Where did you put it?

Lately I've been extremely conscious about where I put my important things.  It absolutely troubles me when I have to look for items such as my bank card, drivers license, birth certificates and items similar to these.

If I am standing in line and I have to use a bank card or my ID, I will hold up the line for a minute or two to put these items back in the spot where from I got it.  It may sound silly but I do not like having to dig for this  stuff when I need it quickly or having to look for it because I threw it in an unfamiliar part of my purse; just to "hurry up" and not hold others up.

It really makes a difference and makes my life more run more efficiently during the day especially with these items I have to constantly use/put away/use and put away.

This is also the same for items in the home, toothbrush, hair products, certain pieces of jewelry etc.  If you have a place and take the extra couple of seconds to put it back where you know you can go when you need to get it.  It saves alot of time and energy.  I read somewhere that we spend up to a 1 or 2 hours everyday looking for things that we have misplaced.  I'm sure I'm not the only one who would rather use that time for something else.  Now I HATE having to look for stuff.  It's becoming a pet peeve of mine.  I guess because I stay busy and am always working on a project or something; that it truly slows me down when I have search and find.

So today I ask if you are the type of person who has to look for items in particular; the morning or when you are getting your day going, take a minute or two and place things in an area where you know you will go to get it when you need it.  Work in small steps.  Don't do everything at once.  Try it with jewelry or shoes.  How about organizing your purse or wallet.  You can even do something as simple as laying your hair accessories out the night before.  It's the small things that add up in a huge way.  If you have trouble remembering, keep a list or a note next to the place where you want to start working on these habits.  You can leave a note by your bathroom mirror of your daily routine and of course when you're making your list you will forget a few things.  You may not even remember something until you get ready to do it, and when this occurs you can simply write it down now because it wasn't on your list.