I don't know about you, but it seems that I can't go to any store without forgetting SOMETHING!!!  The kid is grabbing things off the shelves and tossing it in the cart without my knowledge, (half of the time the husband is too). I try making lists but they're never organized therefore I am usually backtracking.  As a mom who works full time, I don't have time to dawdle when I shop.  I need to get in, get out, and get on with my day.  My newest idea is to make a list of the stores that I shop at by department.  Example will be Target.  If you're a tech-savvy mom, then you can use Target's ipad app.  I'm anti-ipad, so I prefer the good old paper list.  I laid mine out in the direction that we usually walk through the store, so yours can go in any particular order.  Simple word doc, I didn't do anything special.  But hopefully it helps someone!!