{"id":38808,"date":"2014-11-13T07:09:51","date_gmt":"2014-11-13T12:09:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/horizonsmagazine.com\/blog\/?p=38808"},"modified":"2014-12-07T06:33:44","modified_gmt":"2014-12-07T11:33:44","slug":"setting-timers-to-remind-me-of-a-chore-in-progress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/horizonsmagazine.com\/blog\/setting-timers-to-remind-me-of-a-chore-in-progress\/","title":{"rendered":"Setting timers to remind me of a chore in progress"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-offset-key=\"647iq-0-0\" data-reactid=\".6o.1:4.0.$right.0.0.0.0.1.0.0.1.0.$647iq.0:$647iq-0-0\"><span data-reactid=\".6o.1:4.0.$right.0.0.0.0.1.0.0.1.0.$647iq.0:$647iq-0-0.0\"><a href=\"http:\/\/horizonsmagazine.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/to-do-everything.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-38837\" src=\"http:\/\/horizonsmagazine.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/to-do-everything-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"to do everything\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>A friend has a medical condition that, among other things, fogs her brain when she doesn&#8217;t eat in time.\u00a0 I suggested she put it on the calendar and also a note on her monitor and bathroom mirror the times to eat. <em>I&#8217;m the queen of forgetting whatever I&#8217;ve not made a note for.<\/em>\u00a0 I also have several timers I set for things like <em>stove on, clothes out of dryer<\/em>. Whenever I hear a timer, I go into the room to find it atop <a href=\"http:\/\/horizonsmagazine.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/timer.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-38839\" src=\"http:\/\/horizonsmagazine.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/timer-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"timer\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/horizonsmagazine.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/timer-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/horizonsmagazine.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/timer.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>whatever is needing attention.\u00a0 Sometimes it&#8217;s a fun surprise! As soon as I realized I could leave reminder notes and not have to rely upon my memory, I became less stressed.\u00a0 When I became less stressed, my memory improved on its own.\u00a0 Now let me set a timer to remember that for next time.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>RELATED: <a href=\"http:\/\/horizonsmagazine.com\/blog\/?p=1941\">I don&#8217;t always notice when I&#8217;m getting stressed<\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"s-share-buttons\" class=\"horizontal-w-c-circular s-share-w-c\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/horizonsmagazine.com\/blog\/setting-timers-to-remind-me-of-a-chore-in-progress\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Share to Facebook\" class=\"s3-facebook hint--top\"><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=Setting timers to remind me of a chore in progress&url=https:\/\/horizonsmagazine.com\/blog\/setting-timers-to-remind-me-of-a-chore-in-progress\/\" target=\"_blank\"  title=\"Share to Twitter\" class=\"s3-twitter hint--top\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/plus.google.com\/share?url=https:\/\/horizonsmagazine.com\/blog\/setting-timers-to-remind-me-of-a-chore-in-progress\/\" target=\"_blank\"  title=\"Share to Google Plus\" class=\"s3-google-plus hint--top\"><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https:\/\/horizonsmagazine.com\/blog\/setting-timers-to-remind-me-of-a-chore-in-progress\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Share to LinkedIn\" class=\"s3-linkedin hint--top\"><\/a><div class=\"pinit-btn-div\"><a href=\"\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/\" data-pin-do=\"buttonBookmark\"  data-pin-color=\"red\" title=\"Share to Pinterest\" class=\"s3-pinterest hint--top\"><\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<script type=\"text\/javascript\" async defer src=\"\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/js\/pinit.js\"><\/script><a href=\"mailto:?Subject=Setting%20timers%20to%20remind%20me%20of%20a%20chore%20in%20progress&Body=Here%20is%20the%20link%20to%20the%20article:%20https:\/\/horizonsmagazine.com\/blog\/setting-timers-to-remind-me-of-a-chore-in-progress\/\" title=\"Email this article\" class=\"s3-email hint--top\"><\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A friend has a medical condition that, among other things, fogs her brain when she doesn&#8217;t eat in time.\u00a0 I suggested she put it on the calendar and also a note on her monitor and bathroom mirror the times to eat. 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