Exactly, I buy a big pack of soap bars so when it’s getting low I tell myself to open a new one when I get out of the shower, only to tell myself the next day until my soap bar runs out and I have to use my wife’s body wash
When my soaking wet self has to do the shuffle from the shower to the soap under the sink and notice it is low I put one of the rmeaining bars in the sink so I can’t miss it later as a reminder to pick up some more when I’m not soaking wet.
Putting stuff in my way is the best way to make sure future rlme does something about it.
I had that epiphany the other day, what if I just put the soaps on the little cart next to the shower So i could reach out and grab a new one, I think I dreamt about it it was so good
Also a good way to end up with 16 bottles because you can’t remember if you’re on the last bottle or just bought it. Especially when doing the wholesale store where I only buy it when it’s on sale once or twice a year.
Also doesn’t solve the issue of bringing a new bottle into the shower.
I do this and keep a reusable/editable checklist on my phone (Google’s Keep Notes since I use android) and continually add to it over time.
If I remember needing something and I have my phone, I can add it. This lets me run through the list to see if I can add anything else or need to uncheck things I might be running low on. Every so often at home, when I remember, I also go through the house to add any consumables I use; leaving unchecked if low, checking off if good for now.
When I’m in the store and the compulsory feeling of forgetting something hits, I go through the checked to uncheck whatever I can remember I need or am running low on, then add what the store has to my cart/basket. I then will only check things off right before I go to/while in checkout or when putting them away at home.
Do you list food on there, too, or mostly inedible consumables like toilet paper? Do you add bulk non-perishable food? Do you have weekly food on there, like produce? This is an awesome idea. My only hesitation is that I’ve always used a paper grocery list.
Secret tech is to just buy like 4 bottles at a time, then you only have to deal with the problem 25% of the time
But you still have to remember to bring it into the shower before you get in.
My OSHA unapproved slip and slide flooring says otherwise.
Exactly, I buy a big pack of soap bars so when it’s getting low I tell myself to open a new one when I get out of the shower, only to tell myself the next day until my soap bar runs out and I have to use my wife’s body wash
When my soaking wet self has to do the shuffle from the shower to the soap under the sink and notice it is low I put one of the rmeaining bars in the sink so I can’t miss it later as a reminder to pick up some more when I’m not soaking wet.
Putting stuff in my way is the best way to make sure future rlme does something about it.
Like my 500 alarms that I can no longer hear, I’m great at stepping over things.
I keep by backups on a shelf within reach of the shower. I toss the empty in the middle of the floor. Someone will toss it eventually.
I had that epiphany the other day, what if I just put the soaps on the little cart next to the shower So i could reach out and grab a new one, I think I dreamt about it it was so good
Dreaming about efficient soap placement? I love it.
Shopping at big box warehouse club stores has this solution built in, with the unfortunate downside of having to go in to those stores.
Also a good way to end up with 16 bottles because you can’t remember if you’re on the last bottle or just bought it. Especially when doing the wholesale store where I only buy it when it’s on sale once or twice a year.
Also doesn’t solve the issue of bringing a new bottle into the shower.
This is definitely the way. I have so many extras of everything.
I do this and keep a reusable/editable checklist on my phone (Google’s Keep Notes since I use android) and continually add to it over time.
If I remember needing something and I have my phone, I can add it. This lets me run through the list to see if I can add anything else or need to uncheck things I might be running low on. Every so often at home, when I remember, I also go through the house to add any consumables I use; leaving unchecked if low, checking off if good for now.
When I’m in the store and the compulsory feeling of forgetting something hits, I go through the checked to uncheck whatever I can remember I need or am running low on, then add what the store has to my cart/basket. I then will only check things off right before I go to/while in checkout or when putting them away at home.
I do the exact same thing!
Do you list food on there, too, or mostly inedible consumables like toilet paper? Do you add bulk non-perishable food? Do you have weekly food on there, like produce? This is an awesome idea. My only hesitation is that I’ve always used a paper grocery list.
For me it’s just a text file named ‘buy.txt’.
Costco is my Savior