In my seemingly endless pursuit of decluttering I have had several attempts at “desocking”, but without much success. However many socks I get rid of, I still accumulate more. It doesn’t help that my brother-in-law used to dye socks by the dozen, and each Christmas would present me with a great collection of new socks. Not that I was ungrateful, they were the very best you could get and I loved them! Fortunately he has now retired and that particular sock source has dried up.
Still it’s the case that only centipedes need the number of socks that I have !
At the last count I still have 46 pairs of socks. Not enough for a centipede, but rather too many for me. Two drawers full of nothing but socks.
So what’s to be done ?
- First, resolve to never buy any more socks.
- Second, I could keep the rest until they wear out. Unfortunately I suspect my socks would outlast me.
GrumbleSmiles 
shocking/socking/ties and all those drawers {undies] how often do you change your entire underwear outfit, with all those spare socks and ties, presents at happy occasions from the rest of the family?
I am recieving ‘ODD’ remarks i received this year from a great grand daughter a pair of short socks with inundated penguins on skies, and snow in the background. Excellent present, a little light in quality, but given with deep affection, so I wish to utilise them, before they collect dust in my drawers.
As for undies with a twice weekly change and a wash in the family washing tub, I am going through my drawers in an orderly fashion? Wonderful, so evertything in the draws are up to date, and ready to wear, not too much to heave out to the black bins/rag trade.
It is only I that is a waste of space- MAybe???