Put away safe

Armandii,
It's said the short term memory goes first, that's right. I can walk across my kitchen to get something out of a cupboard or drawer and forget what I want by the time I've got there!
Well on my way to the goldfish syndrome, I think.

 

I had a brilliant anecdote a minute ago, but I've forgotten what it was

That's it, I've remembered, and its not as brilliant as I remembered but here goes.

For years I didn't own a tool box. So I kept all my smaller tools in two carrier bags. Over time the carrier bags developed holes, so I put those bags inside other bags and all was well for years. I knew exactly which bag I'd put which tool in. Then one day, realising I was doing more and more DIY, I decided I should have a toolbox. So I made one. Now half my screwdrivers and spanners are just missing. They are about. I find them occassionally when I don't need them and aren't looking for them, but if I need them they simply cease to exist until such time I've already found an improvised way to complete the job at hand, and then gone to make a celebratory cup of tea, only to find the missing tool(s) behind the kettle, or in the cupboard where the bread is stored, or some other totally random location.

 

What a sad lot we are!
Perhaps we should right on a yellow sticky everytime we come across something to do and leave it in the said place, so we spot it later in our wanderings.
Now where's that blasted pen!