An Argument for Always Putting Things Back Where They Belong
I have a habit of losing things. Temporarily, usually. There was this one time I lost my cel phone in the hatchback of my car, or so I thought. I rummaged around for it, but couldn’t find it. I declared it fully and completely lost and went to TELUS and got a new phone.
About 3 days later, I found it in the container that I put in the hatch so that I wouldn’t lose things :headdesk:
The problem, you see, is that I have this habit of dropping things wherever and whenever. I misplace my keys regularly. And my sunglasses (I am shocked that I’ve managed to hang on to the current pair for two years now. Shocked.)
This weekend, for example, I lost the following:
· My cel phone. I’d checked it on the train, and put it back in my bag. When I got home, I put my bag on the floor and the Poptart decided to be really helpful and empty my bag for me. I knew she was running around with my phone, so at some point I took it away from her and then it got eaten by the couch. Oh and it was on vibrate. On Sunday, I finally ended up calling the damn thing hoping (a) it had a charge and (b) we’d hear it buzz.
One thing about the LG Dare, it’s got a really strong vibrate – to the point that Darren felt it while sitting on THE OTHER END OF THE COUCH.
· A pair of pants. This one, I have no idea. NONE. I wore them on Friday, took them off and somewhere between my bedroom and the laundry room they vanished. As of Monday morning, I have no clue where they are. But I washed the shirt I was wearing on Friday so that means they have to be there, right?
When I asked our Nanny to keep an eye out for them, she looked at me like I had 5 heads. Honestly, I don’t blame her.
Status update, Monday evening: I found them! The baby stuffed them in the linen closet, dammit.
It would help, I suppose, if I put things back where they belong (and didn’t let the Poptart play with my bags and things. It’s awfully cute though, when she “talks” into the cel phone.
Do you lose things? Or are you more organized than I am and always put things back in their place so you’re not running around Monday morning (or Sunday night) trying to find your damn cel phone?
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I lose things constantly. CONSTANTLY. It is the bane of my existence. And my husband's. He has a back-up set of nail clippers for just this reason, but I have currently managed to lose both the regular ones and the hidden, backup ones. Poor man.
I often misplace things, but no where near as often as my husband. Almost every morning it's the same mantra, 'where's my phone, have you seen my keys, where's my clip' (the clip is the sunglass part of his glasses, I HATE photogray glasses although looking for the damn clip runs a close second).
V plays with my purse all the time. Luckily she'll always point me to the toy she stuffed my keys and wallet in.