Standing on Ceremony. And dirt.

You know how in some houses, the rule is that you remove your shoes upon entering? I’m not talking about homes where that’s the cultural custom. I’m talking about people you probably know – maybe you’re one of them? – who have a “thing” about tracking dirt into the house. They usually have pristine white carpet or ceramic tile. They often have shades of OCD, too. These people would rather have you march around in your socks lest you sully – or infect – their floors.

I just swept up a stunning amount of dog hair and dirt and flotsam and crumbs and jetsam and filth from my kitchen and family room floors. And I have hereby decided that henceforth, our home will be a SHOES ON home. That’s right. Frankly, it’s for your own protection. I would not want my squalid floors to sully your pristine white socks, and I’d hate for you to contract an infection just because you were afraid of making my floors dirty.  Trust me, we've got the "dirty" covered here.

No, I don’t want you to stand on ceremony. I do want you to stand on my floors. But with you shoes on. Please, in the name of all that is good and holy, do not risk the consequences of shoeless feet in my home. Because the dirty truth is, you’d be shocked and appalled at the discoloration on the bottom of your socks if you took a stroll through my house in them. Wearing shoes here is really such an easy rule-out.

So please, let's save each other the embarrassment, shall we?

Now go over there by the door and put your shoes back on.

Comments

[Titanium]

Well done! It's such a hot-button issue, all around the globe; it's almost a religion.

Here's a post I scribbled on the same subject, not too long ago.

[Meg]

Thanks Titanium - glad to see you, too, are grapping with today's Hot Issues. I intended mine to be tongue in cheek... but agree with your post - NO BOOTS PLEASE! EVER! Especially farm boots. I grew up on one too. I know about that.

[annbb]

No one EVER goes without shoes in my house. I do not care how much mopping/sweeping goes on here...white socks are white for approximately 2.3 seconds. POOH!

[Suz Broughton]

This is so funny. The other day while Emily was in her Karate class--shoeless--I got a look at the bottom of her feet and they were filthy! I mentioned it to my mom and she said, "She was walking around your house without her shoes on." Ouch.

[Meg]

Ann, I'm glad to hear I'm not alone!
Suz - I have witnessed the same on the bottom of Peezer's feet. So nice of your mom to help you with the root cause analysis!

[noe noe girl]

I feel so at home now!