You never know when you’ll need to remember some detail. And you probably think you will. But you won’t.

So append it. It’s effortless to strike it when you’re sure you don’t need it anymore, but until then, it’s there in case you do.

When one of the kids wakes up with a fever, append it: the time, the temperature, what you gave them. Tag it #sick.

If it gets worse, you already have a timeline to show the doctor. If it doesn’t, it scrolls out of sight and you never think about it again.

Every movie night, Append the movie you watched, or even share the movie’s IMDb page for quick lookup. Include who picked it before you save: picked by Mom #movienight and see who’s up next to choose.

Jot down ideas for future movie nights the same way, and search for #movienight idea when it’s your turn. To filter out past picks, search #movienight idea -pick.

Someone mentions a book, a restaurant, a show you’d love. Don’t stop to decide which app it belongs in. Append it, maybe tag it #recommendation, and get back to the conversation.

Strike it once you’ve tried it, and the ones you haven’t are still waiting.

When you finish a book, log it in Appended. Maybe include a sentence or two about what it was, what you thought of it, and a grade. A- #booklog.

It’s not for anyone else, so be as honest and unfair as you like. Years later, search #booklog and you’ll remember not just what you read, but how it felt.

Later on, use the Shortcuts app to send all your #booklog notes to a friend, or a chat bot, to get recommendations.

Kids say the funniest things, and you’re sure you’ll never forget them. You will. Append it the moment it happens, as a quote.

There’s nothing to tag. Search their name and you have years of their best lines, in order.

Whenever you check in somewhere, append the hotel’s name, address, and room number. No need to tag, no need to search: it’s right there when you raise your wrist.

Your notes live on your Apple Watch, so they’re there on a run, at the front desk, or anywhere you’ve left your phone behind, with or without a connection.

Time passes differently as a homeowner, so when it feels like you just changed the air filter, odds are good it’s been longer than you think.

Reminders are great for notifying you that it’s time, but Appended helps you remember how long it’s been, so you can rest easy knowing that, no, it wasn’t just a week or two ago that you replaced the battery.

The same goes for:

• Rotating the mattress
• Replacing a light bulb
• Changing the water or HVAC filter
• Testing the smoke detector
• Inflating the family’s bikes’ tires

Keep track of whom you’ve lent stuff to in a single place you can count on. Every now and then, take a quick peek and see if anything slipped through the cracks. No more feeling like you’ve forgotten something but can’t remember what!

And no more feeling terrible when you forget to return something you borrowed. Append it when it changes hands, strike it when it changes back.

Appended is on your wrist, so you can check before you head out the door.

Want to send someone a message but also remember it for yourself?

Easy. Append it, then swipe right to share. Swipe again to share with someone else.

The best way to use Appended is just to append tidbits or thoughts as they come. Don’t think too much about it: if there’s a chance you’ll want to remember it – for any reason at all – jot it down.

At the end of the day, take a look at your recent notes and maybe something there will delight you. Maybe seeing a note will serve as a reminder to do something about it, or maybe it’ll just make you smile remembering how your day’s been.

Better still: scroll to a note from long ago and remember what was going on in your life on that random Tuesday. And maybe that’ll encourage you to append more stuff tomorrow.