Has anyone else done anything as daft as this?

Every morning when I wake up, I ask Alexa what’s on my list for today.? I even ask her the day , date and month. I don’t have a memory problem, but I do have lazyeitis ……

We rushed back from a day out to get to the cinema because I’d looked up the times of two films we both wanted to see. Got there and found…yep, they were showing the following week. It’s a tad worrying, if I’m honest.

One dark winter morning, in a rush to get to work, I put on a pair of shoes, dashed into car and drove to work.

Once arrived I realised, one was black, one was navy and they had quite different height heels. Most people noticed and commented and it was quite odd when walking 🥱

I went to hospital appointment on the 21st of April, They could not find me on the system, but they found me eventually and the appointment is for May 21 😬

When I was 16, I got all togged up and ready to go by train to a university interview and was just leaving the house when my mother asked if I had the letter etc. - I looked at the letter and the interview had been the day before! - gulp!

We arrive at Portsmouth for the cross channel ferry, congratulating ourselves that we’re were in good time! In fact first in the queue.
When we presented our tickets and passports at the kiosk the official pointed out they were for the next day! There was no turning back, fortunately we were able ( for a fee) change the tickets and book another cabin.

Oh dear, Luckygirl

Retrospectively, I'm thankful I was ready a week too soon rather than having visitors arriving for lunch the week before I thought they were due!

Many times... even yesterday I had to check before meeting someone that I actually had the right day!

I distrust myself to such an extent now that I show DH what I’ve booked. And we sometimes still collectively get it very wrong.

During the pandemic we had tickets to see a show in the West End but it was cancelled. Therefore, in 2023 when he saw that it was coming to a theatre near us the following March he decided to book tickets as an anniversary presents. It wasn’t until the tickets arrived that he realised it wasn’t until March 2025! We did see it last year and it was worth waiting for. Also I did receive an additional anniversary present.

I must have more marbles than I thought I had because nothing like that has happened to me.

Honestly, I do mad things like the above on a daily basis.

I booked theatre tickets well in advance to see Tim Vine in Norwich. Morning of the show I checked the time and date. All correct. Went to Norwich early to have a meal. Casually strolled into theatre and was just going up to our seats in the circle, when an announcement came over saying to take your seats as the performance of Macbeth will be starting shortly. I thought it was Tim Vine having a laugh until my husband checked the tickets and found we were at the wrong theatre! It should have been in Lowestoft. Back we go to the car and hightail it down to Lowestoft. When we explained what had happened, how the staff laughed! We were only about 15 minutes late and when we explained to the people we disturbed getting to our sets, they laughed as well. I'm just glad we hadn't gone to our seats at Norwich as I would have have been very argumentative with the people whose seats they were. Now my husband checks all tickets! Just in case!

I do things like this quite often. Would be an exhaustive list but the worst is when I arrived home quite late from seeing friends one night a good few moons ago and was surprised to discover the front door open was just about to have a go at my husband when my neighbour put the hallway light on and I realised I was in her house. She was creased up with laughter, the door was open to let her visiting son back in, he had been doing her bins and seen me go inside. He was creased up with laughter as well.
I had to tell my DH because was sure my neighbour would, in fact it was all over the neighbourhood be the end of the next day, and for a long time neighbours would joke ‘we’d better lock our doors tonight, you never know who might wander in’.

I went to a hospital for an appointment last week. Waited patiently for reception to set up then approached the desk.
It was pointed out that I was 1 week early. Oh dear it was an early appointment so I needed to be up very early to get to the hospital. Never mind I made the same journey yesterday and did attend on the correct date.

Fallingsrar I once got into the wrong car. Same make and colour as ours with a gentleman sitting waiting in the driver's seat. He looked startled when I landed on the seat next to him!

I do the wrong car thing quite often. Also wander off with other people's shopping trolleys. I've also got /stayed on the wrong trains sometimes, can lead to quite a panic trying to get back to our home station. I once took my toddler son to work instead of playgroup & we've turned up at school on in-service days.

I also went to the practical exam instead of the theory paper ( held 10 minutes' run away) as it was a retake & I was the only one doing it, didn't realise for a while I was in the wrong place. Luckily I scraped through my paper despite starting 20 minutes late.

Charleygirl5

I must have more marbles than I thought I had because nothing like that has happened to me.

Nor me ( so far)

But this thread is very entertaining 😁

I'm fortunate to still have all my marbles too. But life has been rather busy at times during the last few months, buying and selling houses, organising works that needed doing on my new home. Creating a new garden etc etc. I'm 83 and managed everything on my own. So I'd say that's the reason for the occasional blip. At least it's given me something to smile about.

I have laughed out loud reading these posts 😂. Thank you for that x

Years ago, I drove homewards from work and parked on street outside our little town’s supermarket where I went in for a few items. Out I came and walked the roughly quarter mile to our house where I was astonished to find my car not on the drive.
For an awful moment I thought it had been stolen, then the penny dropped! I definitely thought I was on way to losing my marbles.

EkwaNimitee. As a new mum more years ago than I care to remember. I left the pram and the dog outside a local shop. I can out untied the dog and walked home. Nearly home my neighbour asked me who was at home with the baby. I ran back quickly to find baby still fast asleep in his pram