How do you remember things... ? Is this a daft solution ?

We have given up on Green Thumb Yorkshiregel - one less thing to remember!
The DGD said that there were no daisies to make daisy chains with

pensionpat - what a great idea! I find it so hard to remember things, but I think it's because I'm a bit overloaded at the moment.

I find trying to remember what gifts I gave for birthdays and Christmas so that I don't repeat them the following year. I also try to remember to put a list in my diary but perhaps on the mobile phone might be better.

Long term memory good/short term memory bad! I'm a member of a successful quiz team and have a good general knowledge but if I'm asked to remember to take something into work or for family that's a different thing! If I get a text/email reminder about something then I usually do it right away e.g. put something by the front door to take into work the next day or I write a note and put it by my car keys. Events/appointments I write in my diary and on my kitchen calendar. When famiy come round they write things on my calendar too e.g babysitting. It's great now that you can register for text reminders about doctor/vet appointments etc. and our local council sends recycling text reminders the day before collection.

Just a thought, I have to write things down so I remember, especially names and dates. However I have just started watching a free documentary on thyroid disease. Mostly women suffer this disease and brain fog is one of the side effects. I am so relieved because I was begining to think I was heading for dementia. Just wanted to say that not all forgetfulness is down to age. If you do have a thyroid problem then that is most likely causing your forgetfulness.

I've got an appalling memory. It's great that now the rest of my generation are catching up. I love the expression brain fog Poly! It's definitely what I have! I do carry a small diary and have a large wall calendar and keep a journal. But I don't write in the journal every day and frequently have problems remembering what I've done over the last few days. Yesterday is often a complete blank!

The wall calendar is there. Prominently there. With appointments etc. I walk past it a lot. It's up to date. I check it several times during the morning. And then promptly forget what it said! I don't think a mass of Post It notes would help at all!

One of my mum's friends has a 'phone diary' which she keeps by the 'phone and writes in whilst having conversations with her adult children or friends. She then scans it before calling them or when they ring her - this way she can remember to ask them about life events they mentioned in a previous call! Apparently they all think she's marvellous for her age. She started this in her 70s - I need to do this in my late 50s!! But then I do have the aforementioned brain fog with underactive thyroid and fibromyalgia!!!

I'm forever writing things down on a bit of paper to help me remember things, then I can't find the bit of paper and I waste time searching for that. I'm not fit to be let loose - I think I need looking after, for sure.
Getting doolally in my dotage.

Love these ideas. I'm going to start using the address book function on my phone/ computer. THANK YOU

Will buy a book for a phone diary tomorrow. Wonderful idea!