G oodbye , S hoe C haos !
3 Storage Ideas That Wi l l Save You From Tr ipping It’s that time of year again: The kids are charging inside, kicking off their shoes wherever they please, and tearing into the house! If you’ve already tripped over a dozen pairs of sneakers, it’s time to create and enforce a better shoe storage solution. Here are three functional and attractive methods to try. 1. The DIY PVC Pipe Shoe Cubby
door shoe bag. These fabric, clear plastic, or upscale mesh bags hook over the top of a door and are covered in pockets for shoes. Many can hold up to 36 pairs! Best of all, when they’re hanging on the back of your mudroom or closet door, your shoes will be both easy to access and tucked out of sight. You can find affordable racks on Amazon. com for less than $10 or fancier models at Walmart for under $20.
This shoe storage project is all the rage on Pinterest! It turns out that when you cut a large PVC pipe into sections, paint them your preferred color(s), and glue them together with PVC glue, the honeycomb effect looks both fun and elegant. You can try this in your mudroom or in your kids’ rooms to make putting away their shoes feel like a game. Check out the video “PVC Pipe Shoe Rack” by Home Made Simple on YouTube for a step-by-step guide to building a floor rack or Instructables.com for tips on mounting your rack to the wall.
3. The Hanging Closet ‘Shoe File’
Speaking of closets, the “shoe file” is the perfect storage solution for a coat closet or any other closet near your main door. Instead of hanging on the door, this pocket-filled organizer cascades from a hanger! Many of the pockets are conveniently located at eye level; you can load up your closet with as many files as you need, and each file can hold up to 18 pairs of shoes. ContainerStore.com sells elegant shoe files starting at $12.99.
2. The Over-the-Door Shoe Bag
If you don’t have the floor space for a traditional shoe rack, consider investing in an over-the-
H er R oad to T he M anely F irm JUNIOR PARALEGAL MELISSA PIKE FINDS HER PASSION
perfect opportunity. She was hired as a receptionist in 2019 and worked her way up to junior paralegal after a year. Her role now involves notifying defendants of any litigation pending against them. Plaintiffs need to file paperwork with the court before serving the defendant with notice of a lawsuit. During the several days between the plaintiff filing and the defendant being served, the defendant is left in the dark. Since Melissa regularly checks new filings, she is able to give them a heads-up with a letter offering the Firm’s services. This removes the element of surprise and gives power back to the defendant. Melissa takes this job seriously, noting, “I was served with divorce papers in front of my boss, so it’s a personal matter to me.” Being served can be frightening and embarrassing, she said. “It feels like you have no control.”
She thinks the letters she sends “let people know they’re not alone and gives them a step they can take toward their own assistance.” One of the things Melissa appreciates most about working at The Manely Firm is the hard work they do for every individual client and “they are an incredibly ethical firm.” That’s a change from her previous work at the phone company, where she had to refuse requests from management to engage in unethical or even illegal behavior. In her spare time, Melissa enjoys reading and caring for her three rescue dogs — Slimer, Gozer, and Zeddmore. She knows she’s lucky to work with the great team at The Manely Firm. “They’re very family-focused and ethical here,” she says. “It is like a family.”
It took some time for Melissa Pike to find her passion. She began her career at the phone company, where she worked for 15 years. There, she served as vice president of the labor union and became very interested in the details of the labor contract. When she was laid off, she found work at an insurance company, where she dealt with legal paperwork. It was then that she recognized her calling. Melissa dove headfirst into law, getting her paralegal certification at Kennesaw State University. She heard about The Manely Firm through a friend, who also knew Shelia Manely, and realized she’d found the
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