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21/5/2015 0 Comments

Sockoptimist

PictureMy sock drawer
WARNING - I'm going to get pretty intimate here! It's not everyday I reveal the contents of my underwear draw. But here goes...

What does this tell you about me? Yes, I once went to a Fit-Box class (gloves to prove it). 

If you did a statistical analysis of the socks in my draw you would find black/dark blue the predominant colour.

And Yes, I know, I obviously didn't get the neat gene - unlike my daughter - compare her drawer...


Picture
Not my sock drawer
But what else does it say? See those odd socks lying patiently there for their mate to turn up? That tells you that I am a sock-optimist. That's right - I refuse to give up the hope that one day, miraculously, the  missing little foot-mates will turn up in the next load of washing, or under the bed when it gets vacuumed next (supposing that they weren't sucked down into the intestines of the machine). So why am I letting you into the privacy of my bedroom? 

To show you my latest play-pals - don't blush!...

PictureSock Toy


Now I have a reason to toss out all those odd socks from my draw - to give them a new lease on life - a new personality away from being the left-behind twin - a chance to be re-invented into something more exciting than whatever dark dungeon their escapee mate has been teleported into. No more do I need to confront their soppy sad-sock looks every time I open my draw.



PictureNip and Tuck



A bit of 'nip and tuck' and they're ready for play.



I'm sure they'd prefer a life of squeezing, hugging, chewing and kissing than being trampled through rough concrete, prickly grass and jutting stones for the rest of their hard-wearing lives?


PictureWhat's hiding in the kennel?





When the wayward twin sees what fun they are missing, perhaps they will be tempted to return?

Stay tuned... now I've set the scene for my next post - on the importance of play.
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