Wednesday, October 22, 2008

Flow and Sock Drawers

Yes, it seems that I have a fixation with organized sock drawers!

I admit, I find nothing more frustrating than searching for a pair of matching socks in a drawer full of odd socks ..... it is a pet peeve, and definitely causes unnecessary irritation and stress because you can bet that it will not be easy to find the matching odd sock when you are in a hurry!

It is a matter of front-end-loading .... for those of you not familiar with the term, it simply means that I'd rather put in the time to sort and pair-off my socks initially, rather than wasting the time trying to find matching odds when I'm rushing for work.

Is it more efficient to pair them off first? Don't know .... that's the theory at least, but it is definitely more satisfying, especially if folding the laundry and sorting out the socks can be re-framed as a flow activity.

I'm still working on that last point.