When you are ready to disassemble something to clean, or repair, and you think you'll remember how that one piece you JUST took off goes back on, hopefully, you'll remember this...

If your mind isn't as good as it use to be, take a picture, draw a diagram, or write a short description on how the piece fits BEFORE you take it off.

I just removed the back piece from the fridge that one of the drawers and top glass piece backs up to to seal the back, not that I realized it came off til it came off. I put it in the sink the way it came out and figured it was easy to remember how it was when I took it out of the fridge.

I've been struggling to get it back on there correctly and have given up the fight, for now. Whatever I'm doing, it's not going back on. Wasted too much time and not in the mood.

Figured I'd save one person from making a mistake like this today with my tip - next time I'll remember my cell phone camera when I do something like this - well, hopefully, I'll remember;) I'll return to the task at hand later.

Have a great day!

"Oh, I will remember which of these three shades of white paint I used on this wall. I will write it on the can later when I have a marker."

"Oh, I will remember that I have mixed up a gallon of Roundup from concentrate and placed it in this jar. No need to mark it."

"Oh, I will remember to . . ."

1 - they labelled the jug BEFORE they mixed up the Roundup
2 - they painted a swatch of paint on the back of the room's lightswitch and wrote down the name of the paint shade on that same swatch.
3 - they dropped all the hardware into a jar or baggie as they took things apart (and the container was labelled before they started)
4 - they labelled the freezer containers before they filled them.

I spent so much time around it that it's the only way to do things .

I have yet to go back and try to fix the problem I created -I figured the fridge door closes, that's all that's important.

I'll have to remember lazygardens parents next time!!!!