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3catwoman3

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17. I used to have a sign hanging from my closet door knob that said -
Sat Feb 28, 2026, 09:18 PM
21 hrs ago

You may touch the dust,
But please don't write in it.

With 4 cats, there are times when you could.

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I don't manage a sock drawer. I wear sandals all year. SheltieLover Yesterday #1
I know. I have too much time on my hands. Nobody looks funny at me. I gotta get a grip... CTyankee Yesterday #2
I believe at least for a while, it was a trendy thing to have mismatched socks. Like they sold them in pairs that way. SheltieLover Yesterday #4
A few years back, most of the school age girls I saw... 3catwoman3 21 hrs ago #15
Sounds cute, but I guess the fad didn't last. SheltieLover 21 hrs ago #16
Throw some away, others can be dusting cloths. (I dust like 5 times a year.) Captain Zero Yesterday #3
what a great idea! I'll try that! CTyankee Yesterday #7
I used to have a sign hanging from my closet door knob that said - 3catwoman3 21 hrs ago #17
Best thing I ever did was buy a huge bag of matching socks from Costco. Intractable Yesterday #5
good idea. I'll start by throwing some out first. CTyankee Yesterday #9
Wear hi-tops, mismatched socks won't show? NoMoreRepugs Yesterday #6
I don't. All my socks are different so I have no trouble finding pairs. Ocelot II Yesterday #8
Sometimes socks make a run for it somewhere during the laundry cycle. pandr32 Yesterday #10
Keep 7 pairs and re-home the rest! MLAA Yesterday #11
About every 6 months I go in my drawer and rematch the socks the strays ones kimbutgar Yesterday #12
good idea about a zippered bag. CTyankee Yesterday #13
Wait... What? They're s'pposta match?? WestMichRad 22 hrs ago #14
Yes. That's why you buy them in a pair, not singly. CTyankee 17 hrs ago #18
This may be why I have so many Phentex 9 hrs ago #20
I have the same issue Skittles 14 hrs ago #19
Tie them all in a long rope tavernier 4 hrs ago #21
All black some_of_us_are_sane 3 hrs ago #22
I have to hold my navy and black socks Tree Lady 2 hrs ago #23
This makes sense. I got into confusion by saving all of my socks, rather than "weeding" them out now and then. CTyankee 2 hrs ago #24
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