Dates - not the edible kind!

nina, I do that, but with my Amazon echo. We went swimming yesterday to a new private pool. I asked Alexa to remind me, which she does the day before the event.
I'm pretty good with what day it is, but DH is still working part time, and our son comes for lunch on his day off, a Thursday. He came yesterday, but had forgotten about our swimming, there was no lunch as we'd eaten out! He's coming again today. ?

Willow if you have dates in your phone, set an alert a couple of days before a birth date. "Post card" frequently pops up on my screen.
I too have to check the date since retirement.

That made me giggle CaroDane!

My OH and I can't remember what day it is at the best of times, he's always one day ahead, I seem to be one behind.
We bought four sets of those calendar blocks that you turn over and it tells you the month day and date.
I think they were cheap from Home and Bargain.
They are really handy and useful in the kitchen to see if food is still in date.
Only problem is remembering to turn over the blocks. Sometimes he turns it over at night, sometimes I think he hasn't so I turn it over again in the morning, and sometimes we both forget!

It's the same for me Willow500 I usually have no idea what date it is, often the day escapes me as well. Birthdays writ large on the calendar, thank goodness for the card postal services. Whilst on this subject does anyone else find the year is disappearing too quickly again, I had intended to organise a holiday but what has happened to the time yet again.

I feel the same Urmstongran. Mum always used to say 'I don't have Bank Holidays now'! For me now every day is a Bank Holiday

I have a few birthdays in September and October too Willow in fact mine is in September! My brothers is next week, and I ordered him a customised card from Funky Pigeon, you put the date in and they post it for you! Cost £3.00 which isn't bad really, considering the cost of postage and cards these days.

I also love Sunday evenings now, as there is no work tomorrow to think of, and it is sooooo good to come back from a holiday and know there is no work the next day too!

I put everything in my calendar on my phone, and it pops up with a reminder. So I always put the week before the date in the calendar, remember to buy/post x's card.

I loved my job but like being retired better! My mum used to remind me at the start of it ‘every day is Sunday!’

It still gives me a thrill to know I can stay up late, lie in if I want to, go out mid week and have no days of ‘routine stuff’.

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I am the same. For some reason recently I think Fridays are Saturdays. DH and I have a shared online calendar and that is the only reason I know the date.

I'm the same! I try to work it out from a specific date in the previous few days. For example - Dh's birthday was Wednesday 7th August therefore I know the date of all the other Wednessays in August. All i need now is a method of recalling which week we are in and which day it is!!

The advantage of my method is that puzzles are supposed to help keep dementia at bay.

I find I still plan things around the weekend, as if it’s any different to mid week now that I’m retired. I’m often heard to say oh shame it’s not on the weekend, and then remembering, I can go to the ball!

I still work, but I have the same problem, constantly glancing at my screen to see the date, and weekends and holidays, I completely lose track!