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A comedienne once said (I can't remember her name) that socks seems to disappear and yet wire clothes hangers seem to be a-sexual and multiply throughout your house.
I shamefully admit to having a laundry basket full of odd socks. I've admitted this to a few people in my life and everyone I have discussed this with has also admitted to having either a drawer, bag or basket somewhere full of odd socks.

A few people (like me) are afraid to part with these socks because we're certain that as soon as we do, their mate will magically appear.
I've decided to make a change for the better in my life! I've decided to take control of my sock situation and put an end to this madness!
This bucket in the corner of my closet is becoming a closet skeleton...a piece of clutter that never goes away and one that hangs like a little grey puff of smoke following my mind around...never letting my 'to do' list be DONE WITH! When I watch my little boy with angst rummage through that bucket regularly, it tugs at my heart strings a little.

Here are a few tips I've gathered from friends and loved ones on how to come to grips with this epidemic:

a) fold your socks together as soon as you do the laundry. Many of us (myself, guiltily included) toss the socks aside and fold the other items in the load which allows for a pile to build up. My poor son thinks its a special occasion when he actually finds socks in his sock drawer instead of having to rummage through the sock bucket in the morning. Yikes, Bad Mommy!

b) When you throw out a ripped sock, throw out the mate or find some other use for it! Do it now! Don't plan to do it later or it won't get done and you'll find yourself with a huge problem later as you wait in vain for that sock's mate to appear (having forgotten you threw it out!) Do not tarry!
Many times I've thrown out a sock with a hole in it not giving a thought to its mate. Ofcourse its mate is lingering around somewhere and will eventually make it into the pile of mysterious odd socks. Ofcourse its odd! You threw out the other one ages ago, remember?

c) Swear off white socks. My cousin recently told me that it's much easier to match socks when you have many different types. I have started to sort my sock bucket this morning (I abandoned the pile on the bed to write this blog!)and the biggest pile is the white one. I've quickly put together all the pairs of unique socks but I have a big pile of blacks left and an even BIGGER pile of white socks. My cousin has 4 small children and I had them visiting last week and all their socks are extremely colourful which makes it way easier for her to sort through her massive mountain of laundry each week.

Uses for odd socks:
-sock puppets for the kids. Entertainment for a rainy day! Buy dollar store supplies to decorate them!
-Cleaning rags! My aunt stashes a few odd socks in her cleaning supplies and slips a sock on and soaps it up to wash a sink or counter or something like that and chucks it in the trash when she's done. They are great for dusting!

Take control, don't let your sock bucket/basket/bag/drawer rule your life!
;D

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