I thought so too, which is why I decided to share some of the ways I make sure I don't lose my keys around the house, or anywhere else for that matter.
Always Know Where Keys Are In the Home
It may sound pretty obvious, but if there is one foolproof way I've managed to NEVER lose my house or car keys in my home (and that's in 30 years) it is this:
I always, always, always put them in the same place when I come in through the front door. I have a small shelf near with two key hooks I put them on and I never put them down anyplace else, no matter what.
That shelf is close enough to the door so I can't forget, but far enough away so someone can't just reach in and grab them through the mail slot and it can't be seen through the small glass panel in the door. It has worked for me all this time and I can't see it failing anytime soon.
What If..?
I can hear folks thinking: what if the phone is ringing when you come in, or what if something needs your urgent attention that would make you forget to put your keys on the hooks?
Let me tell you, its all down to a little bit of personal discipline. Sure, there have been times when I got home and the phone was ringing. Is a ringing phone more important to me than anything else? No it is not.
The phone was invented so someone can invade my space and speak to me whether I want to or not. The phone does not rule me. I don't drop everything to answer it if it rings. If its real important, whoever can ring back!
I have come home to screaming kids, a screaming wife that this or that appliance is broken, or this or that emergency is happening, but I always stay calm, put my keys on the hook and then deal with the situation. It works for me.
Losing Keys Outdoors
Outdoors is a different ballgame when it comes to keeping or losing keys. Like most people, I keep my keys in my pocket, be it a jacket in cooler weather or in a front pocket in my pants (or shorts) in warmer weather.
When I stop someplace for lunch or a drink, one thing I don't do is put my keys on a table or on the bar, like I see a lot of folks do. Plenty of times I've been in a restaurant and seen someone dashing in red faced and asking the waiter if anyone found some keys they left on a table!
Thing is, when you're out of the house, you don't have the luxury of a certain static place where you can always put them. So they either stay with you in a pocket or handbag for relative safety or they get placed somewhere close to you where you can easily get up and leave, forgetting to pick them up when you go.
I don't have all the answers to keeping your keys safe when you're out and about, but I can offer this advice to minimize the risk of leaving them someplace: Keep them on your person at all times!
One last point that comes up occasionally: What if you get robbed in the street and your keys are in your bag or the thief gets your carkeys? Sorry, that's something you can't possibly totally guard against, so I have no answer for you!
Except maybe the last piece of advice in this article... read on if you want to know what that is!
What If I'm Not Like You?
If everyone was like me, this would be a pretty boring world! I reckon most people are nothing like me and few would even want to employ that little piece of discipline in their lives to make sure they always know where their keys are.
So what else can you do to make sure you don't lose, or more correctly "misplace" your keys in your home?
One of the easiest ways is to have an electronic key locator on your keyring. Then if you put them down someplace and forget where, you can simply find them again at the touch of a button!
Better still, if you're outdoors and you havethe latest gadget that links to GPS, then you can locate them even if they're nowhere close, such as leaving them in a restaurant or even if a thief takes them. In fact, it could be useful to let the police know that last snippet of information as it might help then catch the thief red handed!
How cool is that!
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