How to Remember to Take Things with You

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Many people worry about finding themselves several blocks from home and suddenly remembering the keys left behind in the office, or the wallet. Anything can be forgotten. If you're the type of person who tends to forget things, here are some tips to help you.

Steps

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Establish a group of things that you cannot ever forget. This group includes such items as:

• Keys to your home, car, or office
• Purse or wallet
• Money and/or credit card
• Identification
• Badge for work
• Key card

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   • Watch
   • Cell phone
   • Memory stick
   • A pen
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   Get a basket or other receptacle where you can leave the things you should always take when you leave home. There you can place your wallet, your cell phone, your keys and your calendar or planner. Make it a habit to leave these items (and any others you consider necessary) in the basket so that you can easily take them when it's time to go. If you need to take something special with you on a particular day, i.e. a book you're loaning to a friend, leave yourself a voice mail.
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   In your home or cell phone, and as soon as you get home and retrieve the message, put the item in the basket so it's there waiting for you the next morning.
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   Try this memory trick as a check-list when making quick trips: "Sell M.I.L.K.
   • Instead of "Sell," bring your Cell-Phone
   • M for money.
   • I for Identification card.
   • L for Lipstick,Lip gloss, List or Lucky penny - whichever you use most.
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   Make a big list and post it prominently by the door where you leave your house. Write in big letters so you can quickly review it on your way out.
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   Buy a white board and place it next to your preferred exit, next to the other list. On this board, write the things that vary (extra money for a special payment, picking someone up, etc.). Write things down as soon as you arrive home and review them when you leave.
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   Count the items. If you must always have your bag, your lunch box, your badge, and your keys when you leave, check to make sure you have four items each time you leave.
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   Place clocks in strategic locations throughout the house. Many times we forget things because we don't have the time to check. The clocks can help to remind us of our sense of responsibility and return our minds to the real world.
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   Organize your room and your home. Slowly become the sort of organized person who knows where everything is. Even if disorganized people know where everything is, it's more likely that something is out of place in a disorganized room than in an organized one. In an organized room, everything out of place is visible instantly.