Help a frazzled parent

BCEagle91
Thu, 07 Jan 2010 11:10:16 +0000

I had problems losing things as a teenager but have solved them as an adult by setting up systems - basically everything has a place. When I drive to work I put my backpack and workout bag in the trunk of the car where my employee badge is. I have two sets of keys in my right coat pocket, wallet in a particular pocket, cell phone in another pocket. I have two sets of car keys so if I lock myself out (hasn’t happened in the last 10 years), I have a backup. The set of keys with house, office, etc. keys is long and somewhat heavy. If it falls out, it will be heard. At home and in the office, the cell phone is either in my coat pocket or on a charger on my desk.

The key is to set up systems and habits that make it harder to lose and misplace things and to have backup systems in place if your main systems fail.