Many old-timers have this habit of putting back things exactly where they pick them from. This is a wise habit most of us happily ignore and in the process we keep forgetting the changed placement of necessary and not-so-necessary items. By zoning our house, we can put an end to this dilemma, reports Naomi Findlay on the website realestate.com.au.
Zoning items the right way
All you need to ask yourself is whether you actually need an item or not (if not, assign it to the attic). If yes, how are you going to use it and where is the most apt place for its retention? By answering these simple queries, you initiate a system of keeping things where they deserve to be. Thus, you minimize chances of misplacing them, suggests Miss Findlay in an elaborate manner.
Segregate your house
If you segregate your house into sections, you will naturally deduce that your kitchen and bathroom are almost exclusive. You can hardly misplace their stuff (fancy putting the basin cleaner, hand shower or utensils somewhere else). Yes, things of item needed in your bedroom often co-mingle with the requirements of your living room.
Assign a place for everything
Therefore, it becomes peremptory (unless you are more comfortable with a messed up lifestyle) to zone your items. Your daily wear and other clothes should be placed in the wardrobe. Your keys and wallets should have a marked space or drawer. Take special care of your cell phone, a major irritant especially if it gets switched off.
How zoning your house helps
Zoning your house helps you in three ways. Firstly, you secure household items in a near-concrete manner. Secondly, since everything (while zoning out) has an assigned place, it helps avoid clutter. Thirdly, this habit inculcates discipline in your lifestyle. Just make sure,not to let this habit become a mania. You may just become a cleanliness freak.
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In my opinion, a majority of us have had problems remembering where we kept this or that. While certain things are zone-specific (you will almost always put the frying pan in your kitchen), there are a few things that have rare use and thus get misplaced. Your nail trimmer, hammer and screw driver are perfect examples of it.
An ingenious solution
A very intelligent way of zoning your house is to mentally connect one item with the other. For instance, you are quite likely to place your TV remote near the TV as you envision a connection between them. Extend that facility to your mp3 player, mentally connecting it with your PC. This way, you will never misplace the player. You can make similar connections for other objects.
Necessary items that get lost frequently
More importantly, there are a few necessary things we often misplace and then rack our brains regarding their whereabouts. Think the number of times you confound the placement of your spectacles, your calculator or the thermometer. This is not to mention the frequent misplacement of house and car keys and even your wallet.
Have you ever forgotten, where the pliers are, while doing a plumbing job?
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