tmm99
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I am obsessive about routine and organization. Everything has a place and I always put things back where they came from when I am done using them. As such I almost never "lose" anything, because it's always in the spot I designate for that item. I could sit here and tell you where every item I own is located, and probably be 98% accurate.
My wife, on the other hand, loses stuff all the time. She'll pick something up and set it down wherever she was last. Her phone could be on the dining table, next to the couch, in the office, or on the charger in our bedroom. She wastes a lot of time looking for things she could have found easily if she always put them back in their designated place.
About the only time I lose something is when my wife takes something of mine and leaves it somewhere in the house. For example, she'll come into the office and grab my ink pen to write something down. Then she'll take the pen and tablet somewhere else. I reach for the pen that is always on the tablet next to my computer, and discover it's gone. Then "I" have to go searching the house to figure out where she left it. And yes, we have other pens around the house.
Your wife sounds just like me. I think the key is organization and routine like you say. I need to have some kind of system for myself and stick with it.
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