“I bet you think since I am a professional organizer I have some fancy drawer dividers or containers for my socks. Not at all! I don’t even have to sort my socks beyond athletic and dress socks because I buy all of the same kind for each category. Once the laundry is done I simply divide into athletic or dress sock piles and then place each stack of socks in my drawer. No more need to find partner socks just place them in a neat stack and grab the two top socks when needed. This is a great system for when you actually have to throw one sock away and then are left with an odd sock. No longer is that a problem with this system because you don’t pair your socks anymore.”

“Also, another good way to keep socks easily identifiable is to buy each family member a different brand so that they all look different. Another strategy is to buy all of the kids the same kind and mark the oldest child with a tally using a fabric pen then mark the second child with two tally marks and so on. As the oldest outgrows the socks pass it on to the next child and add a tally mark.”