Where are they ?

Things are missing.
Everybody loses things-you set them down and forget where you put them. Later you find them in the fridge(keys),the pantry(salad-very wilted salad) or in the couch(mostly the kids stuff & remote controls). These are not the things I'm missing.
And just for reference neither is my mind(shut up all of you!!!).
I'm talking socks and earrings. At one time or another I had 2 of each of these-dude that's why they call it a pair. Suddenly with out warning I only have one. I'm not talking about a couple freakin' pairs separated from their counterparts. I'm talking nearly every time I wear a pair of earrings the next time I go to wear them one is missing.I'm half expecting the mice we're catching under this sink to be wearing my bling when their little lives are so rudely interrupted. Years ago I even had an extra hole put in one ear just because I had tendency for this to happen(no not having mice where my jewelry). This is coming in handy I can now wear 3 completely different earrings since I have no two alike. Not the most stable mainstream fashion statement.
The socks present another problem. I know it's anal but I like to match my socks with my outfit.Go ahead and snicker-you probably only wear white socks you chickens!! I am bold and brave! Missing a sock is not the biggest problem in the winter but in summer you can see them ! I've tried wearing 2 different socks. First I matched 1 to my underwear and one to my outfit. This created an awkward moment when someone pointed out that I had on 2 different socks and wanted to know why. Men seemed to appreciate matching a sock to underwear since they can't match anything-witness black pants /brown belt, not mention assorted plaid on stripe ensembles. Maybe they were just imagining my underwear.Whatever. Women conversely, seemed amused and a little bit concerned I had gone around the bend. Also, being ever practical they wondered- why not just wear white socks? Chickens!
Of course you're thinking," They're at her other house!" Yes, I thought of that-so everytime we go up I make a mental note to look at my socks and jewelry when I get there and see if any singles there match any singles here. Sort of like match dot com for accessories.Hmm there's thought. Anyway once I get there I can't remember what is missing so I bring home anything I have only one of and discover- yippee- I still only have one of them it's just in a different house!
Perhaps the answer is to make a list before I go. However being list impaired is another of my many issues(oh like you don't have any). I would never remember to bring the list with me.
There is hope for me though. Last time we went to NY I lost an entire bag of matching jewelry!
I've decided it's easier to have none than one(this may apply to children and animals as well).
Speaking of animals ,YC says there's a dead vole in the livingroom(Thanks Frank the cat!).I'd better go see if it's wearing one of my gold hoops.