I am often grateful that Miss WW talked me into getting my iPhone with the bigger storage as I have so many photo’s. All my social media and blog pictures are taken with my phone as I am toooooo lazy to use my real camera, and remember to buy lithium batteries so that it works, and then plug it in to download them….you get the picture!
As we rarely go anywhere without our phones these days, unless we forget them, you can use your phone as a valuable reminder list without having to write a thing down, just take a photo!
Try adding some of these ideas to your photo stream instead of relying on your memory.
RECIPIES – Snap a pic of the recipe you want to try and you will have the ingredients list with you when you are shopping. Also handy if you are visiting a friend or are at the library and you just want a copy of a recipe.
WINE – If you taste a wine that you really like, take a pic of the label so you can buy some for yourself.
PRINTER CARTRIDGES – Keep a pic of your printer cartridges numeric code so you always buy the right ones.
CRAFT SUPPLIES – I have this thing for pink paint, and always seem to want to buy more. I now keep pictures of my tubes of craft paint so that I don’t buy another duplicate…or 10. This would work with beads, ribbon, wool, stickers, embroidery threads, needles, anything that you have multiple types of and could easily double up on unnecessarily.
PET ID – If your pet ever goes missing, having it’s ID details on hand could be useful.
SPICES – Snap the spice rack so you know what you actually have on hand.
MEDICATION – Pictures of your medication and required doses could be life saving to have easy access to.
MAKE UP – Handy to know what you have at home before buying a new colour.
GIFTS – When you buy gifts and hide them away and then forget you have them….yeah I have done that plenty of times.
The following could definitely come in handy but it would be advisable not to simply save them to your photo stream. Consider getting a secure app such as Locker to keep these from eyes that should not see them.
PASSPORT / DRIVERS LICENCE /CREDIT CARDS
JEWELLERY – In the event of theft or loss it can be hard proving ownership, especially if the pieces were gifts and you don’t have the receipt.
APPLIANCES – Take a photo of the serial number of all major appliances.
COLLECTIONS – If you collect stamps, models, swap cards…anything, keep a record of what you have.
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I have had plenty of ‘if only I could remember’ moments and so now I take photo’s or screen shots to help me.
What other things could be handy to add to this list?
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Most of these I have never even thought of but so easy to do and really important to have available. Thanks chickie
You are welcome. 🙂
This is so clever!
Thanx!
I take photos of all sorts of random things that I know I need to remember but I know I won’t later – like a shop’s opening hours. You know, important stuff like that…LOL!
Awesome idea!
Excellent ideas that I’d never thought of. especially like the make up b/c I always get to the store and forget what shade I like. Printer cartridges is good too. I don’t know how many times I go over and have to look inside to replace ink. a snapshot would take care of that forever! Thanks for sharing!
I am over forgetting things, so this is my plan to help overcome this little issue. 🙂
This is a really good idea, I have never though to do this before. Thanks for sharing!
You are very welcome!