Do you make lists to remember things?
By ctrymuziklvr
@ctrymuziklvr (11057)
United States
September 28, 2007 6:57am CST
I have a list on my refrigerator of things I need at the store and as often as I look at it I always forget to take it with me when I go shopping and always forget some of the items that are on it. I also keep a list of my debit cards and numbers in a box in case I want to use them online and don't want to get up to get the card out of my purse. Another list I have is of the items I'm selling on my auction sites and the problem with that is I forget to mark off whatever I have sold.
Is there anything that you keep a list of? Do you forget about it or are you faithful to it? If you forget the list will you remember what is on it?
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@usmcsgtwife (4997)
• United States
29 Sep 07
yes I always have to make a list usally a cleaning list for the week or a grocrey list
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@ailema4ever (2668)
• Finland
28 Sep 07
Yes, I definitely make a grocery list 'coz sometimes I get distracted and I forget what to buy. It's more practical that way, as well. If I forget the list, usually I'll remember at least half of what I've written down, but I may forget to buy one or two things he he he...So far I haven't forgotten to bring the list, though, 'coz usually right after I write it down, I put it inside my bag that I always bring to the store. ;-D
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@ctrymuziklvr (11057)
• United States
28 Sep 07
There have been times when I've remembered the list but forgot to take it out of my purse...lol...
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@ailema4ever (2668)
• Finland
28 Sep 07
LOL!!!! Oh dear...you must have had so many things in your mind, eh? ;-D
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@ctrymuziklvr (11057)
• United States
28 Sep 07
The refrigerator is where my main grocery list is and I usually copy it to a piece of paper that I try to remember to put in my purse when I go shopping but never do.
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@ctrymuziklvr (11057)
• United States
28 Sep 07
I think even if I had my list I would buy unnecessary items. That's just what I do.
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@raychill (6525)
• United States
28 Sep 07
I make tons of lists. grocery lists. lists of things i have to do for school. to-do lists for work. etc. etc. I'm a list maniac. However I also forget to bring them to the store or I lose them or something and I never actually use my list and have to make another. It's pretty lame. but it's me.
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@ctrymuziklvr (11057)
• United States
28 Sep 07
It's lame for me to but I still keep doing it. I think making the lists just makes me feel better and I keep thinking I'll remember what's on it.
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@julianarw (1521)
• Netherlands
28 Sep 07
Yes, i do make a list to remember things that i should do. Usually i make a list to do grocery, and sometimes even if i do make a list when i do grocery i forgot to take it ^_^. So...at the store i must remember everything again :)
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@ctrymuziklvr (11057)
• United States
28 Sep 07
I do the same thing. I try to picture the list on my refrigerator to remember the items I need.
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@swordslaser9 (25)
• Tuvalu
29 Sep 07
I do it 1 week before, so if i rember anything i need i just put it down.
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@varunkrishna007 (1909)
• India
29 Sep 07
hmm i would love to make such a list bcoz am one of the guys who usually forgets everything even my friends' name ,but as u can guess from my words ,i am very lazy and so everyday i drop the work fornext day and till now i have not done that ,but i do keep reminders in my cell regarding the things to remember
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@sarahruthbeth22 (43143)
• United States
30 Sep 07
I do make the lists for everything I need to remember. I have a shopping list, a list of places to go next weekend, a list of shows to see each week. Anytime I need to remember something, I write it down.And if there is more than one item, it becomes a list.
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@vicki2876 (5636)
• Canada
28 Sep 07
When things are really busying around here or if I know I need tons of stuff I will write down lists in order to remember things I need to get. Sometimes I will take it with me, usually when it is several stores and items. But I have forgotten it at home and missed picking up things I needed. Oh man! I forgot the juice! Grrr! HEHE It actually really bugs me that I can't remember stuff anymore especially when it is important or very obvious. Makes me think I am losing my mind!
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@ctrymuziklvr (11057)
• United States
28 Sep 07
We have so much on our minds these days it's not surprising that we forget such small things as what we need at the grocery stores. I always get so mad when I get home and I realize I forgot something.
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@writersedge (22563)
• United States
30 Sep 07
I make lists all the time. I used to have a memory for at least some things, but since menopause, what memory?
Usually my lists are for groceries and for things I want to accomplish in a day. I'm not overly faithful to some lists, but I at least try to do something on it. If I forget the list at home, I usually forget some of what was on it.
@andyliuzn (1029)
• Guangzhou, China
2 Oct 07
Well, Ctrymuziklvr,
Thanks for reminding me here, I do need some list for my daily work and life. I couldn't remember all the things that happen to me and awaits for my further action if I don't have the list.
If I forget the list, I really coldn't recall al the things and have to do things per the calls or Emails that I've got from my customer again, although there might be something bad happen already.
Wbr,Andy
@TheGreatMaster (261)
• Romania
29 Sep 07
Hello ctrymuziklvr. Yes, sometimes I am making a list to remeber some things that I have to do. I am writing on a paper and leave it somewhere to see it, or I am writing on a Notepad and put it on my desktop. :) It really helps some times.
@pretty_pink (34)
• Philippines
1 Oct 07
I do make a list when going to the mall or supermarket, because sometimes I forgot the things and stuffs that I need to buy when I am in the grocery. When i forget to bring my list, sometimes I remember all the things that I put in the list that I made, sometimes not lolz....
Also I do a list about the important things that I need to do in the whole day.... ohhh... it similar to doing a schedule...
@2angelic4u (56)
• Canada
29 Sep 07
I keep lists too! One thing is for grocery shopping. You can make a list, or I know my mom often makes a list on the flyer for that week, so when she takes the flyer, she doesn't have to worry about taking the list too. I also read a lot of books, so I keep a list of all the books I have so that I don't duplicate them, especially ones in series.
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@mimpi1911 (25464)
• India
29 Sep 07
I have always thought of making lists prior to shopping but guess what, I would forget to make it and would rely on my brains. Obviously, I would forget many things and would eventually end up going more than once to the same shop. I am not that forgetful but sometimes when I tend to give less importance I end up forgetting.
smiles...
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@DavidReedy (2378)
• United States
29 Sep 07
Yes, I must. if I don't make a list I'm likely to forget something--even then nothing's guaranteed. Heck, even having the list doesn't guarantee I'll get something in particular done. I've found old to do lists from many months back that had incomplete, and now irrelevant items on them. What do you do?
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@ssf12ster (488)
• India
29 Sep 07
i am veyr forgetful atthat.no i dont list things.my wife tells me to do things every day.she will call on phone.never forget but i did the opposite.very forgetful nature.later on i remember when iam far away from it.
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@nyumix (1658)
• Belgium
29 Sep 07
Yes, I think I do it a lot to make list of things to do in a day, or list for my grocery, list about how many time my baby already drink milk from bottles.And I think there are still more list that I usually do to make my life more easy.
