I have decided I will no longer sort socks. From now on, I will buy and wear only black socks and white socks. I don't know why someone needs gray socks or blue socks or fancy socks. Who ever looks anyway? Do you know what color of socks you are wearing now? How about the person across the room from you?
So I am going all black and white. Future sorting will be easy. I am tired of wasting my time sorting socks. There is more to life.
Frankly, when you think about it, what rule says socks have to match? I bet if you wore one brown sock and one black sock for a month, nobody would notice.
I RECENTLY BOUGHT a pair of brown shoes. There was only one shoe my size on the shelf at the store, so the clerk brought its mate, put them in a box and I brought them home. I wore them for three months. No problem. Then my daughter returned from college for Thanksgiving. A couple of days later she said, "Dad your shoes do not match." Sure enough, one was a lighter brown than the other. I didn't even notice. I don't think anyone else noticed either. My daughter noticed because it is a duty of a daughter, especially one in her teen years, to identify all defects in her parents.
It comes down to this: there is no rule that says sock must match or even that shoes must match. I am surprised with all the fads that come and go that wearing mismatched footwear has not caught on.
I'm done worrying about it and wasting time. I'll wear what I want. Who cares?
Black and white? Why not go one step further and have just all one color - all white, or all grey? I have all white socks, with the exception of 2 pairs of black dress socks that I keep for weddings and funerals. The rest of the time, it's white socks all the way. I'd rather have grey socks (harder to see when they're dirty) but it's not as easy to find 6-packs of grey socks.
ReplyDeleteJust remember, when you buy the socks to buy the same type every time. Because even if they are all the same color, the elastic tops still have to match. Just a womens thoughts.
ReplyDeleteMy DH says those missing socks turn up in the closet as hangers...HMMMMMMM
ReplyDeleteBTW, he wears those white and grey low socks year around-buys them by the bag so no sock matching for this wife...
My hubby agrees with Dave ... white socks all the way, on one pair black for the required DRESS UP times. Just through them in the draw or bin when dry, and pick up two when needed. Works great!
ReplyDeleteWe've also stopped folding underwear. What's the point? Just put them in the bin or drawer when dry, then pull them out when needed. Again, saves a LOT of time!
I have a friend that has worn mismatched earrings for years ~~ on purpose !!!! She hates to wear matching jewelry ~~ no mention of her socks and/or undies. :o) But why do your socks have to match??? Is there a written law somewhere that we don't know about?? I say wear what we want when we want !!!!
ReplyDeleteSweet Linda