Stuff everywhere? Can't find the . . whatever?

Corral it!  (Don't worry; just because I'm in Texas, I won't start using rancher words every day.)  Maybe.

If Sherlock were wandering around the house, he might find that what we thought were stolen goods have been right there in the house. . . but in the wrong places.

Remember the old phone booths with actual books that were held in there with a chain?   What if the scissors were tethered where you use them with a pretty but strong ribbon?  Or if you're a guy, go ahead and use a chain.  Need another pair of scissors for the second floor or the kitchen? While you're looking for the ribbon, you may find the second pair of scissors you've already bought that promptly got lost--needs its own chain.

My shoulder bag (the one that the flight attendants supposedly all use) has a tough cloth tape sewn in  with a little snap hook for my car key.  I will never confess the jams I got myself into by losing my keys before I started using that little tape.  Now if someone will invent a new phone that actually would fit in that purse. . . .or in my pocket.  Or somewhere.  A pen that is fastened permanently into that purse might be great.  In fact I had such a thing before they started with the plastic pens and the collector megabucks pens.

What if the shoe polish were in a plastic sandwich bag that's fastened into the drawer right where you polish your shoes?

You can probably think of some great ideas for corralling things.  If you have a teenage or preteen daughter, you could make a fortune telling others how to keep the good mascara and the new lipstick firmly fastened where you can keep an eye on them.  I personally have lost two nail files this month, and two pairs of tweezers this year, and I don't have a teenager!

Keep thinking of ways to keep things firmly located.   We both know the dog doesn't have the scissors.  But the cat did take my nail file.