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Marthe48

(22,628 posts)
Fri Dec 19, 2025, 12:46 PM Friday

I should not buy seasonal clearance items

I bought some stuff last year and I can't find it.

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I should not buy seasonal clearance items (Original Post) Marthe48 Friday OP
Think about where you would have put them. Irish_Dem Friday #1
Thanks, I found them Marthe48 Friday #3
You outsmarted yourself by being so darn organized! Irish_Dem Friday #5
doing that a lot Marthe48 Friday #6
I am making notes to myself. Irish_Dem Friday #8
I tried notes Marthe48 Friday #9
... SheltieLover Friday #2
I found them Marthe48 Friday #4
A wise person once informed me EYESORE 9001 Friday #7

Irish_Dem

(79,382 posts)
1. Think about where you would have put them.
Fri Dec 19, 2025, 12:51 PM
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What is the logical storage location for these items in your home?
Where would you have placed them last Dec and January?

Marthe48

(22,628 posts)
3. Thanks, I found them
Fri Dec 19, 2025, 01:09 PM
Friday

We'll all love this. I was decluttering 2 weeks ago. During the time, I put all the Xmas wrapping, tags, bags, in a box, and the box is sitting in the living room. I'm taking notes on where I put stuff.

Thanks for the ideas. I feel like an idiot.

Marthe48

(22,628 posts)
6. doing that a lot
Fri Dec 19, 2025, 01:30 PM
Friday

especially in the willy-nilly lead up to holidays when I'm getting visits. I'm seriously thinking of getting a little house set up in my back yard and nailing this place shut.

Irish_Dem

(79,382 posts)
8. I am making notes to myself.
Fri Dec 19, 2025, 04:10 PM
Friday

Helps a lot.

I used to have a fabulous memory.
Not so much any more.

Marthe48

(22,628 posts)
9. I tried notes
Fri Dec 19, 2025, 04:17 PM
Friday

but not this time.

It's funny. I can remember where things were stored years ago, when things didn't move around. But that whole system is gone.

It'll get better.



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