. I decided this afternoon to go get some soymilk at Target as I was running low and this is a staple in my house. I usually get 4 half-gallons at a time so I don't have to go there so often. Hopped in the car, drove out there, parked and grabbed a cart.
If you've been to Target before, you probably know they have those nifty little compartments in the top front of the cart, perfectly sized for your cell phone. That's where I put mine as I headed down the long aisle to the refrigerated case.
I got what I needed, checked out and left the store, came home and did some reading, both online and off. At some point, I was on the computer and to log into a certain website, I needed to get the code from my phone. Except I couldn't find it. Anywhere.
I tried to locate it in the house with the Tile thing on my key chain, but nothing was beeping back to me.
It dawned on me that it was POSSIBLE I left it in the cart at Target. Oh no. Between my keys, my Faraday pouch that securely contains my car key plus my groceries, my hands were full and I am easily distracted. I called Target to see if anyone turned in the phone. The phone rang and rang and rang, and no one ever picked up.
Feeling desperate, I grabbed my coat and jumped in the car to go to Target. It's about a 15-minute ride to a neighboring town. About an hour had lapsed since I'd been to Target.
I began mentally to recall what was in my cell phone case: multiple credit cards, my driver's license and a small amount of cash. A lot of valuable stuff. As I drove, I was thinking it was POSSIBLE the cart could still be where I'd left it, up against a small island in the parking lot further away from the store since my car is still new and I don't want it dinged. So I've been walking further to any store I go to.
I pulled in to the Target parking lot and headed to the exact spot where I'd parked before. I saw the cart and pulled up as close as I could, but there were other vehicles on either side of it. MY PHONE WAS STILL IN THE CART. And all its contents.
I felt like doing a Hail Mary right then and there. Anyone who'd pulled up to park there could have grabbed the cart and found it, and may or may not have been honest, but I'm guessing with today's bitter cold, most people don't want to walk a freezing cold cart into the store when there are usually plenty already inside. The phone is in a brown faux leather case which has a pretty low profile and apparently was not seen laying in the front of cart. I am so relieved!!!! Also glad someone collecting carts did not find it, because from there, who knows....
I guess I'll have to go back to lugging a purse around.
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February 19th, 2025 at 05:24 pm 1739985856
It is so easy to be distracted.
Because you live alone and have no one who observes you daily, I’m suggesting that you start a list of times when you feel,like you did something out of character or inexplicable. If there is no issue, it will be a short list.
But if you find repeated incidents, you have a record both to help you identify ways to prevent this and also to discuss with your medical provider should you choose.
I think losing your new car key fob might also go on the list.
(I too live alone and find my ‘check on it’ routines increasingly necessary)
February 19th, 2025 at 06:47 pm 1739990837
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As a guy, I actually wear a "bat belt" complete with a phone pouch on it, so I almost never forget my phone for any reason (except when I leave the house and accidentally leave my phone behind on my charger). Basically, my phone is physically on my at all times.
I know women are different, but perhaps the same principle can be applied here with some kind of small purse that contains all of your essentials, along with your phone?