Laundry. It never ends, does it? Just when I think I’m square for the week, another load is waiting in the wings. My least favorite part is digging through our enormous pile of socks to find matches. I’ve actually traded 3 weeks of cat litter clean up with Casey so I didn’t have to do it. That’s how much I can’t stand it. I’d rather clean up cat crap than match socks! The reason why I have so many socks? I keep buying them because I’m too lazy to match the ones I have. I’m also really behind on getting rid of the ones that haven’t had a match in years. It’s a vicious cycle, people. But I’m the first to admit I have a sock problem.
I was complaining about my sock situation to my friend Julie a few weeks ago and she showed me this awesome sorting trick. Let me tell you, it has totally changed my outlook on laundry. It makes sock sorting & folding so easy! No more huge, OVERWHELMING pile of socks to match up. With this tip, you simply pull out a few stacks of socks and you’re ready to get matching.
Do you have a bag of socks? This is mine.
The first step- SORT your socks. You’ll find some matches along the way!
Then cut a few ties from pieces of ribbon, string, or in this case fabric (this roll of fabric is t-shirt material so it stretches nicely and I can easily untie the stack if I need to re-stack).
Once you’ve completed a stack, tie it up. That’s it. It’s ready to go.
Categorize your stacks. Colors, Stripes/Patterns, Whites & Blacks.
When you have a rogue sock, just pull the matching sock from the right stack! The tie keeps the stack in place.
I will not trade this chore for cleaning out the litter box EVER again.
Do you have a sock situation or am I the only one?
