My shoes regularly come untied. Twelve books on knotting in my bookcase and I can’t tie my shoes such that they stay tied all morning, much less all day.

I can’t figure it out. I’ve used the “under” maneuver as well as the “over” maneuver (and I can’t explain either one). One doesn’t seem to be better than the other for me, as the results are the same: untied shoes by noon. About the only thing that works is double-tying the laces.

That works okay for running shoes that have long laces. Some of the shoes I wear to work are lace-ups, but their laces are much shorter and waxier. I often find myself walking down the hall, noticing that little tap of a sound that lets me know my laces are undone and flicking onto the floor with each step.

All dressed up!

Yummy laces!

I found one solution: Bow Biters. I think they are for kids, but they are the only thing that has worked for me. They say you are supposed to dress for the professional position you desire. That must mean that I want to be a professional happy . . . (I’ll get back to you when I decide what I want to be when I grow up).