Organization - the great impossibility

If you are like me, you will forget where you put the cards LOL

Perhaps a family member of Margaret? I have to tell everyone here, write it on the calender, tell the kids, tell my parents, have my mom write on her calendar and hope someone remembers especially when I am in fogs. Sighs, today I had a call from the physical therapist and they scheduled my appointments. I had to call them right as we hung up and said "When did you say my appointments were?" Poor lady thought I lost it, I told her between my fibro and my chemo my fogs are twice as worse and I'm lucky to remember my name. She decided to set me up on texting reminders.

The only time I've actually remembered something in fogs is if someone tells me, if I put stick its on the laptop and stick its on the bathroom mirror. I forgot to do the stickits this time :(


GL on organization. When you figure it out, let me know so I can see if I can get organized, especially my brain.

You have a computer... i know you do.... your posting from it!

Evernote

Check it out. Use on your PC and smartphone and it all syncs. The voice to text functions on your smartphone make it super easy. Organization and searching .... it is fantastic for that kind of thing. Its a great tool for just helping to organize lists and notes and to-do kind of things.


Terry

That's why I use one thing only. My date book. I have givenup on post itnotes. I lose them or can't figure them out.

Maybe Sherrine is right. Margaritas foreveryone.

HA HA - don't mean to laugh but can't help it. So sorry Debbie, and too funny Sherrine!

I find that writing it down helps me remember things more than typing etc. I think the actual act of writing helps me in some way. I can often write little notes on 82 separate post it notes and I'll tell you if someone moves one, then everything is gone "Poof". I remember by seeing it on the paper etc.

I TRY so hard to be organized. The paperwork is the worst for me. I finally got a big piece of furniture for my living room that is actually a credenza with filing drawers. (you'd never know). It's beautiful and every file is at my fingertips. Only problem.... I forget to look in the files.

Just can't win.

My computer has sticky note program on the main screen. If I need to remember important information I put it on screen to pop it up when I turn on the screen.There is a long list on the side right now. :)

Well, I guess I'm not alone! (didn't really think I was.)  Our brains are wired SO strangely, aren't they??    I will definitely let you know, Smurf, if I achieve organizational bliss.  And hope you'll do the same!

No margaritas for me, Sherrine!  Although Tequila was my poison of choice back in the day...sunrises, actually.    Alcohol doesn't like me anymore.

Terry, I don't have a smartphone, I have a dinosaur phone.  But I looked up Evernote and it's something to try. 

I've always been scatterbrained, but since I've been on Norco and Gabapentin for 9 months, it's gotten ridiculous.  I'm definitely even dizzier and more confused.  Hopefully, that won't be for too much longer.  Ugh. 

I know another problem is, I start doing things one way and then decide another way would be better - and never stay with one long enough for it to work. 

You all have good ideas.    Thanks much!

Debbie