Oh gosh ,I do not know where I would be without my 'Lists of things to do' !!
I find them a real boost especially when I have lots of things to do around the home. The satisfaction that I get as I cross each item from the list on completion, gives me a real feel good factor. I feel as if I have achieved my goals.
As for shopping lists, I too am guilty of forgetting the blasted things ( along with the carrier bags ).
Why hasn't someone come up with a 'phone app which features a shopping list of ie: Basic food items with tick boxes + extra room to add things not on the original list. These extras could then be added permanently to the original list, those not wanted could be deleted and as such make it personalised.
Another thing that would help in an App like this is if the shopping items were automatically listed under their appropriate department ie: DAIRY- for milk, cheese, butter and so on and so forth, so no more backtracking in Supermarkets as I have done many times.
Wish that I was a whizz kid on a computer so that I could design this App, but sadly, I do not have the skills, unlike most 5 year olds these days.