Three Item Philosophy

Or how to deal with the reality of always having lost that thing you need.

At brunch recently, a friend of mine shared her three item philosophy. This applies to things like gloves, sunglasses, chapsticks–those things that you often need but you often lose.

It’s a simple philosophy. She just said that for such items she always plans to have three around. One is in rotation/in use. One is in the drawer. And one is lost.

I love this embrace of losing things. This active inclusion of loss in the plan. And I plan to run with it for just such items.

Though if I’m being honest I have upwards of 10 sunglasses so who knows.