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• Wednesday, July 23, 2008 07:25 PM

  from one space case to another...

  Like you I'm very forgetful and absent minded although my husband is the engineer.

  I've found that it helps to have constant running lists written down in a handy notebook that I carry around constantly in a handy notebook. I've also done I keep no more than 4 running lists at a time because I can't track more than that. Whenever I think of something I need to remember to do I immediately write it on the proper list. For example, as soon as I run out of milk I write down milk on the grocery list. When I am assigned something at work I write it down on the work list.

  Every morning I look at my work and home lists over breakfast and then usually at least one other time during the day. I try to get at least one thing completely accomplished on my work and personal lists everyday. When at least half the stuff is crossed off on a page I recreate the list on a new page. I used to keep the lists on a Palm Pilot but I found that there's something satisfying about physically crossing something off a list.

  I also have set aside Sunday to run my errands and do my grocery shopping. Having the lists ensures I get everything I need and then I don't have deal with any of that during the week.

  I keep my schedule on a Palm Pilot because I can back it up at work and home. That's helpful because if I lose the Palm I haven't lost the info. The other great thing about such a gadget is that it easily fits in my pocket so I always have it and I can set multiple alarms to remind me of deadlines and scheduled events that I would forget on my own.

  I call my Palm and my notebooks my brains because I would be lost without them.

  —tcufrog Read tcufrog's other letters
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