Oops!
I decided that I would participate in a university study on memory loss and aging, but I keep forgetting to call. Oh well! I’ll have to remember to put it on my to-do list for tomorrow. Let’s just hope I don’t forget where I put the list.
Forgetting things isn’t just an advancing age thing. If I could remember all the things I have forgotten over the years, my life would have progressed far more smoothly. But that was yesterday. I am trying to do better and my to-do list has been a big help…that and my daily planner. (My to-do list and planner should be one-and-the-same, but I keep forgetting that I have one or the other!)
Notwithstanding my occasional and sometimes more-than-occasional memory lapses, I have acquired some wonderful ways that have helped me to remember important things. Allow me to share one of my best with you.
Like many, I’m a sale shopper. Just mention the words “clearance” and “half off” and I’m there. I buy clothing when the seasons change. I buy holiday fare after the holiday. I buy birthday and wedding presents whenever and wherever I can find a deal. This is good, especially for the budget. What wasn’t so good was that in years past, I put these items anywhere I could find a place in my very full house. Then I would soon forget that I bought the item and, if I remembered the purchase, I forgot where I put it. It was then necessary to purchase more clothes; more gifts. No more!
Now the very day I return from a shopping trip with these seasonal or gift items, I take out my daily planner and list the items on the day(s) in the future when I’ll need them. I then put the items away and immediately return to my planner and record where they are being stored. I also keep a list in the front of my planner with the sizes, the gender of the wearer, and the storage location of miscellaneous clothing, as well as a list of items that are suitable for gifts and their location.
I wish I had learned this system earlier. It not only saves me money, but it has made it easier for me to determine what I need and what I already have. (And I would have been able to wear my sundress in the summer instead of shivering in it during winter months when its storage place was uncovered!) With this organizational method, I don’t have to tax my memory. This is good because it is already far too taxed…I think, but I’m not sure!