Stay in Touch
Get sneak previews of special offers & upcoming events delivered to your inbox.
-
Blogs & Forums
-
Forums
-
Blogs
-
Turn on suggestions
Auto-suggest helps you quickly narrow down your search results by suggesting possible matches as you type.
Showing results for
Chickenbutt, I am curious how did you fix your DH's losing his keys?
Actually, it was quite simple as it turned out. The door he always comes in is through the garage into the laundry room then kitchen, etc. So I put a hook on the inside of the door so that when he closes the door and locks it, the hook is RIGHT THERE, above the dead bolt.
He can put the hook on his garage door opener through the ring part of the key ring and then just put the whole ring over the hook. I had him try to think like me a little bit with being routine - unlock door, open door, walk through door, close door, lock door, hang keys on hook, walk away.
He's done remarkably well and I can't remember the last time he didn't put his keys there over the last several years.
Stuff like that is just a matter of creating a routine, a system. I'm very systematic with things that require it, in order to make life less stressful. I think he would like to be that way but he seems to lose it in the part where you CREATE the habit - like with things and remembering and organization. I've gotten through to him with some of it, though, and the key thing has really helped a lot. He would put them just wherever and then wonder why he could never find them.
Like somebody else said (such a perfect theory) - there is a place for everything and everything in its place. Makes life much easier. 
Great idea, Chickenbutt! Thanks for explaining. I am very much like you in being systematic and I can't function very well without a routine, Throw a monkey wrench in my routine and I am lost so I don't adjust to change very well until I get used to it and develop a new routine. Like I said, it's a curse really.
I hear that! I wish I could get my husband to see that his life would be easier if he got more organized. It's like he has some sort of mind block about GETTING there. I try to tell him that the initial investment in creating the routine set up in your head is short-lived because it quickly becomes automatic.
Anyway, hope that helps. Pretty basic idea but it creates the habit that makes the problem go away.
With keys, I learned a long time ago that it's imperative that you make it where there is only one or two places that you put them. One place is perfect, but two places is fine too, as long as you stick to your own rules. Oh, I've lost some keys in the past! The frustration of that sort of thing is what makes me want to 'fix' the problem. I'm a fixer.
Chickenbutt, I am curious how did you fix your DH's losing his keys?
Actually, it was quite simple as it turned out. The door he always comes in is through the garage into the laundry room then kitchen, etc. So I put a hook on the inside of the door so that when he closes the door and locks it, the hook is RIGHT THERE, above the dead bolt.
He can put the hook on his garage door opener through the ring part of the key ring and then just put the whole ring over the hook. I had him try to think like me a little bit with being routine - unlock door, open door, walk through door, close door, lock door, hang keys on hook, walk away.
He's done remarkably well and I can't remember the last time he didn't put his keys there over the last several years.
Stuff like that is just a matter of creating a routine, a system. I'm very systematic with things that require it, in order to make life less stressful. I think he would like to be that way but he seems to lose it in the part where you CREATE the habit - like with things and remembering and organization. I've gotten through to him with some of it, though, and the key thing has really helped a lot. He would put them just wherever and then wonder why he could never find them.
Like somebody else said (such a perfect theory) - there is a place for everything and everything in its place. Makes life much easier.
All of the dog leashes were always missing, kept buying more, then finally saw a many hooks hanging stone, with the rear ends of dogs and the tails as hooks, so bought it, and put it just inside the laundry room door which is the door to the yard I use, hung it on one of the hooks, and now we no longer have to hunt and accuse each other of misplacing it, lol.
Oh how cute, Mousiegirl! I also had to set up a hook in the laundry room for him to hang the dog leash. Before that it was just tossed somewhere - usually somewhere where I (the klutz) would end up tripping on it or something. So, up goes another hook.
Footer Navigation and Information
*You're signing up to receive QVC promotional email.
Manage Your Account
Find recent orders, do a return or exchange, create a Wish List & more.
Get More with QCard®
Enjoy 12+ VIP Savings Events a year (& more!).
Work with Us
Stay Connected
Download Our QVC Apps
This is Shopping Brought to Life.
Privacy StatementGeneral Terms of Use
QVC is not responsible for the availability, content, security, policies, or practices of the above referenced third-party linked sites nor liable for statements, claims, opinions, or representations contained therein. QVC's Privacy Statement does not apply to these third-party web sites.
© 1995-2025 QVC, Inc. All rights reserved. | QVC, Q and the Q logo are registered service marks of ER Marks, Inc. 888-345-5788