I Was Going To Make A List But I Forgot

I have a good long term memory but my short term can be iffy. Here are 10 Things I Forget

1. The 5 things I thought of for this list while I was in the shower this morning. I remember that at least 3 of them were really good, though.

2. The names of people I went to High School with. Most of them it's all really clear but when I forget someone, wow, blank slate, like I've never heard of them before. Someone tagged a face in an old photo and I didn't recall the guy even a little.

3. That I am good at things. A lot of things. And it's ok to say so. This weekend I heard a woman, in offering assistance to another woman, declare herself good at something. I stood by, not understanding the conversation at all for a moment until I realized. She's good at this and she wants to help the other woman, it's ok to say you're good at stuff.

4. The difference between stupid and ignorant. I know that ignorant is uninformed and stupid is...well...stupid but when you wrangle with someone for a while and hand out a bunch of fact-checked information but get only increased fervor in return I sometimes forget the distinction all together.

5. I used to work a lot. I used to work 7 days a week to barely scrape by. It wasn't all day every day but I was expected somewhere to do something for some kind of pay every day of the week for months on end, if I was lucky. No sick days, no health care, no retirement plan. I do not, however, forget how lucky I feel not to have to do that now. Sometimes, though, I only see the person who works 4 days a week (at her primary job) and still pays all her bills. I feel wussy along with lucky. I'm tough, though. I can work hard.

6. What I used to eat regularly when I was actively losing weight. As of yesterday I'm doing it again but when I ordered groceries last week I completely blanked on what kinds of food I used to get so I'd rarely feel hungry but stay within the limits that lose me weight.

7. What it feels like not to be strangled by my jeans. Hence #6.

8. Where I hid the last treat for the dog to find yesterday. So now I don't know if he found it or not. Nor when I'm going to sit, stand, or tread on it.

9. How to put one foot in front of the other. I was supposed to be singing by now. I am supposed to have a fall trip planned. I need an accompanist. I don't really have any clue how to start. I think maybe I used to know how to do this stuff but now I forget.

10. That you can't tell how many times a day I refresh the Photo Challenge Flickr Pool page to see if anyone has added anything. Maybe that's for the best. (Stay tuned. Results for JOY! and a new challenge go up tomorrow. Everyone is welcome. It's a super simple way to make some weird lady in Brooklyn happy.)


*Photos lovingly ganked from old friends on Facebook. I do, though, remember everyone in these shots.