Organize your keys

A big time waster is searching for keys. It is time to leave for work or to take the kids to their T-ball game, and you can't find the car keys. They cold be laying where you threw them last time you came home, or in a coat pocket. Who knows? When you are running late and need to get going is not a good time to have to hunt for them. A little organization will help in this area.

The first step to organizing your keys is determine a location for them. I have two key rings, one for my car and house keys, the other for all my work keys. I would keep them all on one, but that makes too big of a bunch for my pocket. When I get to work I put my car-house key ring with my brief case so it is there when I am ready leave. Then I only have my work keys in my pocket. The important thing is that I always hang my keys in the same place when I get home so I know where they are when I have to leave. We have a simple 3-hook key holder that says "Who's got the keys?" That's where they always go so I know where they are.

Once you determine where you want your keys, be sure to always put them there. Don't wait and say you'll put them away later. Later most likely will never come. If you lay them down, chances are something will get put over the top of them before you put them away and you won't be able to find them when you need them. If you leave them in your coat pocket, they will most likely still be there when you need them next time and you won't remember that. You can use a simple hook in the wall, but there are other methods that look better and are more functional. A Letter & Key Rack could serve a dual purpose and help organize outgoing mail as well. Or if you are one who locks yourself out of your house, you might try a 5-Key Key Safe With Cover.

Determine a place for your keys. Then always put them there as soon as you get home. Your family will thank you when they realize you are no longer delaying them. You are now organized and do not have to waste your time or their looking for your keys.