Well... Not a 100% success, but still a pretty darn good step forward.
The successful part? I officially wonder around the offices at work barefoot, and management doesn't seem to care. I feel I lose a few points for still walking in with flip-flops, but considering there is a written rule I feel that this is at least a good step in the right direction.
A few of my co-workers have actually said they feel better seeing me wondering around barefoot as many people wonder in slippers, and more often now in socks as well. It's nice to know that my job cares about employee comfort on some level, working in an office answering phones all day isn't physically difficult but it truly is mentally exhausting.
As far as the new apartment goes, I'm not the crazy barefoot lady as of yet it seems. Mostly this is because it's been about 2 and a half weeks and I've yet to meet my neighbors. I work night shift meaning I've somehow avoided most everyone in my building on accident.
I did go into the leasing office to pay rent on the 3rd barefoot after a nice walk with my dog though and no one mentioned it, however we'll see if things continue to work as there's more than one person working in there and often times people miss seeing what they don't expect to see.
Still going barefoot despite the extra work it seems to take.