1) Be sure to have a sacred place for the things you really can't lose.
1.1) Things you need often, like car keys, wallet, should be in a visible bag that zips shut and stays always in one place when you're at home.
1.2) Things like birth certificates, passports, should have a designated drawer that you know is there for the important stuff.
1.3) The top surface of anything is not a safe place for something not encased in a larger, preferably sealed, container. Things get knocked off surfaces to land behind things, under things, or just get lost in piles of junk.
2) Tape a long colorful ribbon to the TV and other remotes.
3) Attach USB drives to a lanyard or colorful ribbon or cord.
4) Have a bulletin board for the stuff you mustn't lose, like bills.
5) Try to have all your bills sent via email.
6) Set up Autopay for utilities and other bills whose amounts don't vary by much.
7) Lay out all of your clothes, including socks and underwear, the night before, along with deodorant and anything else you don't want to be hunting around for in the morning.
8) You need a calendar that everyone in the house can see, that everyone in the house updates with meetings, appointments, parties, or anything that takes up time, and that everyone in the house looks at a lot. This should be close enough to the phone and have a pen attached so you can write down the appointments when they're made over the phone, and for when the automated reminder phone calls come in.
If your family is all able to use a shared Google Calendar for this purpose, congratulations.
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