A senior moment or two....?

Today I set out for my morning walk carrying 2 cards to post. When I arrived outside the Post Office, I discovered that I also had in my hand a bag of cat litter tray contents! I had meant to put it in my bin as I passed. Fortunately for the PO staff I didn't post it.

[embarrased ]

Well, I walked to local shop, only to discover on my return that my trousers were inside out !!

And another from a few years ago when my oldest was a baby and I was similarly foggy in the brain. I bought a baby outfit in Tesco and thought on the way home that I'd like to have a look at the clothes selection in Asda. When I got home, I realised that my debit card was missing. My dutiful husband established that I'd left it at the till. 'Great, I thought,' this is my opportunity to go to Asda! So I turned up at Asda (having gone through the pantomime of buggys etc.) and requested my debit card from customer services. Eventually I realised that my debit card had not miraculously moved to the shop I wished to visit and sidled out.

A blow-in from mumsnet, hello again! At the age of 35, I had a senior moment last week that I'm not going to share in real life. I took my children to have a treat in an ice-cream parlour was pleased to be able to park outside. When we returned to the car, I was dismayed to find that a car had parked so close behind me that I was unable to open the boot to put the buggy in. It's a large, modern chassis and I didn't know if I was able to squash it in the backseat, and didn't want to either, for safety reasons. I walked around the car, muttering, took a photo, tried several times to squeeze the boot up and fruitlessly searched for a pen to leave a cross notice on the windscreen. Eventually, I managed to fit the chassis in the backseat and drove home. It wasn't until the following day that I remembered quite clearly clocking at least a metre of space IN FRONT of the car. I must have looked raving mad. If I hadn't been doing this sort of thing now and again for years, I would be concerned.

The day we moved into this house, I paid my first visit to the local supermarket to pick up a few things for lunch. When I came back to the car park, I couldn't' find the car anywhere. I was starting to panic, rushing round the car park, on the verge of tears, when a store assistant moving trolleys asked me what was wrong. I told him, and he said, "which door did you come out of?" I pointed out the door. "Did you come in that way," he said " because there is another entrance and another car park just around the corner." Of course I hadn't cone in that way. My car was in the other car park! Did I feel stupid!

I seem to spend an awful lot of time trying to phone people on the TV remote.

Ana Snap! Many years ago I had a Mini in a rather odd colour and there weren't many of them around. I parked on a large car park and when I returned I saw a similar odd-coloured Mini and it never occurred to me that there might be more than one. As I was struggling to unlock it I noticed a trilby on the parcel shelf and wondered who on earth could have left that in my car, (not knowing any trilby-owners...). And only then, the penny dropped!

I don't think anybody saw me...

A couple of years ago I drove my car to the local Asda. On returning to the car park there was absolutely no sign of the car, after walking around for a while in a blind panic thinking it must have been stolen, I suddenly realised I had in fact taken DH's company car and not my own!

Never mind the remote key (I've never had one!) - just how embarrassing is it to be witnessed trying to open the door of a car which you think is yours with the actual key?

And only realising your mistake when you see that the interior seat covers are nothing like yours...

Like Greyduster, I have gone out in my slippers.

Also I showed the inspector on the train my M&S card instead of my travel pass. He looked at me and I think he was wondering if I had dementia.

I have been to work with odd shoes on same colour, roughly, but different height heels. I wondered why my legs felt all wrong. It never occurred to me to look at my shoes. And the number of times I've tried to open the car door with the remote key ..... why do so many cars look like little blue Micras?

How did you come to pick that name NudeJude ? Just curious

And of course there was the time I went to the wrong funeral.......

I think the worst 'moment' I ever had was when I realised, having stayed in a very posh hotel the night of my daughter's wedding, and having arrived in all my finery, was discovering that I'd forgotten to pack any ordinary shoes. I'd planned on trousers for that day and the high heels that I'd worn to the wedding looked ridiculous with them, so as I was also wearing a turquoise cardi, I decided that the best plan of action was to wear my turquoise slippers and hope that no one noticed, lol.

Lol at all your funny tales! I've decided it's not absent mindedness or age related, it's because we're all such intelligent/busy/active people we have a head full of more important things to worry about. Well, that's my theory and I'm sticking to it!
I've managed to get to this point today without doing anything stupid but it is only 10.30 and I've just been sitting drinking tea. Lots of time left before bed.........

anno.

In my own mitigation I must admit I have always been absent-minded. My mum sent me (about 19) out for a pack of stamped envelopes (remember them?). on the way out of the post office I posted the pack in the box set into the wall. The postmistress was very nice about it and unlocked the box to retrieve the envelopes.

Last week car in for a service. The garage called to say car was ready. It was a saturday + closes at 1pm I was in the middle of sorting the dreaded paper work. I thought I would try and finish it ,it was after 12.30 , But was only five minutes up the road. Paper finished went out front door, gasp!NO CAR! The five minutes up the road was by car!

I went to work in odd coloured shoes twice. There were similar styles but one green and one navy. I noticed the first time in the staff room and the second time when I went to the dentist and the chair was tipped back.

Phoenix, that made me laugh ( so your embarrasment was well worth it!)

Ditto anno, quite often. And the number of times I`ve filled the teapot with hot water, then when I`ve poured the tea out, that`s exactly what it was, hot water, no flipping teabags in! AND I once did Happynan`s trick, left a baby in his pram outside a shop, luckily just round the corner. When I got back for him, the shopkeeper said "I wondered how long before you noticed!"

Quite often I've tried to make a phone call with a remote control or tried to change channels with the phone! I am sure I'm not alone in that!

Well, I managed to retrieve the correct granddaughter (at least I think it was her-she had long, curly blonde hair....) but then left my housekeys on the inside of their door! I must have thought I was at home and put the keys back where they belong. Just as well dd spotted them or would have had to sit in car at home until dh got back.I think maybe I should retire to bed with a good book and start again tomorrow!