Almost 6 years ago I posted a morning checklist. Back then it was a bit more wellness-oriented, but after a recent Twitter conversation I decided to update it to reflect my current chronic illness/disability lifestyle.
I intend to print this one out and use it to help me to remember to do the important things I need to do to care for myself.
Currently, I find that I sometimes forget to take my famotidine (which I offset from my other morning meds because I find my H1 blocker is less effective if I take famotidine at the same time. [And yesterday I forgot to take ANY of my morning vitamins/supplements/medications!]
Without a checklist, I find that I often forget to do important parts of my health and hygiene routine – especially on bad brain fog days. So I am attempting, once again, to develop a habit of running checklists to make sure I’m accomplishing the important items. I plan to have not only a morning checklist and an evening checklist, but also weekly/monthly checklists that cover important items like washing my sheets, changing the air filters, and making sure the batteries in the smoke detectors are still good.
What do you think about using checklists as a memory aid? Have you ever tried it? Would you? Please share in the comments.
