Thanks Eileen, Leanne, and Vicki. I am definitely going to try out all of your suggestions. I mostly have lacing shoes for walking and aerobic dance exercise for which I need athletic shoes (fortunately my feet have not been too badly affected yet and I can still exercise.) Not sure elastic will work for that, but I will google lock laces and try the Amazon site suggested. Thanks SO much for your replies. I'm new on this site and love it. It is comforting knowing that I am not crazy in that others report symptoms similar to mine so I'm not over-reacting about them. RickrackFingers