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My Age Is Showing
I almost did not write this column. I thought of it at 8 a.m. this morning, but at 8:04 a.m., I could not, for the life of me, remember what the heck I needed to convey.
When I was younger, NOTHING go past me. I remembered EVERYTHING (just ask my ex-husband). As time marched on, at age forty-five (or around that time frame) I noticed my recall was...well....let's just say....not total.
Prior, I would go to the grocery store with just numbers in my head, "I need 6 items at he store: eggs, milk, bread, juice, coffee chocolate." For the past five years, I would retrieve a sheet of paper (when I located the pad), walk into the kitchen, to return to the den, to remember that I went to the kitchen to get a pen. Then wondered what on God's green earth I needed to write down?
After a half hour of "Name that thought" with myself, I would commence writing out a grocery list. Needless to say, I have slimmed down quite a bit, as I forget the grocery list at home. (Bare with me while I try to keep my train of thought).....
I shared earlier about the hammer I, ahem, misplaced sometime ago. My neighbor, after the 5th time "sharing" THAT story (and I thought he wasn't paying attention...) graciously donated one of his. Well, I'm here to tell you, apparently, hammers are magnetic because it must have joined the first one....
Micki Lynn Haskins Phillips
Email: Micki Lynn Haskins Phillips
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