Brain Overload

Dotsie, funny you should ask me if I ever rest. If I could; I think I would do a lie around marathon for about a week.

We just finished remodelling our granddaughter’s room, because we think she may have some allergy problems. So we ripped out the carpet, put in parquet, painted the walls, and ceiling. We finished putting the furniture in about an hour before she arrived.

Between house showings, my granddaughter’s overnights, my mother, and personal invitations, I have been getting appointments mixed up. Or as my DIL would say, I’ve been getting brain farts. hahaha. Like this morning Hubby and I packed "A" with her new bicycle, and Mom with her new walker, into our car, to drive for two hours, out in the boondocks to visit friends who invited us all over for a Peking Duck dinner. When we arrived, our granddaughter was sound asleep, so was my mom,....and guess what? No one was home. Huh? I checked my calendar...and good Lord...the invitation is for NEXT Sunday. All I could think of was; thank God they weren't there...How embarrassing is that!!!

So we turned around, and had a great steak dinner at a restaurant near-by. While cutting my mom’s roast beef, my cell phone rang. Some lady screamed some juicy obscenities into the phone at me. Apparently I stood her and her family up, who had made an appointment, about a month ago, to look at a house. Boy, was she cooking. Of course I apologised and all, which didn’t help any. But you know, I was so exhausted, I didn’t even really care.

I guess, this is what it’s like when the brain short- circuits. Anybody else get these brain far…. ahem….indigestions? Please tell me you do.

Um….am I at the right forum here? Gosh, I hope so.

Oh, yeeeeeees. I call it my "senior moments" and blame it on menopause. I had gone to pick up a friend for our weekend out-of-town trek before sunset. Only to be told by her husband that I was one week early.

And, misplacing things? Heck! I've done that as well. Quite classic really but, I am only telling if you want to know. It really beats the "coming into the room and forgetting what you were there for" sort.

Lola, thank you for letting me know I'm not alone! I was beginning to feel like I'm catching up to my mother.

I know you are a multi-tasker too. I mean, I didn't even do this much multi-tasking when I was younger! I don't think I could have handled it.

People tell me how organized I am...If they only knew, LOL...
I write everything down on my calendar immediately, and everyday besides my morning prayer it is the first thing I look at. I also look at it every night before bedtime to be sure I don't have to be up early the next day for anything. I would be totally lost if it weren't for my calendar, and thats no joke.

I also write everything down all the time. I look at my lists morning, noon and night because sometimes there are changes.
But really, I need a new voice recorder. LOL!

You know Diamond, that reminds me...I used to use this small digital tape recorder...then one day I decided to take it to the VA home while visiting daddy. He's deceased now. I have the recorder packed away because I can't bring myself to turn it back on and hear his voice. I would do a tailspin. But I also cannot bring myself to use it again for anything else in fear that I might accidentally erase his beautiful voice. Silly, isn't it? But that's me.

Speaking of brain farts...when you find your cell phone in the freezer, then we'll talk.

or the milk in the cupboard, or the glasses you can't find because they're on your head, or the cell phone you can't find as you're getting out of the car, because you're talking on it.

All of these things are why I was so interedted in hearing about the brain function book chatty was reading. My probelm is I don't have time to do those brain stimulating activities.

I've even gone down to throw the clothes in the dryer, to learn that I'd already thrown them in the dryer. How pathetic is that? Honestly, I didn't even remember doing it.

Oh, and how many of us have heard, "I know Mom. You already told me that." I can't recall who I've told what so on and on I go.

LOLOLOL! Done that and wearing the t-shirt!

How funny. I've done it, and I also witnessed my husband doing the same! Nuts.

LOL Lola, I'm liking you more and more!

All right, how about this? Getting out of the car, with a cell phone to the ear, a grandchild hanging on to the leg, a neighbour calling something or the other over the fence, and me clicking at our front door, with our remote car door opener.

Heck! Have you ever gone shopping with a grandchild and packed all the groceries in the car except for the child, EW? Done that as well. My 2-year old grandson sitting in the shopping trolley screaming away: "LOOOOOOOOOOLAAAAAAAA...you forgot meeeeeeeee!" as I started the engine and was getting ready to pull out of the "mother and baby" parking bay.

Morale of the story: child in first. Or...never shop alone with a rogue grandchild. LOL!

That's right! We have to set our priorities! lol lol

This is getting better with every post.

How about trying to pay for your groceries with their money saving card instead of your credit card? Done that and had a laugh.

How about forgetting to pay, and just walking off with the groceries?

I make a list of everything and diarise. I never shop unless I have a list or I might as well have stayed in bed. I've gone into a shop with full trust on my cerebral ability, after all I quote caselaw for a living. Heck...little good that serves me when I have to remember what I was supposed to pick up from the shop. And, the cheeky daughter goes..."Mother, would I need to put you on medication now?" LOL!

Or coming home from the grocery store, forgetting you have a car full of groceries. Then a couple hours later, when you go to get something you bought, you realize you left everything in the car? Sad.

Just to my own defense, I seldom do a house showing on a Sunday, so that's why I didn't check the calender. And as for the dinner invitation? I thought I remembered the date correctly. But believe me, I'm writing everything down from now on. Just got to remember to check that calender! jeesh.

Weeeeeeeeell, if you're going to find extenuating circumstances...might do that as well. I have three grandchildren! I ferry to and from school, dance, football club, swimming, karate, ballet, creche...and then there's dog. A chihuahua who thinks he's a rottweiler.

Hmmm, sounds like your chihuahua needs medication. lol

Pedro is tame compared to dodging saber-rattling grandsons.





And, the granddaughter...



A pill! A pill! My kingdom for a pill!

And...here's Dog...who only listens to the grandchildren.

Awww, he is so adorable!

I had a response, but by the time I hit the reply, I forgot what I was going to post....

I am reading this thread and I feel like I am reading my life story here.

Anyway, I have to go and find my list or did I make a list yet???? Where am I? What am I doing???

Oh well, cheers!

Cathi

Cathi, you funny! Woops, is this the party to I am speaking to? snort snort....

Lola, I think I can hear your grandchildrens' giggling and very frightening snarls. My gosh, how they have grown! Love them, and hope those young'uns will help us find our walkers some day. lol.
Dog? Well, I say; that's a practical name if you are forgetfull.

Actually, I once had a dog I called C'mere (contracted form of come here) to save my breath to cool my porridge. LOL!

P.S.

And then there was Pat (for pat the dog). I know, I know...groan all you want...as I've said before...I am far, faaaaaar awaaaaaaay!!!

Well, as long as you don't name him PlayDead. Baaaahaaaaaaa

As I said...I am far, faaaaaaaaaar awaaaaaaaaaaay!!! LOLOLOL!

How about "Sit"? Come here Sit! Get the ball, Sit! Sit sit, Sit.

That's not funny.

Still far, faaaaaar awaaaaaaaaaaaay!!!

Lola, sweety...you are soooo faaaar away; you are inactive.

I'm gonna call it a night. Woof woof .... and how did we ever get on this topic? hahahahahahah

Sit would not know whether he was coming or going. Fetch, Sit! Beg, Sit! Heel, Sit! You'd have one veeeeeery confused dog.

By Jove! It's not even mid-night over yonder. Sleep is for the weak, I say. See you in the morn.

It's what one gets when nicking photos from Photobucket. My bad. LOL!

Ever write a grocery list, then forget where you put the list?

Ever tell your cousin the same story over and over again?

Ever pour coffee in your cereal?

I have.

How's that cereal thing working for ya? I have to admit that's a first.

I've put my cell in the freezer before, as I stated.

I've left food that I nuked in the microwave and searched hi and low for it only to finally give up, fix something else, then find it the next day.

I've sent double payments to bills. This one REALLY made me MAD at myself.

But coffee in my cereal, nope...not yet, anyway.

um... uh...uhhhh

Oh darn, I forgot again!!!!

Oh, I forgot all of my exes - wait, did I have any?

I put the ice cream in the fridge the other day. And the butter in the freezer. I own 5 pair of glasses and am lucky to find one pair on any given day. And almost every morning, D tells me something about the night before, and I have NO idea what he is talking about.

There are definite parts of menopause that I love, and some that - wait, what am I talking about? Hmmmm - where am I? STOP - WHO GOES THERE? WHY ARE YOU STALKING ME????

Anno the menopause fairy is on the way with help!!!

Hahaha...I'm laughing out loud here.

I wonder why?

U gals R too funny! I just misplaced my adoptive mom's baby
ring. I've looked high and low; now I'm praying for help.
I've gotta find that ring. I love that ring. Anno the only thing
I like about menopause, is the "friend" pause. I wonder why
they call that your "friend"? It isn't friendly, at all!

Stop looking for the ring and it will appear. I have found this to be sooo true. Whenever I misplace something, if I let it go and focus on something else, the item appears. Strange, isn't it?

Three sisters ages 92, 94 and 96 live in a house together. One night the 96 year old draws a bath. She puts her foot in, pauses, and yells down the stairs, "Was I getting in or out of the bath?"


The 94 year old yells back, "I don't know, I'll come up and see." She starts up the steps and pauses, "Was I going up the stairs or down?"


The 92 year old is sitting at the kitchen table having tea listening to her sisters. Shaking her head she says, "I sure hope I never get that forgetful," and knocks on wood for good measure. She then yells, "I'll come up and help both of you as soon as I see who's at the door."

Hysterical.

How about getting out of your car, locking the door, without your keys?

Yup, locked myslef out of the car about a month ago and had to get my brother to get my house key from Dad's, go to my house to get my extra car key and rescue me while I sat in the hundred degree heat waiting.

Multitasking accounts for some of this.

The other day, Ross caught me sitting on the toilet - and- putting on my sneakers before heading out the door to meet my walking partner. He said, "Now that's multi-tasking." Trust me, multi-tasking would have been if I was also on the remote phone.

Yeeeep. Sooooooo true. That's how I found my panty liners. Thought I had misplaced it but...there it was...stuck to where it should be stuck...

LOL, Dotsie! And, I thought reading on the throne was multi-tasking. LOLOLOL!

Holy Moly Lola. What a hoot. Where else were you looking? I'm afraid to ask.

Everywhere but the panty, Dotsie. I forgot I had already changed into a fresh one right after shower. But, because I got a phone call whilst in my robe...there you go...a little distraction sets off a brain leak.