Let me forget the forgetfulness

         I have not been as faithful to my blog as I originally planned to. Life kinda is crazy in my corner of  the world and time slips away when its left unattended. That certainly doesn't mean that my mind slows down or I found some new kind of peaceful solitude amongst the chaos. This weekend was actually one of the best ones I have had in a while, but one thing did keep rearing its ugly little head all weekend, forgetfulness. I am not old, so why does this problem even plague me. I am so fearful that one day I will leave my house and not remember which street I left it on. I lose my car keys, my bank card (though not as often), even my car in a large parking lot has been known to disappear.  I have lost my shoes, my purse or a particular piece of clothing that I just took out to wear.  My house, with the exception of this weekend, is normally a cluttered mountain of rubbish that eats my things, I am convinced. This weekend we searched all over the house for a pair of glasses and a piece to the fish tank.The glasses turned up, but the impellor never was found. Both items were lost by my sons who had them in their hand at one time and set them down to not know where they left them. I of course am thinking "oh no! Not them too!" Since this sounds like something I would do.
        One solution I have read about is herbal supplements. Seriously!! I hate pills. I hate forgetting more though and the pills may have to win. If the pills are not too big and I gag them up that is. Yes, I am a baby when it comes to pill taking. I have tried brain enhancing "memory" games which I am rather good at.  I have also tried some nasty teas that are supposed to help with memory. You probably have to take drinks of these everyday, which of course I forget to do.
        What I cannot understand is I can remember trivia and facts. I can recite the books of the Bible in order, but not memorize words to scripture. I can tell you scientific tidbits or formulas but I cannot remember how much I spent at the grocery store. I can say hello in 12 languages but cannot remember where I left my keys. There is something disturbingly odd about this. I have always had this ditzy nerd persona, but I fear that it is getting worse. My grandmother had Alzheimer's and my father has dementia as well. I do not want to go down the same path especially when I am not even 40 yet.  All this forgetting of things though make me feel older though. Right now I kinda laugh it off and make it appear funny, but it worries me quite a bit. Lots of things worry me unfortunately, but I will save those for another blog. Why can't I forget to forget sometimes?