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Originally Posted by hamster-bamster
Fairie,
I want to share how I've been solving the problem with parking.
I remember all kinds of stories told to me by all kinds of people throughout my life, but I cannot remember where I parked the car several hours ago.
After trying all sorts of approaches, I finally figured it out. I park as far away as possible. This is because people generally try to park near the destination, so the parking spots that are far away are not taken. At work, I always park on the top floor of the parking garage, as far as possible from the elevator/stairs I take in order to get out of the parking structure. It does not even cost me any time!!! because I spend less "extra" time driving to the top floor than I used to spend looking for the car back when I tried to park in the first open spot. Because the first open spot is something random and I could not attach any significance to it in my brain. The spot that is farthest away is NOT random so I know how to find it.
I am now taking the approach further. If I need to park near a store, I look for the spot that is farthest away from the store. It also helps, health-wise, by causing me to walk more. Finally, since I am a clumsy driver, I prefer parking in deserted areas where I cannot damage the next car.
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Thanks, Hamster! Tips like this are always useful.
I am lucky in I can find my car pretty okay. I lose things like my purse. I now have a designated spot for purse, phone, keys, work badge. All together. I have to keep them there every day. I've been doing it for a few months now and so far it's helping. Except I can put them where they belong and still not find them at times. (It's like my brain has a black hole. I can look right at something and not see it." I get everything in Neon Pink. Pink Purse. Pink Lunch Bag. Pink Phone Case. This stands out against most things because I have so many boys in my house.
And I like pink so it's okay for me. Just needs a pink key chain and I'll be okay. Once I was half way to the highway and drove all the way home because I couldn't find my phone. It was sitting right in the middle of a black seat, not covered. But, I couldn't see it....
Another example, I have bright pink toothbrush because I can't see with my glasses off. But I can see colors. So, pink = me. Pink shampoo bottle. LOL. (But blindness without glasses is another story.)