It wasn’t on the side table. It wasn’t on my desk. It wasn’t on the storage shelf. It wasn’t anywhere that it should be. WHERE ON EARTH WAS MY WILSON CURSIVE KIT!?!!? I wondered.
I scheduled my kids’ first day of cursive writing instruction for tomorrow afternoon and I couldn’t find the box that contained everything I needed in it. Sure, I’ve taught cursive before, but my school bought me a kit.
Maybe if I stop looking for it, I’ll find it, I thought.
I went on with the rest of the afternoon: math and then a prep period. However, the missing cursive kit loomed in my mind.
During dismissal I began to look for it again. I searched high, I searched low. I searched everywhere I thought it should be, but couldn’t find it.
And then, I saw the blue milk crate by the heater. That’s right! It’s in there!!!
During an organizational binge I was on about six weeks ago, I recalled cleaning up a side table and putting a lot of ‘stuff’ into a milk crate. The cursive kit just had to be in there.
And it was.
So much for organizing myself!
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My keys! My keys! and they are always where they should be, I just don’t see them fast enough!
Bonnie
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I operate so well under the”pile” system. I can see where the stuff is! When my piles are moved (by me!) I have to conjure the new mental picture while asking, “where did I put that?” at least 10 times. I’ve found it’s a good magic spell for finding things.
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I hate that feeling of losing something so important. You were smart to step back and breathe. And then, like magic, there it is.
Kevin
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I thought it was just old people like myself that had this problem. I have to say it cheers me to see lovely young people with this memory trouble.
~jane
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I lose everything. I blame it on motherhood. Pretty darn good excuse if you ask me! 😉
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Don’t you know…get organized…can’t find it…leave it a mess and you know exactly where it is! I have been thinking that I need to get more organized but then again…maybe I don’t!
Thanks for the slice of life!
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it drives me crazy when I can’t find things I know I used or saw! It happens a lot these days since I’m still sorting through my boxes and getting settled in.
Glad you found your kit. I’m so curious about it. I had no idea there were such things!
–Stacie
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In the job I have this year, it’s really 2 jobs in one — 1/2 day 5th grade, 1/2 day curricular support teacher. Each job is located in a different location, which means all my stuff is in 2 different locations, also. Add my over-50 memory to that, and i can never find anything!
Your slice of life rang true for me! I always put things in great places. I can just never remember where those places are!
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How many times have I had moments like this!? There’s something to be said for just dumping everything on your desk. You might have to dig through a mountain but at least you know it’s there!
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I hate that feeling of looking for something you know you just had.
My belongs are in two different houses still and somedays I will look for something then realize its not in this house and I will call my mom and ask her to look—she always finds it!
I’m glad you found what you were looking for!
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