I think I need a list

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I get up early to get ready for work. I kinda like a few minutes to get my bearings (I tend to have vivid dreams and sometimes I have to spend a few minutes convincing myself I'm really awake). Usually, I have a fairly set routine to go through, and I can usually manage quite well. [cue in ominous music here] Then, the children wake up - early - and start jabbering. If I'm almost out the door, it's no biggie. But when they catch me earlier, they knock me out of "the zone" and into Chaos World. Today, I managed to forget to put my contact lenses in. I had my glasses on, and I was on the road before I remembered. But I kept on driving because I knew if I turned back, I would have re-entered Chaos World and forget something else. Maybe I should make a list. I have a notebook or two or seven (they appear and disappear at random intervals), and a couple of pocket-sized notepads, which are quite useful, as long as I remember to put them in my pocket on days when I have a shirt with pockets. How do you cope with things like this?