The Sock Solution
How does it happen? You put a pair of socks into the washing machine, yet when you hang out the clothes you've lost a sock! Is this scenario familiar to you or is it just me? Does your appliance eat socks as well? Over decades, Jay and I have had debates as to how it is that one sock can go walk-about. Where do they go? Is there a land of lost socks? I started to buy two identical pairs, to increase the odds of finding socks that matched! Then with the arrival of 2012 I thought it time to knock this silly situation on the head.
The Solution
- Jay now has a laundry bag (as above)
- He is responsible for placing his socks into the bag in pairs,
- Socks are washed and duly returned in the bag - job jobbed!
Simple solutions work
Isn't it strange how matters can get out of hand? Yet by putting a process in place you can mostly likely fix things. Apply a sock solution to any issue that you've maybe been ignoring. Get started! Get active! Get moving! Begin with daily physical exercise such as swimming, cycling or walking. Think of as many ways as possible to be mentally proactive by allowing for chill and kick-back time in your daily routine - a creative solution will appear if you give your mind the opportunity. If you have good stories or ideas to share please be like Graham and drop me a line:
Reader feedback - sometimes bad things happen - it's how you react that counts - Graham's comment:
"Eilidh, I
took a redundancy package from work for just the reasons you mention in
your last e-shot. (see the post below). I was working with people who always had a reason not
to do something, rather than putting in the same effort and channelling
that into positive action. It's so draining for those around them, and
I'm sure for them too - but at least they did have a choice. After a
couple of months off, I am now ready to start going forwards, for a
change!
The other reason I have e-mailed is I saw the attached link, and thought
of you...in the sense that I could imagine you saying the same things.
There are lots of ideas on this website, some of which I get, others are too 'New Age'..."
Whether you see the link as 'New Age' or not, we are already nearly three weeks into a new year... whatever you are doing, make it count.
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