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Post by lizzie on Mar 16, 2011 4:56:12 GMT -5
it has been suggested before, I know, but when you have a whole heap of leftover socks which don't match up and/or are only fit for throwing away, you can put then on your hands and use them for dusting or polishing and then just throw them out!
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Post by eatingbonbons on Mar 16, 2011 15:36:21 GMT -5
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Post by shoshatikvah on Mar 16, 2011 17:00:20 GMT -5
I would throw the unpaired socks away, buy ten pairs of identical black and ten pairs of identical white socks (if you wear white ones...) and start again. You can probably get away with fewer than that, but you probably won't be able to get identical replacements when they start to wear out, so I'd go for slight oversupply so that they don't end up being all mismatchy again too soon.
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Post by getitdone on Mar 16, 2011 17:12:44 GMT -5
Sock mountain 1 was a good 2 foot high! (yes, I did take a photo, will upload it sometime), & sock mountain 2 was about a foot high. Between son & I we must have at least 200 pairs of socks, (this is excluding the ones we couldn't find friends for & recycled ). Had NO IDEA there were so many, quite shocked really.
Now that I know how many there are, over next few weeks I can start getting ruthless eliminating socks that are a little worn out, shrunk in the wash etc. (I've got rid of any with obvious holes or wear already).
Paired up gloves after the socks, appear to have at least 20 pairs of gloves, sheesh!
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Post by getitdone on Mar 16, 2011 17:15:27 GMT -5
I would throw the unpaired socks away, buy ten pairs of identical black and ten pairs of identical white socks (if you wear white ones...) and start again. You can probably get away with fewer than that, but you probably won't be able to get identical replacements when they start to wear out, so I'd go for slight oversupply so that they don't end up being all mismatchy again too soon. Shosha, you're going to laugh at me, I usually do this when I need socks, except I forget to throw the old ones away first. So, over time the odd socks collection gets bigger & bigger. |
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Post by susan on Mar 17, 2011 2:33:47 GMT -5
I filled a washing machine with socks the other week. I was terrified of the prospect of sorting them. It wasn't nearly as bad as I thought it would be. Tipped them all out onto my bed and sorted the colours (mostly black) and long from short and then patterns. My little cat kept trying to steal them (they spent a lot of time on the floor, she considered them her toys!) but managed it. Still have a few odd ones, but I'm sure the others will turn up soon. I give this suggestion for your helper!  |
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Post by shoshatikvah on Mar 17, 2011 4:34:35 GMT -5
Shosha, you're going to laugh at me, I usually do this when I need socks, except I forget to throw the old ones away first. So, over time the odd socks collection gets bigger & bigger. I did laugh, but only because I do the same (not least because I have odd socks all over the house in random pockets of laundry, though at the moment my launrdy is mainly bagged up in the kitchen)! Also, I can never resist pretty socks with nice coloured stripes, or roses, or little anchors, or... |
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Post by getitdone on Mar 17, 2011 13:22:45 GMT -5
So this morning a randomly select a pair of socks from the tub full so nicely sorted by my helper, and laughed out loud to discover that he'd got a little sock blind towards the end... instead of a pair, he'd balled 3 odd socks together!
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Post by tashatutu on Mar 20, 2011 21:40:38 GMT -5
Dear getitdone!
Had to laugh at your poor helper and the three odd socks! He must really love you to sort that many socks!
I cannot get my DD11 to sort her own - she has ten long white pairs and ten short white pairs! They go into two tubs and she grabs them in the morning. When holey or grubby they get thrown away.
I do have some 'funky' socks - if she wants to borrow them she may, but they have to be folded and returned.
Tasha
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Post by hurtnbroke on Mar 21, 2011 9:08:18 GMT -5
Well Spring is in the air and..............our closets are obviously more than full.  I managed to drop off two large bags of clothes at at clothing bank place last friday. It's a good start for me but I have planty more to go through. A lot of good ideas here. Good luck to all! Keep up the great work Getitdone! I am sooooooooooo tired of doing such large loads of laundry and it seems like a lot of it I don't even wear but it sits around and gets dirty anyhow. (I don't have a dresser so several plastic bins are the poor substitute). I have one very small typical house trailer sized closet and one slightly larger one for storage. Naturally both are crammed full.  There is barely room in my bedroom for anything other than the bed, a bookshelf and those completely full bins so a lot of stuff needs to go and soon. I like the idea of having a weeks worth of clothing only (for whatever season). A friend told me that he has downsized to the absolute maximum and is living the minimalist existence regarding furniture, household goods, etc. He recently (accidentally) threw away a large paper bag which he thought was trash. Actually it was all the clothes he owned! LOL Guys wardrobes (especially us rural rigged types  are quite basic so he restocked with a couple pairs of jeans, sweatshirts, underwear, socks and t-shirts. He said he gets by quite well with just that. It made me think just what is the minimum needed for clothing? Quite by coincidence I happened to listen to a NPR radio station and a travel program came on. A travel writer was being interviewed who recently traveled around the world (mostly by air) without any luggage. He wore an outdoorsman type vest with a lot of pockets and a smartphone and whatever else he needed on him. He washed out his clothes each night and really enjoyed his trip without concerns of his luggage catching up to him or being stolen. I really like the concept and it proves it can be done. Not only on the road but at home as well. I may not ever go quite that far but a minimum of clothes sure would make my life easier, save me money/effort and the painful chore of hauling dirty clothes to the local laundromat and spending a couple hours there. I've decided to get rid of all the poor fitting jeans I own and buy two new pairs that fit perfectly and look decent. I'll see how that works out. Meanwhile best of all to those who face this clothing issue and as always.................. Be Blessed! |
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Post by heretoday on Mar 27, 2011 1:08:00 GMT -5
Well yesterday when my friend's daughter came over we loaded up the car with a bunch of bags before she left and I was going to take it to the Salvation Army today. The reason I didn't is that we put some of my ex's clothes in there and there was a time I was thinking of getting a memorial quilt made of his clothes. I looked on the memorial website I belong to (did a memorial book for him with photos etc.) and the link they have for making those quilts doesn't work anymore. So hopefully I can go up to the SA with these bags etc. tomorrow. I don't care about the clothes of mine I am getting rid of, can't decide whether to take his out or not. He died of a cancer he got from working with asbestos when he was younger.
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