note to self

note to self (usually uncountable, plural notes to self)

1. A reminder to oneself to do something important.

   Note to self: Back up files more frequently.

   • 2014 January 30, Seth Kugel, “Wintertime Bargains in Budapest”, in The New York Times‎:

     Another friend […] gathered a group to go to […] a no-frills comfort food restaurant, with a vast menu of classics sold at extraordinarily low prices: the only item in the 11-page menu over 1,000 forints was a bottle of sparkling wine, a reasonable 1,190 forints for 0.7 liters. (Note to self: if ever in Budapest on New Year’s ...)

• Usually placed at the beginning of a sentence and set apart by punctuation.