Remember?
By Humbug25
@Humbug25 (12540)
October 20, 2008 4:07pm CST
I have quite a busy life being a single mum to three young boys who are here, there and everywhere. My poor memory does suffer a little bit that I have to make reminders for myself. Appointments I always put on the calendar hanging on the wall so that I can see them quickly and easily and also on my mobile phone so it sets off an alarm to remind me. Sometimes I need to be reminded to send my son in with his milk money or that I have invited a school friend home for dinner or to empty my filter on my washing machine. I can't tie a knot in my hankercheif to remind me as I would forget why I had tied it there in the first place. No, everything has to go into my mobile so it sets off a vibration and some annoying alarm whilst sitting in my front pocket, where it always is.
What do you do to remind yourself that you have something to do?
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17 responses
@ellie333 (21016)
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20 Oct 08
Hi Humbug, I think once we become mums we suddenly all tend to suffer with short term memory loss. I had a calendar on the wall where I write eveything and school paperwork, fruit money, dinner money etc are all put into envelopes and put by my keys so I don't forget when rushing out in the morning. I have problems these days even remembering why I have gone into the kitchen so if I didn't write it all done I would have no chance. One of my friends reckons on my grave stone I will have written 'one day she'll get organised' as even with all these reminders I will still forget. I got all the way to Tesco the other day only to discover I had left my cash card in work jacket pocket, duh, had to drive all the way back again but at least I realised BEFORE I had done the shopping and not at the checkout LOL. Huggles. Ellie :D
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@Humbug25 (12540)
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20 Oct 08
Hi ellie333
I am so glad I am not the only one! My son's milk money is paid fortnightly and that is why that is easy to forget!! Every Thursday my eldest plays football in the after school club and every Thursday lunchtime on my way to pick up my youngest from pre-school I have to drop my sons trainers at the school reception or else he will play in his school shoes and for some reason we never manage to have them in hand before leaving for school. Maybe this week I won't forget! 
Cheers
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@wolfie34 (26771)
• United Kingdom
20 Oct 08
You sound as though you have your hands full my friend! I have a list that I make with the jobs that need to be done during the day I keep it on my computer desk, seeing as I am on the computer frequently I can hardly forget it's there can I? When I have done the job I will cross it off and then I can relax once all the things to do, chores, tasks etc have been crossed off. I also have a desk diary as well to alert me if there are any appointments etc to keep, I am quite organized and I pride myself on my systematic and methodical approach! There's modesty for you!
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@Humbug25 (12540)
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20 Oct 08
Hi there wolfie34
Nothing wrong with a bit of modesty wolfie old chap!!
I too sometimes write a list on a piece of paper if I have lots to do but then sometimes put it in my back pocket and then, wait for it... yep, I forget it is there until I wash my jeans then I definately know where it is!!
Cheers wolfie
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@wolfie34 (26771)
• United Kingdom
20 Oct 08
Glad I could help! I always say out of sight out of mind! And if the list is right in front of me I can't avoid it, no matter how daunting the chores are! But I like to reward myself as well if I cross of a chore that I hate doing, call it an incentive!
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@underdogtoo (9579)
• Philippines
21 Oct 08
What a terrible thing to be the only one to take care of three kids. I know how hard it is to do. I sympathize and hope things work out better for you in the future. Cheers!!
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@ShellyB (5241)
• United States
21 Oct 08
I know what you mean, sometimes if feels as tho I have mini computer that I can call from 
My cell has a calculator, tip calculator, scheduler voice memo timer and stop watch a camara, a couple of games and well I can text and call.
The IM and VAM (I do not know what VAM is but I do not use them at all tho).
My cell has a calculator, tip calculator, scheduler voice memo timer and stop watch a camara, a couple of games and well I can text and call.
The IM and VAM (I do not know what VAM is but I do not use them at all tho).
@iyah10 (4115)
• Kuwait
5 Nov 08
I always put my schedule in the future in my Microsoft Outlook in each of the time and if ever it is my wife would always remind me to do such things in that particular day and so glad that she is here with me for she is taking good care of my things and arrange all of my schedule like my personal secretary, really do not know what to do if she is not with me.
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@colourless (245)
• China
21 Oct 08
I sometimes write it down on the note ,and then stick it onto some obvious places so that i can notice it quickly and easily.Besides I used to run something important in my brain repeatedly, so It will be difficult for me not to remember doing it.
@Humbug25 (12540)
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21 Oct 08
Hi ya colourless
I too used to use like post-its but found that they used to fall off expecially in the kitchen where it gets warm and the post-it lose their stickyness and the kitchen is where I spend most of my time and that is where my calendar is though I don't look at my calendar everyday!
Cheers
Cheers @goldflower (156)
• Indonesia
21 Oct 08
As i tend to get carried away at work, looking at the computer and surf the internet, i wrote all the things that i need to do in that week. Wrote it before i went home at the friday before the week.
And when the week starts, whenever pops into mind and whatever people ask me to do i immediately write it down.
Saying, "oh, sorry, i forgot!" doesnt sound professional, right? One of the traits i planned to overcome.
hoping your mobile will live long and prosper so it can be your remembrall as long as you need it! :)
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@mercuryman3a (2477)
• India
21 Oct 08
I too tend to forget appointments so i purt a reminder on my mobile or on my computer. The mobile remidners are specially useful as mobile remains with me all the time.
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@lynnemg (4529)
• United States
20 Oct 08
I write all appointments and activities on a calendar so I can easily see what I have to do each day. I also have a habit of writing myself lists of things to do each day. I do still forget somethings, but I figure that I am doing okay because I remember the most important things each day.
One way I helped myself to stop forgetting to send lunch money with my kids was to pay in advance for a week or two, and wite it on my calendar when I needed to send more money.
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@Humbug25 (12540)
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21 Oct 08
Hi ya lynnemg
I think I am going to have to set myself a reminder every thursday because I keep forgetting to make sure my son has his trainers to play football in after school. I remembered the first week but haven't remembered since then! It would help if my son could remember too!
Thanks for your response
@23uday (2997)
• India
21 Oct 08
Hi to everyone nowadays the busy life changed their remember?The word remember is to remember the busy life can remember.I will forget the important matter in the important time.So i will note in the mobile or i will noting in the books so i can remember easily.MY frnds birthdays i will noting in the i will fixed the date in the mobile whenever that day comes it alerts me as a birthday today as i remember like this orelse i will note on the calender.Have you done anything different things to remember in the easy way?
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@sharonmerwe (24)
• South Africa
21 Oct 08
Hi there. Seems to a common problem, I live with a diary, a big diary, so I can't lose it. I write everthing in it. I would like to sugest to all the people with bad memories - go get it checked out! My sister recently went to get her memory checked out and apparently she has a shortage of creatin (something like that)in her brain. She is drinking a course of tablets for 6 months......and NO bad memory.
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@ronaldinu (12422)
• Malta
20 Oct 08
I have a Personal Digital Assistant. A PDA. where i can put all my appointments, memo, things to do. I insert all notes on it, from things that I have to do such as picking up my son from my parents, to other things related to my work or a grocery item that I have to buy. If I don't write, my memory really tricks me. © ronaldinu 2008
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@p1kef1sh (45681)
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20 Oct 08
I keep my computer diary and if that fails I call on The Boss. If that fails I am in very deep doo doo! I have to say that some of my myLot friends are pretty good at reminding me to do things too! I know what you're going to say "Only you P1key"!! LOL.
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@Barbietre (1438)
• United States
20 Oct 08
Yes, I use that feature on my cell phonealmost everyday.In factI stopped usin g my alarm clock and use the instead. I keep it near my bed at night.
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