A note to my future self

30 August 2023

I bought some terrific bamboo food-storage bag organizers from Costco the other day (that’s an Amazon link to a similar product) and transferred my various sized Ziploc® bags from their boxes to the new organizers. The quart-size bags were in a plastic bin, because I’d bought a large box of them that was too big for the drawer. As I pulled the bags out of their little bin, I saw this note, in my handwriting, stuck to the bottom. It says, There are more quart-size bags in the downstairs dining room.

I had no recollection of having had extra quart-size bags, or of writing that note. It makes sense, though, since I’d bought a box that was too large for the drawer. I was so happy to see it!

It’s not the first time I’ve made these discoveries. I’ve been known to put notes near the bottom of a stack of coffee filters, for example, telling me where more coffee filters are stored, because otherwise I would have just ordered more when we were getting close to the bottom of the stack.

My memory isn’t what is used to be and I’m grateful to my past self for making my life a little easier! It’s just a little bit of effort and it’s so helpful.

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