When I was a child, my mother was forever searching for her scissors, her Bic pens, her roll of Scotch tape. And when she’d find them - in my backpack, on my desk, under my bed - she’d screech: “Don’t take my things! When I look for them, I need to be able to find them!”

I always wondered why she was so touchy about her stuff. Well, now I know.

My hairbrush goes missing. So do my notepads. And my scissors - every last pair of them.

I can’t find my bike helmet. Or my water bottle. Or my Sharpies. I shudder to think of where those Sharpies might turn up.

So I probably frightened the kind lady who emailed to offer me samples from Label Daddy when I gushed: “Yes. Oh, YES. Please please PLEASE send me some labels. At least this way if my kids persist in taking my stuff, they’ll be reminded of their transgressions. And maybe, just MAYBE, they’ll remember to put my stuff back.”

When those cute labels showed up in my mailbox, I tore open the package and ran around sticking labels all over my stuff. I’m not sure if it’s because of the labels, but my hairbrush has remained in my bathroom - on my vanity - for over a week. That’s truly amazing.

They’ve survived trips through the dishwasher too, which is especially important for labels that identify kids’ things. No sense spending money on labels to note whose sippy is whose if they come off easily.

One product that’s especially cute is the photo labels. They’re just as adhesive as the other labels, but instead of a name and an icon, they feature a photo of your choice. I’ve never seen anything like them. Perfect for kids who can’t yet recognize their name, but who know what they look like!

So although everyone thinks about labeling their kids’ things, too few of us think about labeling our own stuff. I’m here to tell you, it will make your life easier. Check out the selection at Label Daddy, and take back your stuff.