I feel that I need to set out my lapses before I don't even know I am having lapses. While once I put my drivers licence into the ATM (by the way that does not work) my lack of concentration is growing more and more pronounced. Lately, I have tried to answer a drink of water instead of answering the phone. In my defence the phone had awakened me from a deep sleep so grabbing my glass of water may or may not be justifiable.
Nowadays I get easily distracted. I tend to put the frying pan on to heat up and then forget it. In fact I actually need to stick to doing one thing at a time. No more putting something away in another room and then forgetting the task in hand to making the bed or perhaps putting out the re-cycling. Once I have done the re-cycling I water the plants or do a bit of weeding. Needless to say by the time I come back in smoke is billowing from an extremely hot frying pan. I also think that if I am making scones I should stay in the kitchen and not make crispy nuggets.
Last night I excelled myself. I rang a friend and then got caught up in something on the television. Eventually I noticed that I was holding the phone in my hand and remembered that I was supposed to be talking to my friend, who in the meantime had hung up. I wonder if she thought is was one of those prank calls. I rang her again and confessed my inattention.
When I was younger the silly things that oldies do was amusing. Now that I am 67 and thence on downhill run to 70, the story is not so funny. I don't want to be the silly senile oldie that my friends giggle about. I don't want to lose it; in particular my ability to function in day to day life. Inside I am 23 and outside I look pretty wrinkly and that I don't mind but losing my mind is a bit of a worry.
PS Today I finished a phone call but was still cradling the phone on my shoulder some time later while I was cleaning the bathroom. Whoops.
PPS While making toast I somehow put a tea towel on the top of the toaster and made smoke rather than toast. What is going on in my tiny brain. Not much I suppose.
