Does reorganizing quilting room lead to lost items?

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12-17-2012, 06:41 AM

#51

Greenheron

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When I reorganize (actually "clean") it ALWAYS leads to lost items: "Oh, there it is. I've been looking for a year!"

12-17-2012, 06:42 AM

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pokeyscorner

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Originally Posted by wolph33

lol always-but also a bunch of found items

Found items are always good!! It's only after repurchasing that I find whatever the gremlins hid.

12-17-2012, 06:48 AM

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Bamagal

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My room was a mess!! I knew where everything was!! I cleaned it up! Can't find a thing!! I'm not going to bother next time til I can't stand it! I'll just shut the door!

12-17-2012, 06:51 AM

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Noiseynana

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Originally Posted by lizzy

I enjoy playing with my stash and reorganizing everything. However, this generally leads to lost items.
Today, I plan to gather all my novelty fabric and put it in one container. I know I did this once or twice before but I keep finding fabric in the wrong places. Does that happen to any of you?

I think its a proven fact that no one can find anything after getting organized. At least that is how it is for me. hehehe

12-17-2012, 07:02 AM

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solstice3

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Oh heavens yes!!!! I can lose something I had in my hands 2 seconds ago.. I find lost things and lose new things even when they are right in front of my face.

12-17-2012, 07:26 AM

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Treasureit

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And I thought this was just a man and his garage's problem! My husband can never find anything...but then he never puts "anything" away!! OK...I guess I have this problem sometimes too!

12-17-2012, 07:28 AM

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catmcclure

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Originally Posted by 117becca

In my house, that gremlin has a name - his name is George....I wish George would clean up after himself and put things back where they belong!

In my house his name is Ray. I don't mind Ray cleaning up after himself and putting things back - JUST NOT MY THINGS. Every time he cleans up after me things go missing - it's like he puts them into an alternative dimension of the universe.

12-17-2012, 07:35 AM

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kyquiltlover1942

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When my studiois a mess, I can usually put my hand right on anything I am looking for. I cleaned and straightened all my supplies and fabrics, and I am still loking for things from two months ago!

12-17-2012, 07:55 AM

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kateyb

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I have that problem, too. Although I did start putting paper labels on drawers and bins with tape and when I add to it I put it on the label, if I take it out and move it I cross it off. When I need a new label it is easy to take off and start another one. I have misplaced fewer things this way.

12-17-2012, 08:21 AM

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WMUTeach

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Losing items is my specialty! I don't like to organize things because it initially leads to lose of that one spool of thread or that one quilting template. None-the-less, when I do it right and not allow myself to just set things on the table, the chair on the pile near the machine but in its designated place. I CAN find my things. This is not limited to my sewing/quilting materials but my kitchen, office and holiday decorations. Silly me! I have spent most of my life trying to be organized but keep sabotaging my self with messiness.