We keep a spray bottle handy for smoothing the children's hair prior to combing. In theory this spray bottle belongs in the cupboard by the children's bathroom. In reality it is usually by the coffee pot, on my computer desk, near the mail sorting baskets, or on the bathroom counter.
The following scenario happened at the PrairieFrog home on Sunday morning:
Ken, "Where is that spray bottle? I've checked all the usual places..."
Me, sheepishly, "Oh, I put it back where it belongs."
Ken (heading to the cupboard that is its theoretical home), "Wow! I never thought I'd find it there!"
Ahem... It is time to change the mailing address, because obviously it doesn't really reside at the official residence.
Moral of the story: Vagabond items sometimes just need a home that is easier to go back to--a place that is convenient and consistent.
Domestic Chaos Tamer and Homeschool Mom of Five, Dell writes about home, heart and hearth.
