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» Green and Frugal Picnic Rollup Strocel.com — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 13:13:46 +0000

[...] rollups ready to go, I’m hoping it helps keep me well-stocked in my travels. I am always forgetting important items on outings with the kids, but now at least I will be ready for a waste-free lunch. As long as I [...]

By: Johanne

Johanne — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 03:02:57 +0000

Oh, I hear you!! And thanks for letting ME know that I’m not the only scatter brain who forgets the obvious at outings! Like a blanket for a picnic, or sand toys for a play date at the sand box, or… or… the towel for the pool or the water park… or… leaves the b-day gift on the stairs on my out to the birthday party… or… Well, you get the picture.

What I try to do (notice the “try”) and that I find helps some is to pack the bag the evening before. This way I can do it more leisurely (DD is sleeping), and I have PLENTY of time to remember stuff. It helps too if I sit down and write a list. Like if you would take you scenario above, and instead of doing it in real-time, write it down. So when you scatter out, at least you won’t forget what you thought before-hand.

Maybe?

By: Laura

Laura — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 19:14:23 +0000

I’m getting some great tips from the comments on here! I too become a little scatterbrained when trying to pack for a daytrip, and my efforts are further hampered by my husband, who firmly believes that I make the diaper bag too heavy. So if I try to put little books or toys in there to entertain Ryan at a restaurant, they get taken out as soon as we get home so I have to remember them all over again. I remember reading the scene in Little Children where the lead character was beating herself up over forgetting snacks at the playground and thinking, “this is me.” Hopefully I can make use of some of these suggestions!

By: Melodie

Melodie — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 21:19:08 +0000

I am so like this too it’s not even funny. My friends must think I’m a mooch I’m always saying “I can’t beleive I did this again but do you happent o have any wipes I can borrow?” Or “Is Holden still in diapers? Oh thank god! Can I borrow one? M just had a blow out and guess who forgot to bring diapers again?! – Oh yeah, and any wipes I can have too?”
I’m SO bad about diapers and wipes. It’s embarassing! And change of clothes and toys for travelling and water…. The list goes on. Thanks for making me feel I’m not the only one!

By: Michelle

Michelle — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 03:27:14 +0000

Oh my goodness…have you been following me around with a hidden camera;-)

Seriously, I’d like to know how I went from an organized career gal to a scatterbrain!! Ah, but getting paid in hugs & kisses sure does make up for all the, what was I going to say…

By: *pol

*pol — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 02:37:24 +0000

That’s ME!
One thing I did to save myself for the summer is I had a BIN in the back of the car with necessities… an outing survival kit: Sun Hats, Sunscreen, change of clothes (play grubbies), diapers and wipes, a big towel, a roll of papertowels, a bucket, a few bottles of water, a sealed container of either cheerios-fishycrackers-granola bars- raisins.
If I used anything out of the bin I put a replacement in when I got HOME.
It saved my bacon TONS!
I never got organized enough to have a winter version of the kit…
Still to this day I am scatterbrained for outings! Even for myself!
Your monologue of distractions is VERY like my daily train of thought…. that’s how laundry doesn’t get dried, dishwasher gets half unloaded, toys get half put away, vacuum gets left out, I get eyeshadow but no mascara on, and I discover all this when I get home from the grocery store (for which I forgot my watch, my list and the check I was going to deposit while I was out)!!!

By: CJ

CJ — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 19:07:03 +0000

I always forget my camera, which bugs me to NO end! But if I leave it in the car, then I don’t have it if someone else drives…which solves nothing!

I need to have a checklist of items I must have in hand when walking out the door!

By: Francesca

Francesca — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 05:24:41 +0000

We always forget something, but our mantra is: what we forgot, well, we didn’t need! But mainly, I started early on getting my kids to help with remembering and taking at least their own things, “delegating” is always a good system:)!

By: Emily R

Emily R — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 03:19:59 +0000

keep the buckets in the car (or the stroller) so that they are already there when you head to the playground.

By: Green Mamma

Green Mamma — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 17:03:47 +0000

I have a girlfriend who is always prepared and I always envy her “having it all together.” When we go to parks, she has snacks, she carries diapers and wipes, toys, etc. She is a mommy genius. But then we start talking and I realize that even she does not quite have it all together. None of us do.

I’m glad I’m not alone in having parts of the puzzle in place but not quite all the pieces . . .