I was reading in The House that A-M Built blog this morning about 'senior moments' and it struck a chord with me. It also took me back to another life and another continent to an old workplace. There was a lady there who often responded to many questions with "I don't know the answer, I've slept since then!" Being a mere whipper snapper of a girl back then I couldn't quite get it, but now....I'm right there lady!!
The other thing that I remember about this workplace is another colleague sharing with me that one can only hold seven things in the brain at any one time.
When the going got a bit tough we would just look at each other and one would say, "that's the eighth thing, what do I let go!?"
I try to adopt this thinking at my current workplace and I thought that I would share as it can help to keep a sense of perspective and reality. I must admit, that some days keeping two or three pieces of information in my brain is a challenge...!
So we're not all losing our minds, it's just that pesky eighth thing!
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Thanks for making me feel a little better about my memory bank. I must admit to loving a list; of course the shopping list is often left at home, so begins my personal challenge to see how good I am at remembering what's on the forgotten list. I check my results at home, and I usuallly miss at least two items. I must remember to stick to only 7 things! :) x
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