Socks are the bane of my existence. Sure, I love
them; especially cute, comfy ones with quirky writing but what I don’t love is
how I seem to lose them every time I wash clothes. My husband and I were having
a conversation about life which lead us to the topic of socks and why they
always seem to disappear. After he expressed his frustration with them for the
umpteenth time, I suggested he take a page from my book: throw every single
pair away and start all over again. One pack of white, one pack of black, and
dress socks for work. Boom! Done and done!
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After he recovered from this mind-blowing realization that
it just might work, he suggested I write this post to tell everyone about my
super favorite hack. I refuse to spend hours on hours looking for matching
pairs of socks; my patience isn’t there anymore. I couldn’t help but wonder
what would happen if I controlled the environment? If I limited the number of
socks there are, surely, I wouldn’t lose as many, right?
Lo and behold, both of my boys received brand new socks at
the top of the year and I am happy to announce that they have not lost a single
pair! Not one! Here are a few tips and tricks that have worked for me:
- When you take them off, ball them up together so that they are with one another. It lessens the chances of losing one.
- When you do laundry, wash all the socks together and nothing else. If a sock is washed with a towel, there’s a good chance it could get stuck to it and fall somewhere and never be found. I only wash socks with socks.
- Have a separate hamper for socks. Don’t put dirty socks in with the regular dirty clothes. Keep them separate.
- When you buy your new packs, buy one white, one black, and one dress pack. Nothing else.
