I did the exact same thing after spending 3 months drawing fancy boxes with washi tape. Now it's just a plain index card clipped to the front, takes 10 seconds and I actually use it.

The "grave for forgotten veggies" line got me because that was exactly my crisper for years. I felt so bad tossing slimy bags every week and just assumed I was bad at grocery shopping. Your Friday scramble idea is great and I'm stealing it.

Ha, so grandma was right all along and you had to learn it the hard way! Cast iron is one of those things where the old ways just win, no contest. It holds heat so even that your cornbread cooks all the way through instead of burning on the edges. Your grandma is probably somewhere laughing at you right now. Next time just listen to her from the start and save yourself the burnt batches.