoes when you’re in bed and snuggling on the couch under a blanket too???
My mother sewed. She lost pins all the time. As a result, I am pretty much only barefoot in the shower.
- I hate having litigious family members - they're always leaving sharp objects around the house.
OP specifically mentioned grandkids, so I'm assuming they are on the older side. When you get old, it can be nice to have the extra support of shoes, even inside your house. I never wear shoes inside but my parents (in their late 60's) always do since their house has hardwood floors.
- My dad has a few pairs of boat shoes for this reason, and my mom uses her old pairs of Birkenstocks.
I have sneakers that I only wear indoors.
Right? It’s disgusting. I don’t even see how some people can rationalise it. Would rather hurt my feet going barefoot/with socks on than drag in a thousand contaminants from the outside.
- I had a rule at my house, If you want to wear your shoes inside, lick the sole from heel to toe and I will grant you can wear them. no one ever took me up on it
I actually noped out of a potential roommate situation when I saw 20 pairs of shoes on the stairs leading to the apartments front door.

Perhaps you're overthinking this? In the house you can go barefoot, keep socks on, and/or wear slippers/loafers.

When you go outside you put on shoes.

So yes most people would have a shoe rack or just keep their shoes placed near the door. If you have multiple doors sure you can consider keeping extra pairs of shoes there or some sort of in between like outdoor slippers/something for when you just need to go check the mail or whatever.

Sandals for a quick trip outside shoes for everything else. No shoes inside.

This is the craziest thing to me...

I live in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. I put my boots or shoes on at the door before I go out, and I take them off when I get home. If I get cold feet, I may put on slippers.

Inside the house, I'm bare foot or in socks. If I take the trash out and it's nice, I go out barefoot. If it's snowy or frigid cold (I'll leave the Winnipeg weather up to you for a fun google) I put on my boots.

I don't know anyone who wears shoes indoors unless they are elderly and need the support. It's a sign of middle age / senior age living here.

I don’t understand this question. Are there people who wear their filthy, disgusting shoes around their nice, clean house? What animals and monsters do this? And how do you afford to constantly sweep and mop your house five times a day to keep your house clean? Or do you actually not do this and live in a disgusting, filthy, dirt-covered house all the time?

How revolting!

I don’t even wear my outside clothes inside. I change when I get home into comfy pajama clothes to relax in.

Outside shoes …. In a carpeted house!
- Throw in a fully carpeted bathroom too.
  
  Jesus Christ, some places...
- No, and also no
Or do you actually not do this and live in a disgusting, filthy, dirt-covered house all the time?

Sadly, in my limited experience with people who wear their shoes inside by default, it has been this one.
My house is held together by mouse shit and the chucks of flesh I've lost trying to keep it up right lol
- Ya know what, I work at Home Depot. Maybe we could help you with that.
  
  And I know Jimmy Carter is in hospice now, but I bet he knows a few people who can help!
How often do you go outside?
- How often do you go outside?
How dirty is your outside, that this is a concern? Are other places strewn with trash and excrement? The sidewalk outside my house and the grass in my yard isn't any dirtier than the century-old cottage between them.
- It’s dirtier than the inside of my house, and I don’t want to track that inside.
  
  Is that truly so difficult for you to grasp?
Not everyone trudges through mud when they go out. My state has asphalt and concrete most of the places I want to walk.
- I live in a major city that is almost entirely concrete, steel, and glass— I’m not trudging through any mud either. That doesn’t mean I don’t encounter filth, grime, and dirt, as would anyone.
  
  I don’t want that in my nice, clean home. Ew.
- Street asphalt and concrete are incredibly dirty. Car exhaust, dust, whatever the wind brings, bird droppings, insects, trash, there is like a thousand contaminants.
- Clean asphalt, of course. Pristine, even

I can't imagine wearing shoes indoors (at home), My feet are kept warm by socks.

Added benefit of socks is being able to do a 'turn on your heel' little spin 180 move.

It's fun and satisfying, for me at least.

We have tiled floors and a sock lets you rotate easily on one heel, when you want to turn around. I never gave the saying any thought before this("to turn on ones heel").
My feet are kept warm by keeping my house at a temperature where I am comfortable.
- So... burning energy rather then improving local insulation.
Doesn't that destroy your socks prematurely?
- Doesn't wearing your shoes constantly destroy your shoes prematurely?
- What are your floors made of???

What? This is like asking people if they wear a coat inside the house.

We have outside clothes and we have inside clothes, and the outside clothes are not worn inside, because they're outside clothes.

say I'm cooking all day on Sunday then need to take the trash out. I'm assuming it's change shoes, then say the grandkids stop by and want to go go for a bike ride? I'm assuming it's change shoes.

Yeah? Why would I want mud and dirt tracked into my carpet?

I grew up in a shoes inside, coats inside house. To see this much shock at both is kinda crazy to me, didn't realize it was so uncommon.
- I’m so confused. Why would you track all that shit into your house?
- What do you do if it was raining? Don't you now have mud and water inside your house.
- Same, never crossed our minds growing up unless we were wet or muddy.
After I come inside and take off my outside coat, I always put on my inside coat. Except for bedtime when I put on my bedtime coat (and shoes)
- You mean you don't have a morning coat?

Um.. I have one pair of shoes by one door. The main door. A second pair by another door you use regularly wouldn't be a stupid idea.

I don't change shoes though, I just wear socks in the house. No slippers.

You come in the house, you take the shoes off. You want to leave the house, you put them on.

It's that simple.

I have a question, do you put on your shoes when you wake up if you're not going anywhere?

Yes, in the winter. No, in the summer.

I live in Alaska, so... Basically just a pair of Xtratufs by the door. Sandals and running shoes get added during the summer. Big snow boots come out for the heavy snows.

Inside I just wear socks. If I need to pop out, I pop the xtratufs on.

I can't imagine not taking shoes off and just wandering around the house with shoes on, tracking the outside in everywhere. I don't even know anyone who does that.

You COULD invest in an enterprise grade shoe rack unit which can act as the centeralized hub. Essentially, all users would connect with the server each time they need a shoe. As you note, distributed shoe storage technology exists, but there are actually a few different implementation strategies.

One option is to retrofit an area in the personal closet for shoes. This has the advantage of keeping each user's shoes away and out of reach from threat actors who wish to gain access to the shoes. A disadvantage occurs when there are poor weather conditions. The strategy there is to leave the shoes outside to dry.

Another option is to implement the strategy you outlined and practice a door-first shoe storage policy. Slides near the doors, work boots at the back door, and nicer shoes at the front door. In cases where shoe resources are over assigned, you would construct a priority chart to ensure that the shoes (usually slides) are stored at the door where they are most needed.

Another popular option in my region is to forgo shoes outside if you're staying within the household property. Depending on a user's mass, testicular fortitude, and the surrounding terrain, it is actually quite possible to take the rubbish to a wheely bin while walking over perfectly smooth pavement. Just wipe your feet a bit when going inside.

There are also homebrew hybrid solutions which mix and match any of the above, but be warned that a novel approach might have limited community support.

I can't imagine wearing shoes indoors because of how filthy the outdoors is, but good for you for taking the leap!

Wear socks in the house only. Have an indoor doormat near the door where your outdoor shoes sit. Treat your indoor doormat as the "outside" and treat it like lava, not to be touched by anything but outdoor shoes. When you come in from outside, you remove your shoes near the edge of your indoor mat and step your clean socked feet one at a time off of the mat and onto your normal flooring (not on the mat, the mat is dirty).

When going outside, step your clean socks from your flooring into the shoes on your mat.

TL;DR: the outside is lava, your indoor door mat (because your outdoor shoes touch it) is lava. Your shoes are all lava-walking shoes. Your socks will burn up in the lava 🔥

Your floors will be so much cleaner and more sanitary and won't have to be cleaned as often, and you won't have microscopic amounts of dog poop and piss and grime and dirt everywhere.

ITT: a bunch of fragile mfs who never walk barefoot outside.

If you can walk outside in -20 f (-28 c) barefoot and still feel your feet after ~15 seconds and avoid frostbite inside of five minutes, I might accept that I’m weaker than you.

But, assuming you’re human and not possessed of prosthetic feet…. I’m going to assume your toes would fall off just the same as mine.
- Yeah I go out in the yard with the dog or take out the trash in winter here in Montreal. Granted it's a minute here or there but it's true. Not calling anyone weak or anything but it's just a little snow or cold.
- To be fair in that kind of weather going outside is a 15min, 12 layer ordeal, the shoes are a small concern at that point.
Doesn't this defeat the point of taking your shoes off inside? If your concern is tracking in dirt or germs on your shoes, tracking them on your feet is arguably worse unless you've got foot wash stations at the doors.
I live in the UK so if I did that I'd get wet feet. It never really dries here.

Quick trips outside - get something that is easy to slip on. Sandals, crocs, or sneakers without laces.

Standing in the kitchen - house shoes

This. I have a pair of Vans slip ons near the door, and wear their checkered goodness to the garbage bins. No need to mess with laces or even crouch.
- Ah those are last years Vans, this years Vans are usually in the closet next to the FRESH out of the box "Going out" Vans.
  
  Yes, I have 3 pairs on rotation at all times.
- Do you have to put socks with these if you're gonna wear them slightly longer say to go to the shops or something?
- Word. I have some chucks and tigers without laces. Those are my daily drivers.

I walk around barefoot in the house. Thr moment I get home I take of my shoes, and when I'm comfortable somewhere I'll then take off my socks. If I need to go outside to take out the trash or something I'll use flip flops and if I need it go somewhere in the car I'll put socks and shoes back on but the shoes never leave the foyer.

I pretty much wore shorts and a tank top at home for decades. My new place has concrete floors but I don't like the hardness on my feet so I have indoor sandals.
I used to always do that until my carpet guy told me the oils from my feet directly on the carpet accelerates it's end of life. He suggested keeping socks on or using indoor shoes (slippers, etc).
- I think I'd still just go barefoot personally. Socks aren't bad, but shoes for carpet kinda misses the point of carpet IMO.

I'm sorry, what? 😶

Poster heard about people who don't wear their shoes in the house, except for slippers. They want to know how to make it work for quick jaunts out of doors.
- Yes, but they answered their own question...
- Shit if these people are struggling so hard with shoes every day I can only imagine what the rest of their life is like.

You just take your shoes off at the door and put them back on when you leave.

Bonus points if you have dedicated slip on shoes near the door for taking out the trash, getting the mail, etc.
Not everyone lives in an apartment with 1 door.
- what does this have to do with anything

Why do you need shoes to Cook ( well one du, Imight be injured by a falling knife) also use commons sense, if I break glass, I would keep shoes until It's cleaned.

Garbage Day is like once a week, so not sûre why this example. If I go shopping, I take 30 seconds to pass a pair oh shoes. It's net that long

Wait, you keep your garbage inside until pickup day? That's gross.

As to cooking: hot oil or water, slipping and falling are much greater dangers. That said, I cook barefoot all the time.
- I only fill up a trash bag maybe once every 2 weeks. I only take the can down once a month since there's so little waste. Between composting and recycling there's so little that actually gets thrown out.
- You keep the bag in the trash can until its full. Then you take it to the outside trashcan. On garbage day, you wheel that trashcan to the curb.

There's so many answers but no one has answered your question.

In our house there are 4 external doors.

Only one of which is used for egress when we intend to leave the property. This is where all our actual shoes are kept on a rack.

We have a "pool" of slip ons which are shared between the household. Slip on like flip flops or sandals. No care is given as to where these are left. If you exit through door 2 and re-enter through door 3 then you leave the slip ons at door 3. Occasionally when you go to exit there's no slip ons at that exit, just go to another exit. It's a minor inconvenience and doesn't happen often.

You could use baskets but it's just a pain. With flip flops there's no "putting on" stage. You just walk over them and they become attached to your feet. Baskets wouldn't get used if they were present at our house.

Stay at a friend's house where people don't wear shoes inside and watch them.

Have done, and my takeaway is that they don't go outside as much.
- My wife has some clogs next to the door. Slip in, take out the trash or water the plants and take them off on the way inside.
  
  If you go outside for longer periods, you can put on proper shoes. You can also keep your porch clean and get away with going out in socks or nothing at all.
  
  I mean depending on the amounts of doors your house has to the outside, you'd need about that amount of slip-on shoes. Or less if one way to the outside requires you to put on proper shoes anyways.

How does wearing outside shoes inside work? Do you just live with the muddy streak, grass and dirt that gets dragged in on your shoes? Does everyone just own a steam cleaner truck they use once a week?

I've never understood that concept. Maybe I don't live somewhere that they vacuum the outdoors so I don't drag it in.

What drives me wild is shoes while on the bed.

You have no idea if you walked on dog shit and now you're spreading it on your fabrics?
You overestimate how much nature we step in on a given day. It's usually basically cement everywhere

I grew up in a house where we wore shoes all the time or just didn’t think anything of having shoes on in the house. Obviously, if you had muddy shoes or something else bad you wouldn’t traipse it around the house. It wasn’t until I met my wife that I realized, “Oh, apparently wearing shoes indoors at a house isn’t done everywhere.”

What really kills me is people who don't do this seem to get ANGRY that some do. Like, it's not your house, what do you care?
- On both sides of that I would say i agree.
  
  It's amazing how many get upset that I do wear outside shoes inside.
Did your wife grow up in a house that was all carpeted? And did you grow up in a house that was cement or wood? I could understand not wanting shoes on inside if it was wall to wall carpet or rugs.
- She grew up in Kenya, their floors were just barren concrete I believe. There’s not alot of paved roads out there where family is out in the countryside, so it’s either super dusty there or super muddy, no in-between. When I visited there, it made total sense.

I live in a culture where we 100% do not wear outdoor shoes indoors.

Slip on shoes/sandals! You get really good at kicking off your shoes and stepping into your shoes.

Leave the shoes on the ground, so they are easy to reattach.

For style points you can get a shoe rack/bench for shoe storage and a place to sit. Ikea shoe bench

When you go outside you put on shoes. Inside no shoes, you walk around in socks or bare feet. You can keep a pair of flip flops at the door for quick things .

Baskets of slip-ons? Dafuq? Just put your shoes on at the door. You can carry them to a different door if you need to. It's not that far a walk.

I have soft soled slippers for bedroom / office parts of the house.

Hard soled slippers for those short trips to the garage or trash or to get the mail.

And for everything else, an actual pair of shoes (yeah yeah I only have one).

I actually always wear some sort of slipper inside though because 1) my feet get cold 2) I don't want to get my socks or feet extra dirty and 3) I feel weird having my feet "unprotected", I know slippers add nothing but it somehow brings me peace of mind.

This is the way

What ends up happening is shoes at every door. I'm barefoot in the house nearly at all times. Floors need to be cleaned at a minimum weekly (especially with kids).

How many external doors does your house have??
- A better question is how many do you usually use. A house and some apartments will have multiple doors, but a lot of people tend to use only one most of the time. For me, I’ve found my front door generally most practical. It’s the only one I use frequently enough to keep shoes near

It hits me every now and then about how to do things though, like, say I’m cooking all day on Sunday then need to take the trash out. I’m assuming it’s change shoes

It depends on where your bin is and the ground conditions. After long enough not wearing shoes the soles of my feet are like leather, so it's no great hardship nipping outside in bare feet. I did once step on a snail while tripping and that was one of the most unpleasant sensations of my entire life.

I don't wear my indoor clothes when out and will usually wear something different when out in the evening, compared to the day. So quickly putting some boots on is no great extra hassle.

I have outdoor-only sandles by the door and pop them on to run outside. Many people are just wearing shoes/boots that are easy to slip on and off here. Inside, I use slippers in the cooler months with socks, then just socks, and then barefoot as the weather gets warmer. Basically all of Japan functions this way. Many dentists/doctors offices require taking off shoes as well (though this seems to be fading somewhat).

Crocs, my homie, crocs.

You just keep a pair by the door. That's for outside.

You wear either slippers, a different pair of crocs, or whatever slip-ons you prefer around the house, then just swap out.

Me? I'm barefootin' it inside, and slip into either crocs or mud boots, depending on weather and task. If I'm leaving the house, I go for regular shoes though. Crocs chafe over long periods.

Generally, you'll only need three pairs total to make it work. 1st for indoor use, 2nd for yard duties, 3rd for public wear. Obviously, you can do more, like boots or different stuff for public wear.

For public slip ons, go with mocs or driving slippers. But wear real shoes for biking or extended walking.

I don't do baskets. Makes slipping on and off a pain. Just pick up some mats. You can get cheap ones for this, since you won't be wiping your feet on them, they're just to keep the shoes semi contained.

You can carry your shoes wherever you need.

I have dogs and for the last ten years or so, owned indoor sneakers. I do not like slippers or sandals so I buy some running shoes or something, cheap ones, on sale. They last forever because it's indoor only. I replace them when they get smelly.

I do not wear shoes that have been outside, in my place.

Works for me!

Carpets need to be cleaned more often if you wear outside shoes inside, or if you go barefoot inside. Wearing socks (better) or slippers (best) inside keeps carpets cleaner longer. Hardwood floors are easier to clean with bare feet.
I really prefer hard floors and area rugs that are small enough to be washed in a machine.

Slippers inside the house and a pair of clogs/loafers for stepping outside (take out trash, get mail, etc.). You don’t need a pair for every room in your house.

I have a pair of slippers inside if needed, but I really just keep my shoes by the door and wear socks.

Also if you don't already have it, get a longer shoe horn so you can also slip into robust shoes more easily!

I have house moccasins by Softmock. Swap footwear by the door. If I am putting my feet up on the couch or whatever the mocs stay on the floor. If I have to go outside, shoes go on. I have outside mocs(the old worn pair of house mocs) that I swap to for quick outside excursions for trash, mail, dog. I used to have an old pair of converse low tops with the backs folded down, but I don't wear chucks anymore.

I have slippers for when I want to cook in the kitchen or nip outside for a minute, etc. Other than that, I just wear my socks indoors.

Also of course, don't wear dirty shoes past the entryway of the house. If they're not dirty that's another story, but if they are, off they come.

I never wear shoes in the house, and rarely wear socks unless it's really cold.

say I’m cooking all day on Sunday then need to take the trash out. I’m assuming it’s change shoes, then say the grandkids stop by and want to go go for a bike ride? I’m assuming it’s change shoes.

If I'm going on a bike ride then yes, I put shoes on (I'm not "changing shoes", because I had no shoes on to begin with). If I'm doing something quick outside like taking the trash out, I'll either just stay barefoot or maybe slip something like Crocs on if they're close by enough to be convenient. You know if your skin touches the ground outside, it'll be fine right? It also dries way faster than a sock or a shoe if you go out in the rain. It's entirely fine.

Doesn't this defeat the purpose of no shoes inside? The point is to keep anything that touches dirt outside your house. Aren't you tracking in dirt if you go outside barefoot?
- It's not like you're outside for long enough for your feet to get manky. If there's dirt on them just brush it off on your doormat and carry on. The point of not wearing shoes inside for me is comfort, not cleanliness!

I wear moccasins indoors. My partner wears slippers. All shoes are at the door either on the floor (under a slim table for keys and accessories) or in a shoe rack (for her shoes; I only have three pairs).

I usually wear slippers in the house. Taking trash out, I keep the slippers on. Driving somewhere? I swap into tennis shoes in the bedroom (I don't keep any shoes by the front door).

As a sandal wearer I have a pair next to the door for when I head out (and boots in the closet for bad weather). I just take off my sandals when entering and go about my life.

We do sweep very frequently, though, as we have cats.

If you prefer shoes you probably still want a pair of somethings you can slip on easily.

I wear whatever I want whenever I want. I have no carpets to fuss over, and I have cats so you never know when you might step in some mess. We vacuum and mop regularly so don't really care.

As someone with one leg 6mm shorter than the other and has had a history of knee/back problems: I wear indoor only crocs w' foam insole in one croc. You don't realize how much going barefoot or just socks in your home hurts your feet, knees, or back over time. Crocs have the perfect amount of cushion for me to no longer have constant feet and joint pain. I use Skechers slip-ins for quick outdoor things. I go back and forth between the two as needed without hassle.

For folks without a disability, being barefoot is not damaging.
- I thought that it was the opposite even, and that walking barefoot from time to time strengthens certain parts of your feet and legs that would otherwise be underused.
- Is not damaging
  
  Right up until you step on something or kick something by accident and then it's real damaging
I remember a few years ago, my feet started bothering me. Then I realized it happened after I moved to a house with hardwood floors.

Sanuk house slippers fixed me right up.

It's exactly what you described. I have a pair of slippers and a pair of shoes. I change footwear everytime I need to pass through the door. You only need one pair of indoor footwear, just make sure you enter the house the same door you exited.

You may not like it, but the easy answer to this question is Crocs. You buy them in bulk, leave them by the door, and slip them on to do your thing outside. Or I guess sabots if you are oldschool and French (they pair very well with some type of slippers we call "charentaises" that were originally made as inserts for sabots. So basically if you are using this ancient combo you don't even have to take your slippers off to go outside).

For the bike ride you would obviously get some proper "outside" shoes. Although if you have dedicated gardening shoes you could choose to keep them on if you don't care about looks (and if my grandparents were of any indication, I'd say that if you have grandkids, you don't).

I'm going to second this: a few pairs of Crocs, each placed at a strategic exit and going outside for a few minutes is no inconvenience at all anymore. For anything that takes longer than that, I put on suitable footwear for whatever I'll be doing.

It's my house. The kids are always making a mess. I'll wear my shoes where I please.

Have indoor footwear and outdoor footwear. Walking flat. On the floor is not great for your feet, legs, knees, low back. Should always have some arch and ankle support, and some toe protection. If you want to be mobile when you're 80, consider this now.

The general advice is that unless there is some issue causing you pain that would corrected by footwear, being barefoot around your house is fine.
- Ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
Meanwhile people in Gaza have no shoes and will be killed by Israel before they ever hit 80. Have a nice day, genocide denier!