I wear flip flops or slide on sandals in the house.....4 younger ones and 3 dogs running through there's always something on the floor....dirt from where the dog was laying (dirt just falls off his coat) crumbs from where the kids didn't clean up after them selves...I absolutely cannot sew with shoes on though. I tried this winter...no control at all. I also cannot drive a straight drive with shoes on. If I drive dh's truck the first thing I do is take my shoes off. I can't stand wearing shoes that lace up.....takes too long to get them off.