Yesterday morning Andy handed me a receipt that he would need at a store to pick up his items. He said he was giving it to me to save because he wouldn’t remember where he put it.
No problem. I decided where to put it and then made a big fuss, getting my whole body into it, raising my voice, saying, “I’m going to put it here, right here! I’m making a big fuss so that one of us might remember where it is.”
Does that sound silly? In fact something similar had happened a few weeks ago. I was in the car when Andy came out of the pharmacy and asked, “Where should we put these pills?” I made a big song and dance about putting them in the glove compartment. Later in the day when he asked where the pills were my first reaction was, “Pills? How should I know?” Then I remembered and told him where to find them.
Sometimes it helps our memories to make a big fuss.
October 12, 2023
ummm maybe I should have “fussed more” when I put away one of my new art tools and now can’t find it!
It’s orange and thin type of plastic and has “holes” in it at different sizes – it’s bigger than the little one I already had!!!
It’s hard to keep track of things!
we call the look for what we put away to KEEP until needed, the egg hunt. we usualy both get in on the egg hunt. I will try making a big fuss and see if that happens.
I will share what I do in some cases. I bought bright neon pink one inch post it notes. they live by the phone in the kitchen. Yesterday when I went in the kitchen, Beaus Montly med box was on the kitchen counter with a PINK not on it. I do it by my computer. stick the pink not on what ever I need to remember. maybe put a pink not where you put things with the word PILLS. I sometimes put one on the middle of the steering wheel, so when i get in the car I know what I am supposed to do, where to go..
Post it notes are a great invention!
What a clever idea! I’m going to start doing this … at least to provide comic relief for Tom.
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I use the notes app on my phone to make to do lists. Maybe I should use it for where to look notes.
That’s a good idea!
This is us for sure! But I never thought of this idea, how cool!
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I’ve never thought of doing that but it makes sense.
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I, too, am going to begin making a “fuss”! Great idea for we seniors.
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I like this. I say things like “Look at me putting extra meds in the bottom drawer, look at me.” Note: I am talking to myself but it reinforces the place. I always put keys in their special place now as I have wasted far too much time in the past searching for them.
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When I say that to Andy I’m really just saying to to myself. 🙂