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How Do I Find My Keys?

Published: Sep 14, 2016 · Modified: Mar 18, 2023 by Raquel · This post may contain affiliate links · 12 Comments

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Have you ever asked yourself, where did I put my keys?

You are ready to go out the door and you cannot locate them. Has this ever happened to you?

Of course it has, it happens to all of us.  But yet we all know the answer to avoiding this.  The answer lies in putting your keys in the same place every time.  I know that this is hard to do, but if you do it for  21 days, it will become a habit.

This will take some work to do because we often just set stuff down since we carry as many things in the house as we can to avoid repeat trips.  So everything gets placed on the closest surface. This is where the problem begins.

How Do I Find My Keys?

Find a place to keep your items like your purse, cell phone, keys, etc.  Designate a part of a counter, or a small table to keep these things when you are home.  You can keep keys in a dish, on a hook or in your purse.  The dollar store has some nice ideas for simple storage.It will be worth it, especially when you are racing against the clock and trying to head out the door. It will take a while to turn this into a habit, but when you do, you will always know where you keys are and it is one less thing to worry about.

Pay Attention to What you are Doing

By making it a point to concentrate on mindfulness, you will feel more at ease. While you go out the door and lock it,  take a moment to make a conscious effort to mentally noticing that you did so.  You may even want to say to yourself "I am locking the door".  Why? Because chances are you have so many things on your mind, that you are not paying attention to what you are doing.

So that you don't climb into the car, start talking to the kids and then think, did I lock the front door? Did I close the garage door? Slow down and know what you are doing. I know this sounds like such a simple thing, but when things get busy, the details get lost and the last thing we need is more stress.

 

 

 

Tips to remember where you put things. I so need this!When multitasking, we cannot give our actions the proper attention to recall the details.  If you take things a little slower, you will be much more at ease.

 

 

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  1. Renee C.

    July 19, 2012 at 11:47 pm

    Hi Raquel, I'm visiting from the Aloha Friday Blog Hop! I have to admit that my multi-tasking abilities have really been on the decline in the last several years! lol I used to be able to do so much at once and now I can't remember most things. The kids always say, "Grown-ups don't remember anything and kids remember everything. I think there's some truth to that!

    We're already following each other on Twitter, but I'm now following you on Linky and pinterest as well. Aloha, Renee

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  2. Gwen Parker

    July 20, 2012 at 5:46 am

    So guilty of this. Another problem I have is my purse is so big and there is so much crap in there, it always takes me forever to find my keys...lol I'm your newest follow. Found you on the Aloha Friday Blog Hop. Have a great weekend.

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    • organizedisland

      July 20, 2012 at 6:38 am

      HI Gwen,

      Yes, the purse can be a problem for me too! Thank you for stopping by and for your sweet comment.

      Reply
  3. jehdld

    July 20, 2012 at 11:55 am

    I've always done well with my keys (we have a small basket by our front door) but the purse and cell phone don't have a home and I've been known to run in circles looking for those two as well as going back to doublecheck if the door was locked. Great idea to slow down!

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    • organizedisland

      July 20, 2012 at 3:16 pm

      Thank you for stopping by and for your sweet comments. 🙂

      Reply
  4. Krista Morgan

    July 20, 2012 at 3:34 pm

    Hello from the Aloha Friday Hop! Congrats on being the featured blog!

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    • organizedisland

      July 23, 2012 at 8:42 am

      Thank you Krista! I appreciate you stopping by!

      Reply
  5. Karen

    July 20, 2012 at 4:12 pm

    love the post. I do that, I put my bag and keys in one spot and hubby has almost been killed for moving them, lol. He thinks I am crazy for saying "I am putting my bag and keys away." So I must show him this post and prove to him I'm not the only one.

    Besides in a small apartment, you need to designate spots and keep everything organized.

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    • organizedisland

      July 23, 2012 at 8:47 am

      Hi Karen,

      I know what you mean about people moving your stuff! Thank you for stopping by the Island.

      Reply
  6. Paloma

    July 21, 2012 at 12:15 pm

    Great reminder! I come from "key losers" thankfully hubby is not like that and he is helping me with this "issue" LOL! 😉

    Reply
    • organizedisland

      July 23, 2012 at 8:48 am

      I am glad to hear that your hubby is on board. I am still working on my hubby. He has not quite made it a habit yet. 🙂

      Reply
  7. Tamara

    September 14, 2016 at 5:20 pm

    That's what Cassidy always says about multi-tasking. He says to pay attention to one thing at a time. I'm working on it! Oddly, he loses things more than I do!

    Reply

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