Bring your own future friend

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Just read about this elsewhere and wondered what things people do...

Only one I can think of is I often reverse into a space so it's easy to leave 😂

Grr I meant BEING your own future friend

Laundry washed overnight on a timer to hang out first thing.

I love this, and first heard it from TOMM. I try to bear it in mind through my day, so getting things done early, not putting things off.
I make sure to keep on top of the laundry.
I leave my workout clothes ready to put on straight away when I get up.
If I'm going to take my lunch to work, I make it the evening before.
If I use something up I write it on the shopping list straight away.
I use headings on my shopping list, eg chilled, frozen, so that I can get through it easily when I go shopping.
This is something I constantly tweak. I was a messy and disorganised when I was young, and I've worked hard to get on top of things over the years.

The other night I went out after work and had one too many drinks to cycle home afterwards and so found a convenient post to lock it to (this was Future Friend Good Decision number one, realising that I was far too inebriated to be on the roads.) BUT! I also remembered to take a photo of the street sign where I left my bicycle so I’d know where to retrieve it from the next day! I was so proud of myself, Drunk Comtesse never does Future Comtesse favours like that!

Meal planning. Rarely have to dash to the shops for anything.

Laying my clothes out the night before.

I work in different places so I park my car on the road facing the way I'll need to go next day.

I used to leave the washing up of an evening but now DH and I leave the kitchen ready for next day with washing up done, kettle full and breakfast stuff out. Makes a world of difference!

I thought this was going to be about time travel

Drunk me once made hungover me a sandwich, she was very grateful

doing the dishwasher last thing even if I am shattered.

On the same theme, force yourself to drink a pint of water before you go to sleep if you have had a few drinks, and make sure there's a fresh pint of water on your bedside table for when you wake up.

After washing the bed sheets I put them straight back on. Tired me thanks past me. Nothing worse than fighting with sheets when your sleepy.

Tired me putting diesel in the car for future me.

Make extra lasagne to eat cold for lunch the next day.

Cleaning the house before I go on holiday so that it feels lovely when I get back. Sometimes I feel like I could say bollocks to it, I won't see the mess for at least a week but it always feels lovely getting back to a lovely, clean house with nothing to do but chill until it's time to go back to work.

I often take the washing to the laundrette whilst on holiday too so that I don't have mountains of it to do when I get home!

Thanking past me for that tonight! Yum 😋

For me it’s every little decision I want to put off…like doing the dishwasher. I think “I’m tired, I’ll do it tomorrow” but chances are I’ll be tired tomorrow too. So I just do it.

I also get my clothes out the night before, especially on work days. This also gives me chance to wash something and air overnight if I need it!

Every time you exercise you’re helping future you, investing in your health- the more you do, the easier it gets.

Finally a big one is don’t snooze your alarm. Get up when it goes off. You’ll feel less groggy later. There’s a TED talk on that one..
www.ted.com/talks/mel_robbins_how_to_stop_screwing_yourself_over?language=en