WIPS - Interrupted

I have casted on the dishclothes from KrisKnits this week, but I'm learning some valuable things this week:

• College interferes with my knitting. I had to postpone an exam this week because of my knitting....lol
• Reading from a pattern isn't as easy as I thought it would be, but still doable
• FROG is a new potty word!!

I'm having difficulty keeping my place and am having to go back and count stitches alot. Are there any easy ways to keep track of where I am in the pattern??