Flags

I read this this recently:

“Prime your environment to make the next action easy.”

I do this. I call it setting flags.

The night before I plan to cut my toenails, I set out the clippers to remind me.

On Sunday, when my newspaper’s on-line comics are expanded, that reminds me to do my weekly computer backups.

When a box of tissues somewhere in the house is getting low, I set a full box on the bathroom counter as soon as I enter the bathroom to remind me to take it with me.

When I need to go somewhere, the night before I put my hearing aids on the desk so I don’t leave them at home by my TV watching chair where they normally sit. (No I don’t wear them all day. Just when watching TV or Dave and I sit down to discuss something.)

When I need to take medicine at regularly scheduled times, I set the medicine in a visible spot, though I sometimes set a timer, too, to remind me. When I have a cold or something that makes my brain foggy, I also write down what I took when since I can’t count on my memory at that point. That flag keeps me from overdosing.

During the pandemic, I hang a mask from the water bottle that stays with my TravelScoot so I won’t leave the house without one.

Do you set flags?

TTYL,

Linda