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OCD & searching for something!
- Thread starter Killed_by_Death
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I used to have a button on my denim jacket (don't judge me) that said "Of all the things I've lost, it's my sanity I'll miss the most". Ironic, I still have the jacket; but can't find that pin...
Once I left my automobile at the dealership for maintenance & they gave me a loaner.
I drove all the way home, got all the way to my door & realized the key to my door was on my keyring, back at the dealership!
I have no idea about your house or possessions, but maybe you should consider decluttering your house? Not being a wise@ss at all, but once you get rid of all the clutter and "things" you don't really need or use, finding things becomes less of a problem.
You said you were reorganizing your accessories, how am I to know that's your closet? Like I said, I wasn't being a wise@ss, just trying to give some constructive advice.
I'm buried. Mrs. Basscooker and the little Cookers won't let me do anything about it. Compounded by that, none of them seem to want to pick up the daily cluttering. It's a challenge every day just to find the kids' glasses before school, that screwdriver I just used the other day, the flashlight to reset the breaker, etc. I started just keeping shizzle in my truck. I know where it is and no one will disappear it on me. I think sometimes the condition of the house is half the reason I'm nuts.
I did find them, in post #11.
I didn't start the thread as a BLOG. I figured others would come around and share their similar tales of OCD woes.
I didn't start the thread as a BLOG. I figured others would come around and share their similar tales of OCD woes.
I've had to start being methodical about putting things back where I got them. I used to put things down just anywhere, and then I might spend 45 minutes looking for it later.
I went to the trouble of buying a nuts, bolts, & screws organizer, and a toolbox.
I have a tool bag, but that thing stays cluttered & I have to empty it to find what I wanted.
I've got it a little better now. The multimeters are in their own spot, and I've got duplicate tools split between the toolbox & the toolbag.
I was just realizing that I put down two Precision style pickups screw earlier today, and never took them to the organizer.
Luckily they were right where left them, so I deposited them in the organizer. I also found a strap button that I didn't know I had.
Luckily they were right where left them, so I deposited them in the organizer. I also found a strap button that I didn't know I had.
Of course it is. Why would you look 10 places if you found it in the 3rd place you looked?
How could you not understand that?
If there are 10 places to look, it will be in the 10th place you look.
Obviously if I found it in the first place I looked, or even the second, I wouldn't have lost track of it.
If there are 10 places to look, it will be in the 10th place you look.
Obviously if I found it in the first place I looked, or even the second, I wouldn't have lost track of it.
Murphy's law...
Did you ever notice that a lost item is always in the last place you look for it?
Actually, today I only made it to the 9th location out of 10, before I found what I was looking for.
Alkali Ike
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I'm the worst when it comes to clutter. But I won't tolerate filth. Clutter & filth are very different.
The problem in my house is that stuff walks away. I do put things away, just the other 3 residents don't. I have, for example, no less than 4 #2phillips screwdrivers. Couldn't tell you where a single one is, but my daughter has a new computer desk that the Mrs put together, my son got a TV for Xmas that needed a stand put on, and Mrs. Basscooker got herself a new sewing table that she assembled. I haven't seen a screwdriver since. That's just one of any number of examples I could mention. It never stops. It took me an hour earlier today to find the mail I brought in just this morning. My son decided it was less important than his video games, so it got tossed in the random pile of "shred this" stuff because my bills shelf has become his media storage area and dang it dad why would you dare to put the mail on top of my Skylanders disc. Lol chaos.
