Friday Question 240

By , August 30, 2013 7:37 am

Are you good at keeping track of your things – or do you easily misplace them? Do you ever leave anything behind when you travel?

I like to have a spot for everything at home and try really hard to keep all my crap together when I travel someplace. Having my things spread out all over someone else’s home (or a hotel or whatever) makes me highly anxious, for some reason. 

However! That doesn’t mean I don’t misplace things from time to time. Last night, I couldn’t figure out where my Efit studio keys were. They were not in the bag I normally keep them in.  I realized I didn’t have them when I was at the studio, and I was really anxious to look for them immediately when I got home. For some reason, they were in my work backpack.*

And Kate will not stop mentioning the time she was left behind in Galena, even though that was in December!

I think that because I am such a highly anxious person, I consciously try to keep better track of my sh*t, because I know I will not handle it well if I lose/misplace something. 

*You know, with my varying work at home and work downtown schedule, I am surprised I don’t forget things at home or accidentally leave things at work. I do think that is why the keys ended up in my backpack – I worked downtown then went straight to Efit to teach a couple Mondays in a row, so they must have placed them there. 

12 Responses to “Friday Question 240”

  1. Gina says:

    Gah, could they tie that bag any tighter?? No wonder Kate keeps talking about it!
    I hate misplacing my things. I internally chastise myself until missing item is found. No bueno.

  2. Gina says:

    “Otter” + Skass = LMAO!

    • kilax says:

      Yeah, as you can see, Kate has a myriad of reasons to still be upset about the whole incident. She still gets very anxious whenever we travel through there!

  3. martymankins says:

    I used to leave phone chargers behind when I traveled. More difficult than today with most phones being iPhones or ones that use a common micro USB port that can be charged pretty much anywhere. Custom port chargers didn’t have 3rd party options either.

    I misplace a few things here and there, but for the most part, I keep track of where my stuff is. Even keys go to the same place every time.

    • kilax says:

      Funny that you say that about the phone chargers – Steven almost left his behind today. Good thing I saw it. Although… like you said, many are usb now! 🙂

  4. Erin says:

    Argh! I hate misplacing things. Yet, I almost always leave something in a hotel room when I travel. Still sad about my running hat that I left in Phoenix. I haven’t found a decent replacement yet!

  5. jan says:

    I hate having my stuff spread all over, too. AND like you I get nervous when I can’t find my things. That being said, I misplace things all the time because I’m so scatterbrained!

  6. Losinglindy says:

    I feel like I am going backwards in the organizational route, I had to come back home one morning this week because I forgot my phone.

  7. Michele says:

    I’m pretty good at keep up with my things. When I misplace something, (because I NEVER lose anything!), I will tear the house up looking for it. When I find it I feel so happy!!

    I can’t stand spreading out either when I’m visiting somewhere. Drives me CRAZY!!!

  8. Mica says:

    Since I was on the road most of the summer, I got pretty good at packing up stuff and making sure not to leave anything. I know what you mean though; spreading things out at some temporary location causes me lots of stress–especially if the place already has a lot of décor!

  9. I am not good at keeping track of my things. Luckily, my husband is great at it! I text him far too frequently when he’s at work or ask him when he’s home and I’m looking for something where it is. I wish I were better, and I’m trying to be better at work especially.

Panorama Theme by Themocracy

31 ‘queries’.