Check beside the kettle, the shelf in the hall, the bathroom cabinet, and anywhere else you might have brought it with you.

Check the fridge. If you had something to eat or drink during the past few hours, you might have left the remote in the fridge while grabbing your food. Maybe you took a phone call recently, while you were watching television, and you set the remote down while you were on the phone. Perhaps you answered the door during your favorite show, carried the remote out of the room, and set it down in your entryway.

Check the kid’s toy box. You never know when your son or daughter might have taken off with the remote!

If you regularly lose the remote, consider buying a remote control holder so that you have a set place to put it. Apply a Velcro strip to the back of the remote, then attach the matching “opposite” Velcro strip to the TV. Keep the remote firmly attached to the Velcro strip on the TV when not in use.