Putting things in "a safe place" and then...

Blossoming

I do this a lot. It’s a result of my brain injury and I have to try to put things away in their designated place. Doesn’t always work though, but at least I no longer have to stick post-it notes on all the drawers and cupboards.

At least you have a really legitimate excuse!

midgey

It’s that ‘putting in a safe place’ that is the kiss of death!

before we set off for a long overseas trip, pre-covid, DH but his computer hard drive 'somewhere safe'. Never been seen since.

A few months ago I withdrew around £200 from the bank, popped it in an envelope to pay for odd jobs about the be done, put it in a safe place and to date never found.

Worse still, I would quite like to sell my car but again I can find zilch.

It’s that ‘putting in a safe place’ that is the kiss of death!

When I left Switzerland a year ago, I took a wadge of the money from my Swiss account with me in cash. Put it in my purse and forgot about it once I got back to the UK.

You'd better bet I remembered it was there when I thought I'd lost my purse in the supermarket! Thankfully, I'd just left it at home.

DillytheGardener While we were clearing out my late uncle's house, we were emptying the bookcase, and from sheer habit I shook each book as I lifted it. One of them (a very slim and rather battered paperback on the care of orchids - one which even the charity shop would probably have binned - scattered £200 from between its pages. We took extra care with the rest, but that was the only cache.

I do this a lot. It’s a result of my brain injury and I have to try to put things away in their designated place. Doesn’t always work though, but at least I no longer have to stick post-it notes on all the drawers and cupboards.

We were given two vouchers (birthday/Christmas presents from family) one for a really lovely lunch another for a night or meals at a very nice hotel. So this was just prior to the lockdown, which meant we couldn't use them. During that time we moved, they're in a really safe place SOMEWHERE! but have been in our new home over a year, still haven't found them, probably by the time we do, even though many places have deferred expiry dates, there no doubt has to be a limit and we will have passed it

Just after we moved here we had a summerhouse constructed on a patio across from our house. It was lockable and came with 3 keys.
I put the keys in a safe place.
I have never found them. We had to force the doors open, and find a way to shut them again. We have done this for about 20 years.

I bet those keys turn up soon as the summerhouse was demolished last week due to the bashing it took from storm Arwen.

Well guilia,you are not the only one.
I put some new £5 notes in an envelope to save for a rainyday so to speak,went to get them and the envelope was nowhere to be seen.
Whilst looking for something else i came across the envelope,so again i out them in a safe place,haven`t found them to this day.

giulia I would love to see the curtains you made, please post a picture!

Not quite the same, but when I was working in cosmetology I would receive paper cash tips from the ladies I saw at Christmas. I put them all in a book, which DH then took to the local hospice shop when doing a book clear out (without telling me or asking).

Thankfully I realised the day after he did it and went lurching down to the hospice shop to try and retrieve the book. They’d found it, and had put the book with an envelope of the cash together to return.

Was ever so relieved and left them a nice donation for their honesty.

No I haven't done that, but I lose my glasses on a regular basis. I am on the hunt for them as we speak! Good job I have two pairs.

When my daughter was about 8 years old I had hidden some slippers with rabbit ears and face as part of her Christmas present somewhere in the home. I never ever found them. She grew out of them anyway but we moved house and they were never found