Socks- those wonderful warm tubes you wear on your feet

So I needed a bit of a break from my closet this week. I know I have gotten so far, but the remaining purge is going to be tough on my heart. :) for real! So tonight I started in on my sock drawer. I really should have thought about this when I first started because well, let's face it, while I appreciate the warmth of socks I am not emotionally attached to them. You will never hear me say "remember that awesome day when I was wearing my ________ (fill in the blank with your choice of descriptive) socks". I just don't have the same attachment to them that I have with my shoes or my clothes.

This was my sock drawer at the beginning of this process. Jammed packed and not really all that functional. I had to sift through what I didn't like to get to what I wanted/needed.

So I am almost embarrassed to post this but this but this is what was lurking in my sock drawer. I cannot believe I kept these around and likely have worn them several times as they are in all their "air conditioned" glory! I also found a pair that I've had since Jr. High which I likely haven't worn since that time. EMBARRASSING!!! and to top that off I had several pairs which I haven't worn in forever because while they are functional, they are not my favorites (ie they don't feel good or don't quite fit in my shoes).

This was my solution to help me get through the purge. I bought 12 brand new pairs of socks. That way I didn't have to hold on to any pairs that don't fit and/or are worn out. No excuses for not purging. Thank you to Costco for their $10 sock packs.

I figured I need about 3 weeks worth of socks so that way if we go on a 2 week vacation which we've been know to do I will have enough to not have to do laundry the day before or the absolute day we get back. Also I travel for work so I have to keep in mind that I need some wiggle room so I am not stressed trying to do a bunch of laundry on the run.

Here is what I ended up purging- a total of 25 pairs of socks! Bringing me to a total negative purge of 13. I don't count the 12 pairs that were replaced with new socks. The good ones that I just didn't like have been donated to charity.

And this is my final sock drawer. I now have 19 pairs of everyday socks all in black or grey and 3 slipper socks I wear at night. The back right corner are my running socks- most recently bought and all in good shape. This drawer makes me happy!

Simplicity- functional socks that I will actually wear.