Box of Socks - Day 29 of 30 - Things That Make My Life Easier

Each day I talk about one thing that makes my life easier as a neurodivergent mother raising neurodivergent kids while going back to school full time in my 40s.

I have to thank Jordan Page for introducing this idea to me. It came from one of her YouTube videos and when I first heard it, I thought wow this is bonkers. I must try it. I was looking for any excuse to reduce the amount of time it took to fold laundry and socks, as any mother can attest, were the bane of my existence.

The Box of Socks

Technically, it's not a box, it's a drawer in my entryway cabinet, but box rhymes with socks. Easier to remember.

How it works:

Easy. You get rid of all the colorful socks with cute designs (I know...but you won't miss them that much when you realize how much time this box of socks saves, I can almost promise...almost), and replace everything with one style of white sock that fits everyone in the house.

You heard me.

Okay, obviously you can only really do this if you all wear similar sizes. My kids and I have been wearing the same one size fits most socks since they were 10 and 12 years old, and let me tell you, the box of socks changes the game!

The Box of Socks by the front door helps in these ways:

1) Easier to get out the front door - no stress looking for mismatches or lost socks

2) No more folding. All the socks go into a pile and get dumped directly into the drawer

3) Accidentally tear a hole in a sock? No prob. Toss it or repair it. The brilliance of having all of the same style is that you don't have to spent time pairing them

Easy peasy, lemon squeezy.

We rotate the white socks for winter and summer. Ankle socks for summer, long socks up to our bellybuttons for winter.

What tips and tricks save you time?

-Jaren