Make it a house rule today. No shoes past your front entrance. Think of where your feet have stepped since you left home. Think of your kids crawling around on pesticides, road oil and gas and assorted outdoor gunk.
The professional cleaning industry believes that 85% of indoor dirt is tracked in from the outdoors on our shoes and pet paws. And, in a warning about lead exposure, the EPA specifically recommends that shoes remain outside the house. Good enough reasons? Just remove your shoes at the door – your house will stay cleaner, toxins won’t come in, and you have an excuse to buy great new slippers!
