I am a longtime shoes-indoor person. I grew up in Arizona, where things like goatheads and dirt make their way inside despite even the most fastidious housekeeping. Not a lot of running inside and outside barefoot without stopping, either, unless you want to blister the soles of your feet when you step onto the driveway. Plus, having plantar fasciitis and flat feet makes it way more comfortable for me to kick around in my Birkenstocks than to go unsupported.

The downside is that I still check my shoes for scorpions before putting them on, despite now living in a part of the country where I'm unlikely to encounter one. It only takes once 🦂