I’ve been keeping a running list of what we need at the grocery store on my dry erase board on the fridge. Works great. Kind of. I mean, it’s right there, so anyone can write down their needs. The problem is, when I’m frantically running out of the door to run errands before pre-school pick-up time, I often find myself forgetting to copy the list onto paper. Or I try and commit it to memory, or I take a photo of it with my phone, and pull up the photo constantly throughout the store to make sure I’ve got everything.
Needless to say, things are OFTEN forgotten. Things that require another trip to the store the next day. And the cycle repeats itself. No more, dear readers, no more.
I’ve replaced the dry erase board for a new system. I created a list, organized by department at the store. I print out a dozen or so of those lists and clip them to the refrigerator. If we run out of something or when I’m planning meals, I add items to the list which is divided by the category that you’ll find it in the store. When I’m heading out the door, I just grab the list which is already nicely organized.
I’m serious when I say, I never forget anything I need, and I don’t have to keep going up and down aisles because I’ve forgotten stuff. Time is saved. Who doesn’t dig that?
If you want to give it a go, just download the PDF from Google Docs. Let me know what you think and if there are any improvements you’d like to see made.
Just click here: https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B4JhpgIGl5LZODRlTDBKTlc3Z1E
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