Linda Cobb, who has written books on laundry, organizing and household cleaning never had a problem keeping her socks organized.
“Let’s face it, I am the Queen of Clean,” says Cobb, who raised one son and has a Web site (queenofclean.com) dedicated to cleaning and organizing tips. Her 2001 laundry book, “Talking Dirty Laundry With the Queen of Clean” also has advice on socks seeking Splitsville.
She advocates the use of sock holders — discs and clips that keep pairs together from when they hit the dirty clothes basket to when they exit the dryer — for eliminating the disappearing sock syndrome.
For large families, using such devices might be time-consuming. Cobb says put the kids to work: “Make the children do it. Make them clip together their socks when they put clothes in the dirty laundry.”
Another solution is putting socks in mesh laundry bags. One bag for white socks and undergarments, and another for colors. “If you have more than one child, color code their undergarments,” she says. Boys’ underwear can be divided into gray, navy and red, for example, while girls get white, pink and light blue.
