How to stop things from blending into the background?

Often if I keep something In the same place it just becomes part of the background. Like I have to leave my laundry in the middle of the kitchen to remember to do it. Lists and notes are helpful to me if I can register them in my vision but when it’s in the same place like on the fridge it just becomes part of the fridge and I don’t even notice it anymore. How can I keep things from becoming part of what they sit on? I’ve tried using bright colors and even reflective tape but eventually I don’t see it anymore. I end up wasting food cause I forgot it was in the drawer or re washing the same laundry cause the clean got put where the dirty goes. Any ideas?