I had mentioned before that I couldn’t remember to take my meds in the evening before bedtime. Actually I needed to take them a couple of hours before I go to bed, since eating or drinking anything right before bedtime, makes my acid reflux flare up.

Well, I had decided to buy a pill container, where I could set aside my meds for each day of the week. And I did that. Thought it would be a great way to keep me on the right path. I filled it up on the day I purchased it, put it in my bathroom – so if I did forget – it would be there to remind me, right before I went to bed… ah, see above – not a good idea!

A couple of days like that, and I figured I would have to come up with another helpful way to remind me. Then I had a brainstorm… ok, I know, I don’t have too many of those anymore – since I’m retired

I have a pda – for those of you who are in the younger generation, it’s different from an ipod! You can actually put phone numbers, addresses, write yourself notes, etc… I used my pda – and yes it’s mine, I was never provided one while I was working – I guess they figured as long as I was chained to my desk, I didn’t need to have any toys…

I had my pda next to my recliner, since I sit there in the evening, doing needlework, doing sudoku puzzles – my favorite, or playing scrabble on my pda. Anything to keep my brain working.

So I programmed it with an alert at 7pm – to let me know that it is time to take my meds.

Now, it goes off at about 10 minutes and then again 5 minutes before 7pm – and if I’m not sitting in my recliner, my DH yells out – SOMETHING IS BEEPING!!!

Oh well, maybe I should have just let my DH remind me

Sandi