I felt really smart recently. We all are aware of how the washer OR the dryer eats socks. Jeremie refers to the culprit as a gnome. I think he says this mostly to scare me. He knows how I feel about little people.
ANYways...so I have started to keep ALL the socks with no match in the bottom of the laundry basket. The husband noticed this and said, "Oh wow! Why didn't I think of that? Keeping the socks in the bottom....so that they will eventually be matched?!" Um....yeah. I just came up with that. On my own. Totally.
Honestly: I had kept the socks in a cute basket on top of the dryer...but realized that basket could be used for something else. I dumped the socks in the basket. Later, my plan was to throw those damn socks away, knowing they would NEVER be reunited with their mate. But husband didn't need to know this.
All you ladies out there....married or cohabiting, you're welcome. There will be more housewife tips to come. I'm just glad to know my time spent in high school as treasurer of Future Homemakers of America didn't go to waste.
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haha, its great no matter how it came about! and its trolls not gnomes silly. everyone knows that gnomes are the ones who live under the bathroom sinks and drink toilet water. that's who you hear walking around at night, and the reason the toilet seat is always up, and why the toilet suddenly starts running all by itself in the middle of the night.
ReplyDeleteI like this trick! I usually just set them off to the side in their respective "sock drawer," then after about 2 months of being annoyed by their lack of cohesiveness with the rest of the PAIRED socks, I ultimately throw them out.
ReplyDeleteI also keep one of those "cute" baskets on top of my dryer for random little gems that pop up after a load of laundry. -Bobby pins, buttons, coins, lighters and the occasional Lucas toy. This way, if/when I get around to actually missing one of these things, I know just where to look... But let's not get started on all MY little obsessive quirks. Yours are much more fascinating! xo