question for sj.com ladies

[shockey]

what form of footwear do you prefer on weekends/days off?

we have wood floors throughout the house. no carpet. i wear no footwear at all for physical reasons. mrs. shockey seems to like any kind of shoes to sneakers. i know this because we can hear her clacking from yards away. can even gauge her mood by the tempo of clacks.

make. me. nuts. like in "the devil wears prada," where anne hathaway refers to the women at her mag as "clackers."

dunno why, but the sound puts knots in my stomach. and i always thought women couldn't wait to get out of their shoes to replace them with something, you know, comfortable.

was i wrong? or is the mrs. trying to drive me up a wall with the clacking?

i bow to your shoe expertise, ladies. sportschick? especially you, gf.

 

[cougargirl]

Day-off footwear: Adidas Spezials (blue suede), Uggs or flip flops. It all depends on the weather.

As for the hardwoods, I either go with soft-soled shoes (to help preserve the integrity of hardwoods) or rely on a few well-placed area rugs to help the "clacker" problem.

 

[ADodgen]

In the house, it's typically barefoot for me. Or one of 8 pairs of sneakers. Or flip-flops.

But I don't wear heels around the house.

 

[pseudo]

Around the house? Socks or slippers. After spending 40 hours a week in work boots, I normally ditch my footwear of choice within minutes of walking in my front door.

Of course, I haven't worn heels in years, so I'm probably not in your targeted demographic ...

 

[shockey]

i appreciate the input. much thanks.

so is my lovely wife (understandably) nuts. ??? ??? ???

 

[AMacIsaac]

I was raised in a house where no footwear was permissible past the back entrance. Thus, no shoes indoors whatsoever.

And as a person who lives in a basement suite, beneath a main floor that is constructed solely with hardwood, I wish more people had been raised in the fashion of my mother's.

 

[Dyno]

I wear whatever heels I've been wearing all day or go barefoot.

 

[imjustagirl]

Socks or barefoot.

 

[sportschick]

I take my shoes off before I hit the carpet, and put on my pink, sequined slippers, which ****ing rule.

 

[dixiehack]

I didn't know they made slippers with a 15-inch heel.

 

[User 1019]

After spending 40 hours a week in work boots, I normally ditch my footwear of choice within minutes of walking in my front door.

Pardon my vulgarity, but

A-mother-****ing-men.

 

[Mystery_Meat]

I take my shoes off before I hit the carpet, and put on my pink, sequined slippers, which ****ing rule.

Do they make them in size 15? You know how I do with pink clothing.

 

[Killick]

I live in Kentucky. Shoes are not allowed, indoors or out.

 

[Boom_70]

"Mrs Shockey let me explain something to you. Whenever you come in here clicking your heels and interrupt me, you're breaking my concentration. You're distracting me. And it will then take me time to get back to where I was. You understand?
Yeah".

 

[AMacIsaac]

"Mrs Shockey let me explain something to you. Whenever you come in here clicking your heels and interrupt me, you're breaking my concentration. You're distracting me. And it will then take me time to get back to where I was. You understand?
Yeah".

Hahahaha ... stiletto to the temple.

Good thing you know lots about women.

 

[shockey]

my sister-in-law advises me to back off the complaints lest i don't plan to live much longer.

she's both beautiful and insane, too. : : :

 

[Cadet]

I'm gonna side with your SIL on this one.

Your wife is not wearing particular shoes to spite you. Or if she is, it's because you have driven her nuts regarding the topic and she is fed up. But I'm going with the former on this one.

We have tile floors downstairs. I go barefoot unless it's cold, then I wear slippers so my toes don't turn blue.

 

[dreunc1542]

I'm gonna side with your SIL on this one.

Your wife is not wearing particular shoes to spite you. Or if she is, it's because you have driven her nuts regarding the topic and she is fed up. But I'm going with the former on this one.

We have tile floors downstairs. I go barefoot unless it's cold, then I wear slippers so my toes don't turn blue.

Cold? Like when it drops to 50 degrees twice in December?

 

[shockey]

I'm gonna side with your SIL on this one.

Your wife is not wearing particular shoes to spite you. Or if she is, it's because you have driven her nuts regarding the topic and she is fed up. But I'm going with the former on this one.

We have tile floors downstairs. I go barefoot unless it's cold, then I wear slippers so my toes don't turn blue.

oh, she is wise way beyond me when it comes to getting inside mrs. shockey's head. just trying to understand why something so simple has yet to be corrected. truly, mrs. shockey lets me know something i do bothers her -- and that's a loooong list, believe me -- i do my darndest to fix asap.

guess that's my main point. why should this be an on-going issue at all? ??? ??? ???

 

[buckweaver]

I'm gonna side with your SIL on this one.

Your wife is not wearing particular shoes to spite you. Or if she is, it's because you have driven her nuts regarding the topic and she is fed up. But I'm going with the former on this one.

We have tile floors downstairs. I go barefoot unless it's cold, then I wear slippers so my toes don't turn blue.

Cold? Like when it drops to 50 degrees twice in December?

Yes. Like, for instance, now. It's 57 degrees outside. I consider that freezing.