I have to admit that I really do love shoes. I love to look at them on Zappos, try them on in stores (and since I am a size 6 1/2, the display shoes usually fit me making it that much easier), I even at times will wear my kids shoes. Sometimes I ignore all sense of practicality and actually buy the shoes I love. But, with two teenage daughters and a couple of growing boys, they are quickly becoming the bane of my sanity and sense of order in my home. At least 3 times a day, I will walk by the front door to be greeted with a pile of shoes in all varieties. I give Isaiah the chore of collecting and putting away shoes. When Ramona asked me if she could play Lacrosse, my first question was whether she had to buy some special kind of shoe. Shoes are driving me crazy!!
I bought a big basket for the front door hoping to stop this affront to my attempts at order! But nothing has worked! One day at a friends house I noticed her darling shoe bench and went out the next day and bought one. No go! The shoes still find themselves in haphazard piles all around the house! Now that summer is drawing closer I am actually looking forward to putting away all the winter shoes. At least when there are 20 pairs of flipflops laying around they take up a lot less space! If anyone has any great ideas, I am all ears!
How many pairs of shoes does a family of six need??
