They come out of the dryer and then I throw them in a basket and shut the closet door (out of sight out of mind). If someone needs socks they just have to figure it out themselves, “Find the basket!” is my answer. Easy solution, except for the orphans. The socks that never find their mate. It kind of makes me sad because I just have this sock and what should I do with it? Normally, I would throw it back into the basket. Someday maybe we’ll find the match.
Lately, I’ve been reusing the lonely, mismatched, without a mate for creative uses around the house. It’s been a fun experiment and now those sad socks have a purpose in life besides going on someones stinky foot.
1. Dust my blinds! I have wooden blinds and that in itself is a curse. There is always dust on them. I won’t even tell you how many windows I have either but it’s too many. I put the socks on my hands, spray with my natural cleaner and wipe away. When the sock is dirty I grab another one, I have plenty!
2. Mop my floor. I slip the wet sock right on to my old Swiffer mop head and mop away. Take it off, rinse it off and start over. It has worked wonderfully and that suprises me. I do the same for just a quick dust of the floor.
Read more from Sommer P. at her blog, Green and Clean Mom, where she writes about how going green is sexy, sassy and fun. Sommer is a social networking and marketing consultant and passionate mother and teacher. Find her on twitter as @greenmom
