You need to be one of those rich celebrities who have two houses next door to each other. You live in yours, and the rest of the family live in theirs, and anything that anyone else puts on the floor in yours goes straight in the bin. Though I admit that it helps to have Helena Bonham Carter's income to achieve this desireable state of affairs.

I used to embroider little coloured tags inside my socks so I could tell which went with which. Then I discovered those socks with different coloured toes. Then I just bought loads and loads of completely black ones. Though I still sort them very carefully.