where is it?

[jacquelinebabco]

I spend half my life looking for something. It is so frustrating. I get so mad at myself. I try to be careful to always follow the same habits for putting down my keys, glasses, important papers or whatever but it happens way too often. Does anyone else have this problem? I have even let out the dogs and forgot they were out. Maybe I should have some testing done? LOL I was told as long as I know what to do with the keys when I find them I'm still ok!

[linz06]

I have this problem! Especially with keys! I'm pretty good now at putting them in my purse, and my purse on the table by the door to the garage. We do have a key hanger by the door, but we don't always take my car and my keys to the office are on there too But I always remember my purse.

I lose my cell phone a lot around the house, but luckily it's just a phone call away!

I couldn't find my mp3 player for the past week, and this morning I realized it's on the bathroom counter! Lol.

I know how you feel! I saw a thing in a catalogue a few years ago, where you could attach a little pagers to things you lose a lot, and then there's a main station where you can press the button of whatever you lose and it would start beeping I really considered getting one!

[Wabbit]

You're not alone!!! I have such a terrible memory..my dh teases me it's 'old age'....I'm only 42!!!

But I can't EVER find my keys, my shoes, my sunglasses, my PURSE, my cell phone, my brush, my reading glasses, my favorite pen!! and.....I could keep going...but you get the idea!!!! It seems to be getting WORSE and WORSE

Is this an early sign of dementia?

[yorkieusa]

I know exactly what you mean.

[chachi]

I double sometimes triple check doors are locked,curling irons unplugged,oven off things like that all the time.

[linz06]

Originally Posted by Wabbit

You're not alone!!! I have such a terrible memory..my dh teases me it's 'old age'....I'm only 42!!!

But I can't EVER find my keys, my shoes, my sunglasses, my PURSE, my cell phone, my brush, my reading glasses, my favorite pen!! and.....I could keep going...but you get the idea!!!! It seems to be getting WORSE and WORSE

Is this an early sign of dementia?

I am only 26

[Wabbit]

Originally Posted by linz06

I am only 26

I think my forgetfulness started in my late twenties.....

[BonBon]

It's not losing things that's the problem for me, it's the finding them!! I'm always finding I've put the strangest things in the refrigerator or the dishwasher or some stupid place! A couple of weeks ago I bought some new light bulbs and the next day I opened the refrigerator to see the light bulb box laying on the middle shelf.

[chachi]

Originally Posted by Wabbit

I think my forgetfulness started in my late twenties.....

Im terribly forgetful. I can take my medicine and 5 minutes later not know if I took my medicine. Then I have a good memory on other things so it doesnt make sense

[linz06]

Originally Posted by Wabbit

I think my forgetfulness started in my late twenties.....

Great, I have a lifetime of forgetfulness ahead of me It's not all bad though, I suppose... I always forget how movies end, so when I watch them again it's a surprise.

[Yorkiedaze]

I have to write down everything I need to pick up when out shopping, and then I sometimes forget my list, or my glasses. I was told by a gal with a PHD in nutrition to take 3 Omega 3 gel caps a day. (I buy the NOW brand) It seems to help with a lot of my forgetfulness.

[Beamers Mom]

When my eldest daughter was around 18 months old - she is now 44, we were over at my parents house in the morning. Lunch time we decided we would have fish and chips from the local chippy. I went to buy them taking my daughter in her stroller. When I got back to my parents, my mother asked where my daughter was!! I rushed back to the chippy and there was her stroller parked outside and she was just enjoying the activity in the area. I couldn't believe I had forgotten her. Luckily this was a town where you didn't have to worry about children being kidnapped etc - and a total different era than today of course. My mother never let me forget it!

[misslissa]

The kids are always on me for losing my keys I have this thing that you whistle and it beeps (my sister found it at a garage sale) the only problem is that I can whistle loud enough to set it off.

My other big thing is forgetting where I set Gatsby's leach/harness/collar

[jacquelinebabco]

Originally Posted by Beamers Mom

When my eldest daughter was around 18 months old - she is now 44, we were over at my parents house in the morning. Lunch time we decided we would have fish and chips from the local chippy. I went to buy them taking my daughter in her stroller. When I got back to my parents, my mother asked where my daughter was!! I rushed back to the chippy and there was her stroller parked outside and she was just enjoying the activity in the area. I couldn't believe I had forgotten her. Luckily this was a town where you didn't have to worry about children being kidnapped etc - and a total different era than today of course. My mother never let me forget it!

Too funny, I love it!!

[chachi]

Another thing I do ischeck over and over if I turned off lights and stuff. Trying to save on electric bill