Say you need to call your pet’s vet to set up an appointment, or maybe you have your own doctor’s appointment coming up. Perhaps you need to remember you need milk at the store, or that you’re out of trash bags. How will you remind yourself?
Will you set a reminder on your phone or computer? Will you write yourself a note and stick it on your door? Will you rely on your partner to remind you? Do you start your day by writing a daily to-do list? Or do you have a good enough memory that you don’t ever need to remind yourself of other things?
After you vote, please leave us a comment and tell us what works best for you.
All the above.
I use my phone for time things, alarm and timer. I also have a small notebook that I list jobs that need done on. I get great satisfaction from crossing off things on my list. And of course some jobs get moved from one day to the next because I keep putting them off!
All of the above: computer calendar reminder of appointments/events involving other people, post-it notes on items that need timely doing (oil me, wash me on…, etc.), daily to-do list on the fridge or counter (feels so good to cross items out when completed), and doggie reminds me to brush her when the vacuum comes out.
All of the above!
Although I do use calendar reminders on all my Apple devices, we have begun to use Amazon’s Echo Show devices more.
As I usually remember late at night in bed and always have my phone available, I email myself.
Me, being by myself, am responsible for taking care of everything, including reminders of what has to be done. I use my phone and paper notes.
We have a calendar hanging on our refrigerator that we write everything on. Doctor /dentist, haircut/nails, trips, the grandkids ballgames all get written down. We check it everyday. I also carry a planner in my purse with all the same information in it.
Mostly we put notes, appointment cards, etc. on the calendar. Sometimes a note on the door or on my pillow (especially for things that need to be done before going to bed).
Spouse. Enough said.
Like most everyone else we use all of the listed ways. Getting harder to try to remember everything every day.
It depends what I need a reminder of. If it is things like fold the laundry when the dryer is done or take the cake out of the oven, I set a timer. If it is a list of things I need to do, I write it down on paper.
The good old phone before that a palm pilot and before that a post it and before that a small note pad. I tried writing it in the sand but it kept disappearing. Ha
A 1 month at a time calendar planner on end of bar. Doctor visits, upcoming events, who’s coming to visit, etc. etc. Just have to remember to look at it.
All of the above. To do lists are divided into immediate vs long term.
A regular calendar on the end of the island keeps our appointments where we both can see. Grocery list on the side of the fridge. Daily task & other shopping lists as needed or desired.
I use “Hey google”, remind me to call…
We created an additional shared email address and use the calendar for it to put events and reminders. This way we both can see it and put in reminder alerts in the calender
I send my self email to remind me to do things. My Inbox is my todo list.
I use Google Calendar and both my husband and I can see each others schedule. It also comes handy to look back if some info is needed.
Paper calendar and calendar on my phone.
I chose “other” because I use ALL of the examples and still forget things. Well, not forget but just don’t get around to doing it. PROCRASTINATION, IT’S a gift and a curse.
I use “sticky notes” – sometimes the paper ones stuck somewhere in the house, and also reminders on the Sticky Notes feature on my laptop. Occasionally I might set an alarm on my phone, especially to leave on time for an appointment.
Depending on what it is, I use a combination. Phone for appts, birthdays, repetitive tasks, reminder for future tasks, like calling an RV park to make a reservation (when they don’t take them year round), Post-it-notes for immediate reminders. Like when I go to my 94 yr old Mom’s and have things I have to do. Or use something in the refrig before it spoils. Also, a to-do list for things that need to get done around house, financially, placing orders, making calls.
I used to have a ToDo List and Master Task list. Now post retirement, I just put things on my calendar.
When I worked I remembered when things were due. If I forgot something, then I concluded that I was too busy. In retirement I put things into the calendar on my phone if I remember to do it. If I forget, then I conclude that I’m too busy.
I use paper notes, but I also write appointments and things on an old-fashioned wall calendar. Most people don’t even have them in their homes anymore.
This subject reminds me of the husband whose wife reminded him for the third time about a chore he had promised to do. His response was “listen, sweetheart, I promised to do that so you know I will. There is no need for you to nag me about it every six months”.
I write appointments down on a calendar..it just works better for me!
In the RV we use clothespins with the pre-takeoff tasks written on them hanging from a cord. As we set up we move a pin from the bottom of the cord to the top.
Between my phone and Alexa, I’m pretty well covered – IF I think of setting the reminder in either of them.
Paper calendar