6mo ago

Before you leave the house

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I unironically use this to remember anything extra beyond my wallet phone and keys

It used to be keys, wallet, and the enjoyment of being unreachable.
- Don't you miss the simple pleasure of having to knock on some stranger's door because you needed to use their phone?
  
  Didn't you have pay phones on every corner?

I do what I call "the Moron Macarena" just before I close the door. I pat each pocket and cross my arms patting the pockets again just to look extra stupid when I do it lol
- Do it to the beat and now leaving the house becomes a (embarrassing) fun ritual!

I'm pretty much opposite. I don't even know why I carry this unknown mass around in my pockets. My keys are probably in there, otherwise the car wouldn't start.

Bonus points if you go back within one minute to get what you forgot. :-)
- The neighbors can watch me doing this every 2 days or so.
  
  I'm glad that we can be a source of great amusement for them.
  Oh wait, no, I mean "you" - cause I totally never do that, never ever ever ever 😉.

I dunno, that Sense That You’ve Forgotten Something pictured looks pretty clearly defined.

I have ADHD and recently just quit nicotine. So for the past few months I run through my mental checklist including the vapes that are no longer part of my checklist because they were part of it for so long. then I have to consciously tell myself I don't vape anymore and have to redo the list In my head without the vapes. I never feel like I have everything...

5D Hypercube: Don't leave home without it
- Jokes on you - it's actually 9D compressed into a 7D space. :-D

I pay with the phone and open the door with my thumbprint. Before this I always had to triple check and was always stressed when leaving the house.

This is why I started wearing hats everywhere. I have to find my hat which triggers the "Have I got everything?" thought process. If I go outside without my hat it definitely triggers the "Double check EVERYTHING because you clearly arent switched on"

Most times i will stage things i need to take with me near the door. Depends on how out of routine the stuff is

This is me minus me checking specific things in the house, like door closed, AC off... Check for keys, wallet, and phone. Shit. Need to check the house again. Oh. Do I still have my keys, wallet, and phone?
Sometimes I think of something else that might have needed checking so I do the whole thing over again.
Lock the door. Check it's locked. Press elevator button. Go back to see if the door is locked (I'm right next to the elevator so it's not that crazy). Sometimes go downstairs only to go back upstairs to make sure the door is locked.

Read the last part as that thing your aunt gave you which you don't know what it is.

When I was the last one leaving the flat for a while, I put a post-it on the door, not only specifying what I needed to pack (I’ve had that down for years), but also for things to check (open window, balcony). I always checked those things, anyway, but checking (and affirming) that I checked gave me peace of mind.

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