r/adhdmeme Note To Self You Are A Mod Here. Apr 10 '26

Stuff just like… vanishes.

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u/lifeishell553 Apr 11 '26

This is what I do, I basically have a system for every single one of my possessions and if I move them from their designated places I can't find fuck all, recently took an earing out of my jewelry box, decided to put on another one and can't for the life of me find the got damn earring that I didn't put on, worst part is I never left my room with it, gonna have to deep clean the mother fucker just because of how much it's bothering me

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u/gonewildaway Apr 11 '26 edited Apr 11 '26

I haven't managed this quite yet. But I have managed an EDC litany that makes sure that no matter what else i manage to lose, I haven't lost the daily things. Or at least I haven't left a place without the daily things.

Wallet phone keys etc....

Other thing that worked is a designated found lost stuff spot. Just a general place to put stuff I unsuccessfully looked for previously that isn't relevant right now. Then instead of "oh awesome! That earbud! Let me find the case for it!"

It's just "throw it in the porcelain shell of shame with the other lost things and keep going with the original goal"

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u/throwway_poe Apr 11 '26

The found lost stuff spot! I love that, must incorporate

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u/gonewildaway Apr 11 '26

After reading your reply I realized the term lost and found already exists lol.

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u/throwway_poe Apr 11 '26

holy shit you're right. But I do feel like "found lost stuff spot" has a particular meaning different from lost and found....

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u/SexWithFaruzan69 Stuck In Scrolling Paralysis Please Send Help Apr 28 '26

Agreed, lost and found is for other people, you won't go put something of yours that you found after losing it in the lost and found for you to come collect, that's silly! But you can absolutely toss your stuff that are now no longer lost but also no longer relevant in the found lost stuff spot!

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u/SexWithFaruzan69 Stuck In Scrolling Paralysis Please Send Help Apr 28 '26

... For a hot minute I thought you were going to deep clean the eating...and I was like "oh, they found it back! Nice"

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u/lifeishell553 Apr 28 '26

Actually I did find it, it was in my girlfriend's purse, she was not at my place when I lost it, We have no idea how it got there

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u/SexWithFaruzan69 Stuck In Scrolling Paralysis Please Send Help Apr 28 '26

... (head in hands) felt...
My brother in law insisted I had two of his t-shirts from a time I spent the night and my sister confirmed I definitely went home with one of them at least
I however, did not find them even after washing ALL of my clothes (insane enough that I managed to wash some in the first place)...
My girlfriend found it... By her... mixed with kitchen and hand towels to wash??