Always Remember Never to Forget Something

. . . when you live in a three-story house. Whatever you forgot will never be on the same floor you are on.

Yesterday, I got home from the grocery store and lugged my groceries up one flight of stairs (1) and realized that I left my phone in the car. But I had to go to the bathroom so I dropped the groceries in the kitchen and went up another set of stairs to the bathroom (2). Then I went back down two flights of stairs to the car (3 & 4) only to realize I had inadvertently locked the car. I went up to the kitchen to retrieve my car key (5), then back down to get my phone (6). Finally, I went back to the kitchen to put away my groceries, for a total of seven flights of stairs just to put away my purchases.

Then I set out some yogurt for breakfast when I realized, I left my book upstairs (8) . . .