How is your memory?

[Rose65]

Mine has always been dodgy. I certainly can't rely on it. I need my diary, watch, alarm clock, calendar in order to live life smoothly.
I know people who do not wear a watch, need no alarm to wake up, no diary to remember appointments, no list for shopping. I am in awe of such people - how do they remember everything?

 

[Della]

They miss their appointments, are late for their meetings, spend all their time in the grocery store talking at full volume to the person back home who's checking to see if they need milk.

 

[hearlady]

Good days and not so good days. It's mostly good so far.

 

[jujube]

What were we talking about?

 

[Knight]

Written grocery list & appointment day & time on my PC is all. Funny thing about the grocery list. When I shop that is all I buy, when my wife is along somehow stuff other than what is on the list shows up in the grocery cart.

 

[fuzzybuddy]

Well, I'm sitting here with one sock on.

 

[CallMeKate]

Mine has always been dodgy. I certainly can't rely on it. I need my diary, watch, alarm clock, calendar in order to live life smoothly.
I know people who do not wear a watch, need no alarm to wake up, no diary to remember appointments, no list for shopping. I am in awe of such people - how do they remember everything?

Out of the things you listed, I don't wear a watch and haven't used an alarm for a very long time because I'm always wide awake by 3 a.m., often before. I usually write appointments down, but I don't think I'd actually forget them. Now a list for shopping... oh yes, that I absolutely need.

 

[charry]

I have to write everything down now ,
I go into one room, start doing something , then go into another room, and start doing things , then get called by hubby, then start on another job linked to him…phew !! LOL…Somedays I don’t know what I’m doing

 

[Timewise 60+]

What was the question?

 

[ElCastor]

When we reach the age of the members of this group a gradual memory decline is normal, but there is extensive research underway which will eventually be of help. Meanwhile, where did I leave my keys!

 

[Judycat]

I make a list then forget to check the list.

 

[oldpop]

I would have to say waning.

 

[Jules]

Words - I keep forgetting a specific word that I want. This seems to be happening more often.

 

[chic]

My memory is very good bordering on excellent. My body gives me grief sometimes but I'm doing better with that too. You just have to keep going and trying new things to help yourself.

 

[debodun]

Not as good as it was. When I was a child, my mom could just tell me what to get at the neighborhood store without a written list. Now I have to make a list and I still forget things, if I can find the list.

 

[Myrtle]

All of my adult life I could not find my keys. I became known for it, jokes were told, frustration ruled for me.

Since I've been living alone I never lose my keys. Never. I knew they were hiding them.

 

[Lady]

Since my Mother died a couple of months ago , I seem to be forgetting the food cooking on the Hob,( she use to do this )Ive burnt several pans .
Im putting it down to stress related , and im hoping its going to improve..
I also misplaced my House keys , I searched High and low , even emptied the Dustbin out side the house before the bin men came to empty it.

I eventually sat down and thought back to when i last had them , and sure enough I found them in my Dressing Gown..

 

[Chet]

I was never good at remembering names but everything else isn't bad depending upon the day.

 

[BC Flash]

My shopping list is "on going" (items getting low are added to the list before "need") I never loose the list at the stores, it stays on the counter when I am shopping!! LOL

 

[Della]

I heard a memory expert on NPR say that our brains can usually remember 7 things at one time and no more. So if your grocery list goes over 7 items you'd better take it along.

 

[Becky1951]

My memory has gotten worse since my fall and fractured arm requiring 2 surgeries, I have to write everything down now. I keep a grocery list on my phone adding to it as I remember items needed but if I don't add the item immediately I forget. Example, yesterday I was in the bedroom sweeping and remembered I was out of tomato sauce, I didn't go write it down and about 3 minutes later went to write it down however couldn't remember what it was I was out of, remembered I needed "something" but not the item. Drove me nuts until after I went to bed and suddenly remembered tomato sauce!
The odd thing is I never forget to get dog food or doggie treats, guess that shows my top priority.

 

[Murrmurr]

Selective. And I don't get to do the selecting.

But it's been this way since a head injury in 1986, so it's hard to say if I also have age-related memory problems, or if all of it is from the bad fall I took back then.

 

[CallMeKate]

When we reach the age of the members of this group a gradual memory decline is normal, but there is extensive research underway which will eventually be of help. Meanwhile, where did I leave my keys!

Check the freezer. (I've had a number of things end up there for some reason.)

 

[dobielvr]

Surprisingly, I think it's gotten better.

I had asked my cardiologist about something he said may be 6mos previously, and he said 'wow you remember that'.

 

[NorthernLight]

I used to remember everything.

Not any more. Now I do all the things, like forgetting why I went into a room.