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[–] oyo@lemm.ee 8 points 1 month ago (4 children)

How can you guys get any work done around the house if you're constantly swapping shoes?

[–] kat_angstrom@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago

Pffft

Just go barefoot everywhere

[–] angrystego@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

You buy shoes that are easy to swap - like no need to use hands kind of easy. You can also go barefoot at home, because the floor is clean.

[–] gamermanh@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I don't really do this but I knew people who did growing up so I've got experience:

Laced shoes go on for big outdoor trips. If you're walking around your yard or the immediate area it's loafers/flip-flops/Crocs/etc, something you can slip on/off easily as you come in/out the house

It's not really much of a time investment at all except if you live where it gets rainy and muddy, because then youre gonna put on more hardcore outdoor shoes like wellies

[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

I bought a pair of Ariat western style work boots last winter exactly for this situation. I didn’t want to track all the water and pine needles all over my floor, but I was sick and tired of spending 1.5 minutes lacing up my work boots every time I went outside. It’s still a little bit of a pain, but much better than floozie shoes while doing manual labor, or dealing with boot laces a dozen times in a work session.

[–] CascadianGiraffe@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

Cascadian here to confirm. Throw on an insulated flannel and a pair of muck boots and you can stay in your pjs when you chore in and out.

[–] PlantDadManGuy@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

Hard agree, but you won't gain any friends by mentioning this to Europeans. I guess they just stopped for tea after bringing in a single grocery bag, then change back into their shoes to get the rest of the bags, followed by a nice cigarette outside, another shoe change, and some black pudding for dinner.