There's a sock monster that lives at our place. I thought we had left him behind in Riverton, but it appears that he found his way here to our apartment in New York. He's not happy that we attempted to abandon him and has decided to take revenge by eating (I assume that's what he does with them) as many socks as possible. I'm not sure if he has taken up residence in the washer or the dryer. Poor Baby Zach's socks are taking the brunt of his disgust with us, and his socks are disappearing like crazy. Perhaps this may have something to do with the size of his socks. The little ones are so hard to keep track of. Occasionally, other socks end up missing as well. I'm not quite sure what to do about this problem. Does the sock monster live at other houses as well? What have you all done to stop the sock monster? Maybe I'll have to start washing and drying socks separately from everything else. I may have to purchase the book about Flusi, the sock monster, from Amazon.com in order to do some research and put a stop to the problem.
Monday, November 26, 2007
the sock monster
There's a sock monster that lives at our place. I thought we had left him behind in Riverton, but it appears that he found his way here to our apartment in New York. He's not happy that we attempted to abandon him and has decided to take revenge by eating (I assume that's what he does with them) as many socks as possible. I'm not sure if he has taken up residence in the washer or the dryer. Poor Baby Zach's socks are taking the brunt of his disgust with us, and his socks are disappearing like crazy. Perhaps this may have something to do with the size of his socks. The little ones are so hard to keep track of. Occasionally, other socks end up missing as well. I'm not quite sure what to do about this problem. Does the sock monster live at other houses as well? What have you all done to stop the sock monster? Maybe I'll have to start washing and drying socks separately from everything else. I may have to purchase the book about Flusi, the sock monster, from Amazon.com in order to do some research and put a stop to the problem.
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I started placing all of Lily's little socks in a lingerie garments bag--then they're all zipped up in one compartment and won't get lost among the rest of the load
Stop that sock monster! There is a little mesh bag with a zipper that I use to wash my tights in. I keep it right by my hamper. I think I bought it at Walmart or Target. I bet it would work great to wash little socks in. Good luck!
I have had a lot of issues with a redheaded sock monster over the years. It seems as though said monster is under the impression that she needs all kinds of different socks instead of a majority of the same socks since so many are lost. The end result was me making a single-sock basket. That never ended up working, so now I make her do the laundry.
Seriously, here I was thinking, "there's nothin' you can do man - life's a b." But, Kris had a super idea! I'll have to tell my friend about that. At their house, with EVERY load, they have what they call "the sacrificial sock." We only lose one every 2 or 3 months. Lucky us. But seriously, that really is crappy - I can commiserate.
Thanks for the ideas folks. I'll think about having Laura do my laundry, but I'm not sure I can wait until she comes out to visit next. We may run out of things to wear unless I plan to fly her out every two weeks or so. Of course, that could get a bit pricey. I suppose my next trip to Target will include buying a lingerie garment bag. I've got to schlep up to Target soon. The list keeps getting longer and longer. I may not be able to carry it all home.
I never thought of using a lingerie bag! That's ingenious. I lose Alan's and Katie's socks a lot. Not sure why Alan's socks get munched, since they are big and colored and easy to find. Katie's frequently wind up in strange places, like wedged into a sleeve of a shirt or something.
we actually have the opposite problem, socks I've never seen before show up with no explanation
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