Knock Your Socks Off

October 27, 2019 · Purging · drawer organizing, family, organizing, organizing tips, pairs of socks, relationships, secrets of an organized mom, socks

How much is too much? What is the “right” amount of something to have? As an organizer, these are questions I’m frequently asked, and the answer is different for every situation. It depends on three factors:

1. How much space do you have?
2. How much money do you want to spend? 
3. What do you realistically use?

I recently found a stockpile of brand new socks that my husband, Jeff, had stored between two stacks of sweatshirts. I was horrified. And, when I opened his sock drawer to put them away properly, I was even more horrified. There were piles and piles of socks… So, I asked Jeff to explain. Here’s how our conversation went:

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