Do you make a list when you go out on errands? shopping?

Hi Kiran,

When I am going for a big shopping I used to prepare a list otherwise I may forgot or miss out something. If I am going for the house hold things usually I am not preparing and keep it my mind the necessary items. But I should prepare a list if my hubby is going for shopping the funny thing is after getting list from me he forget the same at home and making calls from the shop.

Preparing a list before going for shopping will helps in many way. The first is we don’t forgot the things we need and the second is if we prepare a list and we can through the same again, for a second thought we can avoid the unnecessary things and by that way save money too. I am saying about a general shopping and not for the very necessary things.

Everytime I think of something I need to do or buy I write it on a small notepad which I carry about with me and then at the end of the day I go through all the things I have scribbled down and add them to a central list of jobs and shopping, prioritsing them on those leist. I do this as I have learned that trying to remember things just ties up your brains functionality and by putting the minor things such as jobs to be done on paper frees them from your mind and you don't need to think about them anymore.

As I generally go shopping once a week I usually have a decent list of things to buy and likewise I order them in such a way that the shopping trip takes the minimal amount of effort. I even list the food shopping in the rough order that the supermarket is laid out so I can just work down that list as I walk through the shop. It saves me getting to one end of the supermarket only to have to go back to an earlier aisle to get something else.

I also find that when the day comes to go shopping and I am working through all my notes of stuff I need to buy I actually discard some of them as they were impulse wishes after I had seen something advertised which I didn't really need.

yes i do a list when i am shopping. so that ill be faster to buy what i need.

Just like you my friend, I do the same thing. I find it very helpful when i list down the things that i should do either at home or in the office. Whenever i go out for shopping or buying some stuff in the market or supermarket, i itemize everything for me not to forget the things that i should buy. I think itemizing things out can really help not just in avoiding things to be forgotten but also in managing our time. Blessings!^^

I sometimes make a list of what to buy. There are times I don't make one though. When I go to the grocery, I make a list of what to buy so I won't forget it. But I also tend to look around after I bought what I came for. That is why I still buy other unnecessary stuff too like chips, etc. The same goes when I shop at malls. I always tend to buy other things too that are nice or those that I like at first sight.

I stay so busy with different things, that i find it necessary to use a list to write down jobs, and yes, even grocery shopping. My brother in law has jobs that we go out and work on, then we work around here, then at my sisters house, and someone is always saying: Don't let me forget, or remind me. So, yes, a calendar and lists are sure necessary.

Yes, I make a list just for reference if I forget though, I always forget some of small thing usually..

Lists are very important and I always make them. Unfortunately, I also almost always lose them, so I have to rely on my memory a bit. The best alternative is a pda, like a smart phone or something. That is always available, except it is important to get into the habit of entering any important information as it comes up.

Very sensible Kiran! I do this selectively, though not always. But how irritating it is to forget something; is it not? I make a long list before a travel [esp long travel] about things to be done and things to be taken.

I do make a list often when i have to much to do to remember everything. It helps me prevent forgetting somethings. But even writing things down I sometimes forget to write some things down and then forget to do that task and it just has to get done later.