I laugh at myself when I remember these but those times that I was on the brink of being so forgetful, I was alarmed. I even had to research what being forgetful means in one’s health. Back then, I haven’t started blogging at WordPress yet but I have been reading a lot since I was in high school.
Does this happen to you when things seem to slip your mind and no matter how you force yourself to remember, at that particular moment, you just can’t. I know, forgetting things occasionally is part of life.
One thing that I always forget is the name of the plant I used to have in the garden. I know, it starts near the first letter of the alphabet, clearly I couldn’t recall its name. Yesterday though, I was looking at my several albums at Facebook because I wanted to change my profile picture into a flower. Then I saw this.
Took this shot many years ago but at times it still slips my mind. It’s Begonia. Why is is that at the moment we want to remember,we simply forget. Bear in mind Arlene, this is Begonia.
There is this small mini mart (a one-stop shop for those groceries that you simply forgot to load in your cart) at the corner of the street going to our subdivision. Come to think of it, all these years, I thought it was called Seven Eleven only to be told several times by my son that it is Ministop. Both are 24-hour convenience stores where they sell groceries and snacks and even meals. Until now, when I think of it, I always think of the former instead of the latter.
I tell you, this happens all the time now, you enter your bedroom planning to get something but you see those pillows still scattered atop the bed. What would you do? Arrange them right? Then you clearly forgot what you were there for until you come back again to get it. It is annoying at times but it is the name of the game now.
Ageing or getting old.
I suffer more from ‘losing’ things, than forgetting names. I forget where I put things. In fact, almost everything! It is worrying at times, but seems to be part of the ageing process for everyone. 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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So far, I seldom lose things Pete because when I leave the house, I usually bring a big bag with a zipper and put them all there.
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Both I think.
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We are growing old and getting older too.
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I think it is a question of memory bank filling up
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I didn’t look at it that way Derrick, but I guess that’s it, a filled-up and ageing memory bank. Thanks!
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I love trying to remember something and suddenly remembering it hours later. I laugh thinking about a little person running around in my brain searching through all the accumulated words looking for the right one.
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Haha, I think that should be the way to go, right? But we are getting older and as Pete says, it is part of it.
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Beautiful flower, Arlene.
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Thanks Nahla.
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welcome to the club, Arlene 🙂 🙂
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Haha! We are not getting any younger Wilma. Good morning!
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John and I search for names and usually come up with the right one a day or so later. We’re not forgetful; our brains are just running slowly.
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It’s like it is at the tip of your tongue but it is a “no go”.
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We’ve learned we can’t rush the process.
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True Anne 🙂
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