The Experts say the best way to get Spring off to a great start is to accomplish at least one thing on your "to-do" list today!  But...um...how do I remember to do this?   WELL...here are 10 Smart Ways To Remember Things (Savvysugar.com)

•   Tying a string around your finger. You can go the old-fashioned route and tie a string around your finger to remember something. Having a string on your finger is something out of the ordinary and will cause you to reflect back on the reason you tied on the string, which will then help you recall what you wanted to remember more easily.

• Physical Post-it notes. If you want to remember a task, write it down on a Post-it note and stick it somewhere visible or someplace you know you're going to check regularly.

• Digital sticky notes. If you're always on your computer, perhaps it's better to use digital sticky notes such as the Stickies app, which lets you leave notes on your desktop. You'll be saving paper and you'll have a less messy desk.

• Writing on your hand. Writing what you have to remember down on your hand is a very effective way of reminding yourself what you need to do. The benefit of this method is that you can write out what you're supposed to do, but the downside is the not-very-professional look of ink on your hands.

• Using a board. Put up a small whiteboard, chalkboard, or corkboard in a really visible area. Then start pinning or writing down things you want to remember on the boards.

• Calendar alerts. Set calendar alerts on your Outlook or Google calendar to remind yourself to do tasks. You can have the reminders remind you days, hours, or minutes ahead of 

• Texting yourself. Send texts to yourself if it's convenient. The only drawback is if you don't have unlimited texting, the text reminders can cost you money.

• Tape a note in a obvious place. Take some paper, write down the task you need to remember, and tape it on really obvious places such as your front door, the kitchen fridge, or the couch.

• Make a to-do list. Making a to-do list is always a great way of remembering things you need to do. For an efficient and manageable to-do list.

• Reminder ring. This is a modern twist on the tying a string around your finger method and a more reasonable one as well. When you have something you need to remember, put on this Forget Me Not reminder ring ($48) made from a mold of real string.