Return! Return! Return!

One of the biggest distractions from good organization is neglecting to put items back in their proper place whether a shelf, a box, a container, a hanger or a jar.  We so often will use something, perhaps something in our office, something for production, or for performing a service, and won’t take the time to return it.

Then when we need it again, we don’t know where to look.  Or it gets moved to another place because it was left in the way of the next task. 

I’ve done this time and again.  I’ve finished a task but don’t take the time to return the items I’ve used.  I get called away then don’t get back to cleaning up.  Someone else might come along and put them away (in what they think is a logical place) and I don’t know where. 

So….make it a habit to return, return, return anything you’ve used.  Also, have a specific place for finished products.

Do you have a good “return” system?