Sounds likea good idea, but...

In the last year or so, I've really become aware that my brain just doesn't work as well as it used to. I mean, not that it's ever been the highest functioning brain in the world, but still. Until relatively recently, I didn't do a lot of forgetting. Never been a "list" person. Just sort of made my way in the world by taking things in, filing them away in my brain, and recalling them as necessary.

Not so much anymore.

Nowadays, it seems like I forgot a lot. I've been thinking about it though, and I'm not sure if I'm forgetting things, or just failing to notice them in the first place. Without a doubt, life in 2008 throws too much at us at once. The constant barrage of information, images, disinformation, interactions, you name it...it's really hard to get away from it all, and I suppose it's no wonder life all becomes a little much to keep track of.

Still, I'm not entirely comfortable with this new me. The me who needs to make lists. The me who gets half way to the gym before I notice I'm holding my ipod and my slippers, instead of my ipod and the tennis shoes I meant to pick up on the way out the door. The me who hasn't left a book club meeting in months without leaving something behind. The me who loses my car in the parking ramp at least twice a week.

My friend Maureen says I just need to focus. Sounds like a good idea, but... how?