[Closed] Do you keep your sock drawer tidy?

neatly paired, one side for sports and proper shoe socks, other for boots socks - wife blames my ocd on being itu nurse.

Paired, in a dedicated sock drawer, simplified by always buying the same colour/sized/make socks so pairing is easier (any sock can be paired with any other).

a sock what..!?

a drawer..?
just for socks..?

are you mental..?
I only take mine off to wash them or darn them.. they've never got time to be in a drawer..
they are more darn than sock at the moment though.. xmas can't come soon enough..

Yes

ER....

No

not having socks paired in a tidy bundle does not indicate being a slob. it just indicates having a life.

and WTF is a sock 'draw'??? I expected better TSY!

iDave - those were almost my exact words!

socks knickers tights bras all in a big pile on the floor *points, over there*

floordrobe

order by colour and pairs. I have two boxes of socks, one for sports and one for everyday. In the everyday box generally work socks are one side and cool socks (mink/green/purple/disney) are on the other side.

Socks for road riding are carefully stored in one corner of a drawer that is the size of a pro snooker table. Those for grubbing about in mud are chucked in with the rest of my underclothing.

sock go straight from dryer to pile in front of chest o draws to feet. Simple system= no lost socks 🙂

Slobs 😉

yes, work on LHS, Sports on RHS. All paired.

My wife does yes.

She knows how I like them putting away - underpants on the left, socks on the right.

hell yeah, little carrier bag in there too, to store all the odd socks that have their partners still in the wash...

Ikea organisor here, sports socks have their own little compartment, as do stockings. 😉

socks *ladies unmentionables* all in a big pile on the floor *points, over there*

floordrobe

+1 for floordrobe. If I put stuff away, I usually then can't bloody find it again.

Mind, most of my stuff is on a pile on one of the sofas, not all over the floor.

a sock what..!?

a drawer..?
just for socks..?

are you mental..?

This. Although I spose I do chuck socks and pants and gloves and stuff into the top drawer along with important documents and stuffs. Then scoop them all out onto the floor if I can't find something, and often just leave them there.

As for ordered drawers, that's just wrong. Probbly mathematicians do stuff like that. 😐

My wife does yes.

She knows how I like them putting away - underpants on the left, socks on the right.

Wrong. Just wrong. I'd have people like youse sent to the Tower if I had my way.

I'm so glad other people are this organised with their socks! I was worried I was weird. Labelled boxes stacked in airing cupboard, sports socks and socks. They are paired else what's the point. So nice to have zero sock stress of a morning 🙂

What the hell is the floor for otherwise?!?!

any one want to come to mine and organize my stuff 😕

Yes. With the [url= http://www.lakeland.co.uk/8167/Drawer-Organiser ]Lakeland drawer organiser[/url]. Well, actually that's how my wife organises hers. I've only got three types of socks, and I pair them up and put them in separate piles in my sock drawer.

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I was worried I was weird. Labelled boxes stacked in airing cupboard, sports socks and socks.

You are a freak. Don't let the fact that there are others like you make you think you're not very weird 🙂

They are paired else what's the point. So nice to have zero sock stress of a morning

+1

Also, if I don't put them away, the dog will chew them.

I 'choose' my socks by 'matching' complimentary odds - the differences in colour and patterns cheers me up.

Life's too short.

Though Markie's frilly draw is also appealing.

sock stress 😆 😆

Sorry markie, fellow sock organiser, but the drawer organiser..... it's just a bit too "Sleeping with the enemy" when you know the crazy guys around because everything is absurdly over-neat.

See iDave, that's balance for you. Proves I'm not a freak 🙂

I just binned all my socks and bought 20 identical pairs.
All my socks match = no need to pair them

Bloody hell, it's not a 'draw' it's a [b]DRAWER[/b] - were you all educated by cretins FFS

The shame of being the outlier in any STW opinion sampling thread - the one true way of knowing you're (no, really, it's not me, it's my wife) [i]really[/i] out there... 😉

any one want to come to mine and organize my stuff

Yeah I'll come round Emsz but truth is then we'll probbly just end up getting propperly drunk and then it'll just be even worse than before. 😀

Be fun though. Life's to short to waste it worrying about socks ffs.

I am halfway between slob and anally retentive sock ordering, away but not ordered.

I roll my socks up and put them in my "sock pile area" of the wardrobe. I don't have any drawers in my bedroom.

Hahaa great thread!!

Cycling/sports socks kept in a huge bag near all my cycling gear in thier own wardrobe (I thank you)
Work/smart socks in thier own drawer but not in pairs, gently rolled together mind.
Undies have thier own sperate section of my wardrobe, all white on one shelf, black another, coloured the next and so on.

I'm neat enough to find stuff and yet not that bothered if stuff just gets washed and chucked in..

Ikea organisers in my drawers. 1 for White sports socks, 1 for dark sports socks & dark every day socks, 1 for cycling socks (subdivided again for light & dark), then bulky ones for walking/skiing in another draw.
Grundies piled up in descending order of comfiness adjacent to socks.

All deleted.

Realised I sound like hideous judgemental sock gestapo 🙁

I have 2 sock drawers.

Yes, that's two. One for clean, and one for dirty.

The explanation is even more weird, so I shan't share....

The explanation is even more weird, so I shan't share...

Hopefully that's a 'go on, go on, go on' video, I've broked my headphones.

I don't even pair mine up, just wear them odd. This started off as a sensible time saving habit but I'm ashamed to say that now, on the odd occasion that two matching socks come out together in the sock tombola, I put one back and re-draw. Odd socks make me happy even if they probably are the equivalent of cartoon character ties 🙁

oh yes..
Only wear cycling socks.
got one of those ikea hanging organizers.
summer socks,medium socks,medium heavy socks.longer socks,winter socks.
all organized and lovely,in descreasing height/weight order.
but you should see the tshirts and shirts..
women freak out.or want to marry me.
rest of the house is a mess though.

They're in a drawer - I shut it - why would I need to keep it tidy? 😕

Paired but scattered in with underpants, gloves and belts. It's a big drawer. Previously I had a set of small drawers and socks got their own space.

On a related note, I realised that I now don't own a single pair of non-biking socks. I think that comes from working in a bike shop, and buying triple-packs of cycling socks on the days I forgot a dry pair to wear.

Ditto T-Shirts. All my T-shirts are biking related, free with mag subscriptions or races, added to CRC orders to get free shipping or bought at work because I've forgotten mine . Bar one, which was made by a biking friend to raise money to go travelling by bike. So it's sort of biking.

All paired but totally random.

my white socks all look the same, by black socks all look the same... no need to pair them, but mrsconsequence does anyway 🙂

got one of those ikea hanging organizers.

Ikea storeage linky
http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/catalog/categories/departments/bedroom/10452/

Just to bring you upto date with this mornings dressing, I picked up a pair of black and red toed socks that were paired up, my hand went in the drawer, I chose a pair, I put on pair.

I thank you

bikebuoy - no 'sock stress' for you today then 😆

I'm not wearing socks today, but the couple of secs it takes to pair some socks of a normal morning thankfully causes me little worry.

tights, they were in my Floordrobe, no stress 😆

emsz - when you get a bit older, with a fair wind behind you, you may also be able to afford the luxury of a spare room to perfrom the Floordrobe function for you...

Dirty stuff on the floor, clean stuff on the drier or the bed. It's a beautifully simple system and keeps my sock draw empty for keeping emptiness in.

paired if I can be arsed, if not chucked in the drawer

I too prefer wearing odd socks, although only when the main colour is a match, and the toes/heel/stripe etc differs

glad I'm not the only one 🙂

you're all doin it rong.

I have 6 pairs of socks in the drawer.
they are identical (bridgedale mid weights).
wear the same socks for work, casual, hiking, riding
no need to organise, just grab two from the drawer with your eyes closed, knowing they're a matching pair
🙂 lazy OCD

Hahaha, nope no stress today.

Ahh the drier/hanger erm' yes that does get used to hang clean clothes on too, you know worn once stuff. In fact it's boasting last nights smelly bibs/baggies/thermal L/S and snot covered gloves.. the wet socks are drying before they go in the wash.

Ta dah..

I feel smug.

See, stoner, blokes have it easy, I just imagined just having one sort of socks, and had to have a sit down!!

Yeti, given the amount of shit I seems to have accumulated, I think I'd be in the spare room and the floordrobe would be the main bedroom. 😆

gah, clothes don't go on the floor!

fwiw - one drawer with tights and socks - all paired, neat and tidy. one drawer with underwear, folded and sorted into panties, bras, nighties etc.

but then again, I also iron my bedding so I do realise I'm a bit of a freak 😐

Thank god the voice of reason at last. I was getting seriously worried there until Stoner pipped in.

Buy ankle length, black, cotton socks. Don't buy any others. Then use those socks for everything. No need to roll 'em up, no need to match 'em. Just grab two socks no matter what you're doing. Anything else is bordering on being a girl.

but...

but...

but you sleep in the bedding? thats like ironing clothes when you're jsut going to wear em anyway!

MADNESS!

(and i'm qualified to identify madness)

I like the John Lewis "coloured toe/heal/black" socks, they've a multicoloured variety, and we all know what variety is don't we campers..

code for something sinister? 😯

*Is impressed with miowing kat's ironing/organising skills*

Ironed bedsheets ONCE, never again.

LOLing at Phil.

organised fun?

I caught my wife ironing mine and my son's underpants the other day. I've ordered her not to do that any more.

Like that'll make a difference.

Im so glad there is someone else who irons bedding...ironed white bedding you cant beat it! When I say white there are oil marks at the bottom of the duvet cover since my bike sits at the end of the bed of course!

Use the dividers from wine boxes,cut 'em to right depth with a serrated edge knife.Take care (don't come running to me,if you hack off a leg!).Ask nicely at Off-Licence or local supermarket/store you can usually get boxes gratis.Sorry Lakeland,(mum scottish+ dad yorkshire = like a bargain!!).Washing socks inside-out keeps the looped pile on techie socks fluffy!.

Umm, since when were "Disney" socks cool?

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