OH ORLY: Week of February 9

Oh Orly,

I can never find my keys, I am always rushing around theapartment in a mad dash in the morning and end up forgettingthings. Any tips on how I can be more organized and have lessstressful mornings?

Ben F.

Bushwick

Dear Ben,

You are not alone (Smiles). The best advice I can give you is toput your keys in the same place consistently. Secondly, put themnext to the door the night before you go to bed so that you don’thave to look for them anymore.

Now, this needs to be a conscientious effort on your part to notthrow them anywhere in the house when you come home, or at theoffice or anywhere else you go.

Make sure you keep your keys in a visually accessible place at alltimes. Same goes for your personal belongings or things you mightforget.

Prepare for your day the night before – taking out clothes,briefcase, shoes, etc. If you keep an agenda you can actually put alist together that you check every day before leaving thehouse.

Ben, don’t worry. After a few short weeks, your brain will betrained not to forget and you will no longer have stressfulmornings.

All for the best,

Smiles ?

Orly