| Lisa, I know exactly how you feel. Here are some ways that I organize myself.
I use Google calendar to send myself reminders of doctor's appointments, shows that I want to watch, when someone's birthday is, and so on. You can send multiple reminders via email or pop-up to inform yourself of anything. I sometimes send myself a reminder a week before in case I forgot and then one the day before and one the day of, depending on what it is that I want reminded of.
As for around the house, how about making sure you have a place for everything. Losing things will cost you quite a bit of energy and time looking for them. I keep a notepad handy to write a list of things I need to get at the store or errands I need to run. You can also keep a document on your computer of a running list of things you need for a shopping list. When you run low on things, you can add them on the list. Write your menus ahead of time so that you don't spend your time running back and forth to the store.
Color coding works for some things so you can see them at a glance. I get things ready for myself the day before such as laying out clothes, making my lunch, etc...so that in the morning, I am not rushed. I pick a day each week to do laundry, get groceries, and so on so that I am not spinning my wheels.
The main thing that I have learned is to make sure you put everything in your home in its place and put them in areas that you will remember where they are located. For example, I put pans hear the stove or keys near the door. I also put a table ear the door to throw the keys on since organizing a place would set me up to fail since putting things in a shelf or a hook is not my style. I also have mini-plastic shelves for little things that I need as well as a can or holder of some sort for pens and pencils.
I hope this helps.
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