Here’s a post I didn’t realize I hadn’t posted… I wrote this last Saturday and added a few bits Sunday night:

This morning, as I was getting ready for the day, I went through my typical mental morning routine… part of which is reviewing what I did the previous day. And today, as is often the case, I went blank. Or I was blank to begin with. I couldn’t even remember what day it was today, why my alarm went off at 5:30 a.m., or when Daniel got out of bed.  I did what I usually do when I can’t remember anything in the morning.  I jumped out of bed and began rapidly getting ready for the day.  Daniel reminded me what was up and my memory kicked in.

But now, here I am, sitting in the car, thinking more about remembering… and how difficult it can be.  Is this because of fibromyalgia?  Is it because of the medication I take to sleep?  Is it because my brain is full?  The latter is highly unlikely as I have an uncanny ability to remember anything that is even remotely set to music (even Coxon’s unfortunate song for the sick has found a permanent place in my brain) and regurgitate it at even the slightest hint of a similar tune.  I can also remember where I last saw anything Dan is looking for.  When I misplace something… it’s a different story.

Anyway, do you forget things too?  And since I can assuredly say we all forget, how do you compensate for your forgetful moments?  How do you prevent them?

I use my iPhone religiously.  Although I am still not a power user, the breadth of my use is rapidly increasing.

I write things down in dozens of places.  My desk at work looks as if I have a fear of contact with wood, or laminate made to look like veneer that was made to look like wood… white paper covers the bulk of my precious 24 SF of desk space.  And on that white paper you will find remarkably similar notes, chicken scratch, and other lead based introverted correspondence and “rememberies.”

One of my Gmail accounts has 225 drafts saved… and I bet less than a dozen are actually drafts of something I ever intended to send to anyone other than myself.  Gmail makes a great memory… or external hard drive… or whatever.

In other news, Daniel ordered a time capsule.  At least now my computer won’t have memory issues… and if it ever does it’ll have something to remind it.

I am off to bed, but when you come around will you let me know what you do to help compensate for a poor memory?  Have you found a trick to improve your memory?

I look forward to your advice.