My head needs a planner

For the most part, I can remember a lot of stuff. A lot of that stuff is unimportant, mind you, but I remember nonetheless.

My phone number from my childhood? Check.

The name of the first boy I kissed? Check. [Well....I remember both names, but not which one. They are twins, and when I asked them about it a few years later, they didn't remember either. What can I say? We were all five years old when it happened.]

But do you think I can remember all of the login/password combos I have across the probably hundreds of sites I’ve ever registered an account? Not really.

I confess I break one of the big rules of the internet and I frequently use the same handful of passwords for a lot of places. For the most part, I do okay and remember which login name and which password works for most sites. UNLESS the usual usernames are taken, in which case, I’m SOL. I have to then either save the welcome email, or write the combination down, or when I return to the site, I have to make use of the handy “forgot your password?” link.

What’s frustrating about this is when I remember at the last minute that I need to login. Take my prescription, for example. When I moved from Minnesota, I transferred the prescription from the doctor’s office to Walgreen’s, because Walgreen’s is in Tampa and my doctor’s office is not. And I knew from past experience that the retail price wasn’t too steep, so I wasn’t worried about not having insurance (which I currently don’t. And I have diabetes, PCOS, and 3 personality disorders. Such is life, I think). Anyway, after my initial visit to Walgreen’s to get a refill after I moved, I registered at the dot com to avoid having to wait 30 minutes every month when we stop in to pick up said refill.

And every month, I remember I need said refill about five minutes before we leave for groceries. And it’s usually the same day I need to start taking the refill, meaning I’m completely out. So I spend an extra five or more minutes trying to remember my login, BEFORE I can even put in the request for the refill. [Walgreen's did their part in helping with this by talking Sam into getting a discount card, which not only makes the prescription cheaper, it lets us get three months at a time. We're enjoying that bit right now, as the refill is needed in two days, and hey--I already have it.]

My point is that I’ve prided myself, kinda, on remembering all kinds of things, and it bugs me that I forget stuff that is recommended to be kept secret. Like, you know, passwords.

For that matter, with all the information I’m intaking daily, I often forget a lot of other things, too. Like writing in this blog.

My ex-husband can attest to my minor obsession with planners a couple years ago. I gave up after we split up cause I couldn’t be bothered to try and keep anything straight for awhile. Sam and I have started using Google calendar to try and schedule our time a bit better. Not so good with the execution, but you know, as Trace Adkins says, I’m [we're] trying.

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How do you do with remembering? Let us know in the comments.