Over the past summer while cruising in our RV, I began flipping through my plethora of magazines and ran across an article that had me floored (pun intended). The article was tucked in the corner of the page and was scarcely a paragraph, but it was all that was needed to gross both Anthony and I out (I read aloud while he drives.) The article found here at
Family Circle discussed "how the average shoe becomes home to more than 421,000 units of bacteria over the course of two weeks." This had me digging for more "dirt" on the subject. I found an older article from
Good Morning America that tested the bottom of eight different people's shoes and of ten tests given, nine contained a bacteria called coliform which mainly comes from human and animal waste. Grossed out yet? Imagine what we step on or in throughout our day and what we are tracking in and on to our floors and then think about our little ones who spend much of their time on the floor. The GMA article stated "that children under two are the most vulnerable to the germs we track into the house, because they play on the floor and put their hands in their mouths an average of 80 times an hour." Now that is GROSS!
We have never been a family that takes off our shoes at the door because I don't like the clutter. However we are seriously thinking of changing our ways. With that in mind I have been searching for something to hide all the shoes in and keep my front entry clear. I really like the Pottery Barn option, but I'm still looking for the right one. When I find it, I will let you know.
Have a GREAT weekend,
Apryl
(the plus side to this option is the lining is removable and washable)
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