I plan to blame my bad memory on hormones. I figure with hitting 50 real soon and being in that peri-mentalpause stage in life, I have every reason in the world to blame hormones.
Because of the whole bad memory thing, I need to have lists. Now while I know this isn’t all that uncommon, I do have to wonder how many people need to put every single little thing on their list. About the only things I don’t need reminders for are things like: eat, drink coffee, take a shower. For everything else, I need to write it down.
Today I did get to cross a few things off my to-do list but, for the most part, I’ve put a lot of effort into finding excuses not to do things on the list. For instance, it says on my list, “clean windshield.” Now the reason for this is the thing is so damn dirty that when we drive at night, the glare is awful. It really needs to get done. However, it’s too damn hot & sticky out. The car is sitting in the sun and there is no way I’m getting in the car to clean the windshield. When it finally does cool off enough to do it, it’ll be too dark to see anything.
Another item on the list involves throwing whatever remains in the opened bag of organic fertilizer onto the front lawn. Again, this isn’t going to happen. It’s too hot. But, since the bag is opened and sitting outside, I will need to at least stick it in the shed since it’s supposed to rain tonight. It would probably take me all of 15 minutes to throw the stuff around the lawn since there isn’t too much in the bag but I’d much rather put that off. I don’t want to cross too many items off my list or what will there be for me to do tomorrow?
Then there are a couple of phone calls I need to make to set up appointments but I am feeling unsociable and don’t really feel like talking to anyone. Therefore, that’s not going to happen, either. Yes, I know it doesn’t take much effort to pick up the phone and call the dentist to make an appointment but I’m really not crazy about phone calls because I am strange so yet another thing is getting postponed.
I think I need to make 2 lists - one for things that I really want to get done and another for things that need to be done but that I don’t really want to do.
September 27th, 2007 at 7:37 pm Quote
I have always had to make lists but as I get older I notice that I really rely on those lists more.
I am going to wash my hands with my new soap. I have this thing with soap. I got some his/her cute soap for my wedding shower over 22 years ago and it is still in a box here somewhere. I would put yours up and look at it instead of use it if I let myself but I’m not…I’m going to use it right now.