Recently, I was diagnosed with A.A.A.D.D.
(Age Activated Attention Deficit Disorder.) This is how it manifests:

I decide to water my garden.
As I turn on the hose in the driveway,
I look over at my car and decide it needs washing.

As I start toward the shed for the hose pipe etc,
I notice letters in the mail box.
I decide to go through the mail before I wash the car.

I lay my car keys on the table,
Put the junk mail in the little recycle bin under the table,
And notice that the bin is full so need to take it out to the green recycle box.

So, I decide to put the bills back on the table and take out the rubbish first.
But then I think, Since I'm going to be near the mailbox
When I take out the rubbish anyway, I may as well pay the bills first.

And see that there is only one cheque left.
My extra cheque's are in my desk in the lounge,
So I go inside the house to the desk where I find the can of Coke I'd been drinking.

I'm going to look for my cheque, But first I need to push the coke aside
So that I don't accidentally knock it over.
The Coke is getting warm, and I decide to put it in the refrigerator to keep it cold.

As I head toward the kitchen with the Coke, a vase of flowers on the counter
Catches my eye--they need water.
I put the Coke on the counter and Discover my reading glasses that
I've been searching for all morning.
I decide I better put them back on my desk, But first I'm going to water the flowers.

I set the glasses back down on the counter, Fill a container with water and suddenly spot the TV remote. Someone left it on the kitchen table.

I realize that tonight when I go to watch TV,
I'll be looking for the remote, But I won't remember that it's on the kitchen table,
So I decide to put it back in the den where it belongs, But first I'll water the flowers.
I pour some water in the flowers, But quite a bit of it spills on the floor.
So, I set the remote back on the table, Get some towels and wipe up the spill.

Then, I head down the hall trying to remember what I was planning to do.

At the end of the day:
The car isn't washed
The bills aren't paid
There is a warm can of Coke sitting on the counter
The flowers don't have enough water,
There is still only 1 cheque in my cheque book,
I can't find the remote,
I can't find my glasses,
And I don't remember what I did with the car keys.

Don't laugh -- if this isn't you yet, ……….your day is coming!!

 

I hate to admit it but I could write a similar story almost daily! Fortunately the wife and I see the humor in it...

 

I'm not a BabyBoomer - I'm an Old Fart and I Boom all the time - Just ask anyone near me.

 

Hey !!! I resemble that remark !!!

john

 

Right after I do all that and realize I haven't accomplished a thing all day, I sit down in front of the computer, turn on FTE here, and waste another 3 hours. lol

 

Sorry, I forgot what I was gonna say here.

 

They say the knees are the second thing to go. I can't remember what the first thing is!

 

It is amazing to me how we resort to habit as we get older, do the same thing every time or put things in their "proper" place just so that we don't forget where they're located. Just the other day I put on my pants and noticed that my cell phone was not in my left front pocket where I always keep it. I searched the house and the truck and the car to no avail. Finally I resorted to calling my cell number in hopes that I would hear the ring and be able to locate the phone. I heard that ring loud and clear...it was coming from my RIGHT front pocket! You can't make this stuff up...

 

that is me at 26 yo.imagine 10 years later...my wallet and keys are items i always lose.

 

I write myself notes of things to do and remember. Now if I can find the notes....

 

I came in to warm up and have a coffee ,empted my pockets on the table in the kitchen,and found ....aww heck yah that's normal..gave up washing the car the remote is tethered to the table in front of the tv..we got silk flowers that don't need to be watered ..there is a note on them to remind me..my wife pays the bills ..I don't get the checkbook..doctor won't let me drink surger drinks anymore so no coke...hey !!!I remembered it ..now why did I come in..crap left the snow plow running gotta go..

 

See my signiture, enough said!

 

I blame my Grandson..... I spend all my time with him, and therefore I do not spend nearly enough time in the garage... so him, and the lovely weather pattern that we enjoy here in extreme northern Indiana....

Oh what was the question?

And for the record, I am but 38

 

DO WHAT

 

Yep thats me! I hate it when I go to grab a tool and its not where I put it. Can't blame them darn kids their all grown and moved out! I also hate that I can remember that I bought a 2 pack of watch batteries last year and remember that I'm going to put the extra one up for next time I need one but can't remember where that was!