Do you make lists then loose them

I am a list person but half the time I can't find the list after I make it.  I hate sticky notes they are too messy.  I found a new solution quite some time ago.  Of course to have to not mind things stuck to the front of your refrigerator.

I have a bad habit of putting leftovers in the refrig and forgetting about them.  All of a sudden the refrig looks like an experimental lab growing all sorts of cultures and wasting good food.  I also try to keep a running grocery list of what I am running short on but can wait until I see it on sale.  And then there is the to do list which I don't have up right now as it ran out of paper which might tell you a little bit about how long my to do list is.  For that I use a small pad the size of the one with refrig contents but it has a sprial top so I can flip through the pages.

I have a coil of magnet tape that has a peal off back.  Stick it to the back of a pad or small notebook and you have an instant refrigerator magnet and your notes don't get lost.