The {21} Purge: Day 16...It's Tootsie Time

 Today is Day 16 of The {21} Purge and Rhonna's message today is: "NEVER. NEVER. GIVE UP! Change is worth it. The things that are of the most worth are not easy. They come with a price. And you have to decide if you want it badly enough. Dig deep. deep down to your toes & muster up all of the strength, courage, & POWER you can!  & I promise you...it will be worth it."

 

Oh boy...I thought last week was tough...but this week is kicking my A@@!  Knowing that I have no one else to blame for this mess but...me, myself and I...doesn't make it any easier.  AND as much as I'd like to throw myself on the floor and throw a hissy fit...right now...I know that I just don't have the energy...or strength...to pick myself up if I did throw myself down on the floor...lol

Today we are tackling my tootsies once again...only this time it's not shoes...it's all the darn socks and hosiery that I've collected for the past 15 years...yikes!  I feel like Monty Hall on Let's Make A Deal...Inside Drawer No. 1 we have: white ankle/athletic socks...42 pairs to be exact...

Inside Drawer No. 2 we have: dark colored ankle socks...45 pairs to be exact...

Inside Drawer No. 3 we have: trouser socks...over 50 pairs...

...sad to say...some brand new ones...still in their packages...

And finally...Inside Drawer No. 4 we have: tights, pantyhose and what DH calls cheater hose {what we women refer to as "knee-high stockings" :}  I did not even attempt to count what was in this drawer...ugh!

So after walking around in circles and talking got myself for a few minutes I just decided to DUMP OUT ALL THE DRAWERS...but not the pantyhose...no way...

I was not in the mood to get my pantyhose in a knot...so I just dumped the three sock drawers out onto my big bed...a.k.a. the sorting site ;)

First up...sort the white socks!  Out of the 42 pairs I'm tossing 17 because they are so stained on the bottoms or they have stretched out so badly that they no longer stay up on my ankles and they turn into cankles when you wear them...not pretty ;)  The bottoms are so stained because in the winter I wear my socks like slippers and  I also slather petroleum jelly all over my feetto keep them soft...it's a good thing for my feet but tough on your light colored socks because the PJ leaves grease stains.

So I tossed 17 pairs and put the remaining into the deep bottom drawer of my triple dresser.  I like these bottom drawers because I can double stack my sock sorters and keep my drawers very neat ;)

Next up is sorting/purging my dark colored ankle socks...all 45 pairs!  Most of these I'm keeping though because they are in good shape and I wear them daily around the house and with my jeans.  So I tossed five worn out pairs and three singles socks ;) 

The rest were placed into the bottom drawer with my white socks and now Drawer No. 1 is all complete!

So then I started to sort through all the 50+ pairs of trouser socks.  These kind of socks I use to wear, along with my cheater hose, to work every day when I wore pants...the silky material and the light weight of the socks combined with the fact that they go up to your knees make them work well with boots and/or dress shoes.  However, I don't recall wearing this many light colored pairs and can't remember trying to match them up with my pants and having them go with any shoes?

 

So over 24 pairs are in great condition so I'll send them to charity.  While over 22 pairs plus 5 singles went straight into the dump...mainly because they elastic in the tops of these have dry-rotted ;(

The few pairs that were still in good condition and were dark to go with my dress pants I placed in the drawer with my pantyhose and cheater hose so that makes Drawer No. 2 complete and I'm all done with PURGING MY TOOTIES!

Wait a minute you all want to know...What about Drawers No. 3 & 4?  Well they are empty for now and they are going to stay that way for anotther day.  Stay tuned...because tomorrow I'll be Knocking off my Knickers ;)

You don't want to miss this PURGE...don't be late...see you tomorrow ;) 

  

 

Comments

[Bonnie]

ha ha!! You are funny....I love those sock divider things...so useful. I have never seen those here! I use shoe box's in my drawers..

[Cortney Lyon]

You are a brave woman to show your knickers! I can't wait to have a dresser again so I can put my socks and undies neatly in drawers with those organizers instead of throwing them in a bin in the closet. Keep it up...no tantrums!

[Donnie]

OOOh, can't wait for the knickers....smile....Don says we only need 7 changes of clothes so on the 8th day I can do the laundry. Either he can't count right or he wants me to do the wash neked....Have a Happy Thanksgiving.