How to Stop Losing your Keys
It’s happened again. You’re on your way out the door, late for work, and you can’t seem to find your keys. They’re not in your briefcase, purse or jacket pocket. They’re not in the pocket of yesterday’s pants. Nor are they on the kitchen table, the counter, or the floor. You’ve tried installing a homing device on your keychain, but somehow, the battery always dies, or the keys are always located out of range. Oh, that’s right! You brought them into the bathroom for a last minute check on your way out the door. Or worse, your kids found them and threw them in the bathtub. (Stop laughing, that actually happened to me). After breathing a sigh of relief, you think to yourself, there MUST be a better way. Guess what? THERE IS!
The easiest way to keep track of your keys is to designate a spot for them in the entrance of your house, and make a supreme effort to put them there. A wall-mounted glass shelf will make a beautiful addition to any foyer or mudroom, and will be a visible reminder to drop your keys off in their new home. I also like to keep my sunglasses on my key shelf, because I seldom need them in the house, but always need them outside, and sometimes I forget to grab them if I don’t see them sitting by the door. Alternatively, consider installing a number of hooks in your front hall, so that each member of the family will have his or her own place to hang his key. This system will also help to prevent your spouse or child from grabbing your key ring by mistake. It’s amazing how easy it is to just drop your keys off on your way into the house, and grab them on the way out, without thinking about it.
If your house has no room for a key shelf or key hook system, consider putting a small basket on the lowest shelf of your coat closet, and storing your keys in there. The basket will prevent your keys from getting knocked to the back of the closet or falling on the floor, and seeing it while you hang up your coat or stash your bag in the closet will prompt you to put your keys away.
Keeping your keys in their proper place is a wonderful habit to get into. It will literally save you hours of stress and worry over the course of your life. It will also prevent children from being able to grab your keys and hide them in the toilet, the garbage, or any one of a million other places you’d never think to look.
Posted on March 11th, 2007 by Sari
Filed under: Household Management
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