I was just thinking about it... What was it?

Drannhh!!! I cannot give you any suggestions as I am not familiar at all as to every thing you mentioned here. They all sound like a foreign language I will never get to learn and understand. You are very organized!

Hahahaha! I agree with you Ms Saintly DrAnn seems exceedingly organized! And professional too! And I thought I was the biggest show-off around here!!!

Full disclosure: I get nervous around PDA's and all those thingies. I am happy with my calendar book that I get to use about 3 months of the year and then I forget about it.

Well, you can take 'look up Steven Wright' off your list... I will do a discussion about him so don't worry about it! This not freaking out over whether I remember things I have to do or not has been working REALLY well for me! I've pinpointed the source of the problem to the feeling itself of 'there is something important that I am forgetting to do'. For example, the other day, while I was still in bed, I thought of a couple of things I wanted to do and since I did not want to get up out of bed to do them right that moment, I jotted them down on the pad I keep by my bed. Then I didn't bother look at it again, and for the next 3 days I had this nagging feeling that 'I was forgetting something important'... having to do with those items I had jotted down. Finally, I decided to look at that little list and see what was giving me such huge anxiety and it was this: [b]Add canoeing to my list of favorite things email JK put hooks on side of bookshelf to hang neck scarves from[/b] I had in fact hung the hooks and emailed my sister... not because it was on my list, but because as soon as I took off my scarf and had no place to put it I remembered the hooks, and installed them. I do not remember what the email to my sister was about (shows how important THAT was), but I must have done it, because it was 'add canoeing to my favorites list' that was causing all the anxiety!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I couldn't friggin' believe it!!!! Experiences like that have made it much easier for me to choose thoughts like: 'What will it matter in 100 years, or even next week, if I remember to get a packet of taco seasoning when I go to the store tomorrow, or add canoeing to my favorites list, or whatever. And 'anything that I need to remember will bring itself to my attention at the perfect time'. I have not found myself in the position of 'suffering' over anything that didn't get done in a very long time. Well, to be perfectly honest I had 'renew books' written on my calendar. On the same day was written 'call electric co.' As it turns out I didn't have to call the electric company because I got a bill, and somehow 'renew books' got put in the category of 'things I don't have to do today afterall', hehehe. I didn't remember to do it till like a week or two later! And I have a slew of books checked out! Fortunately the librarian let me slide. She does that a lot!

Is this the same librarian during the tarot card incident? If he (or she) scratches your back, how do you scratch theirs? When Boyfriend was cleaning out his room, he found my summer (general to-do) list. I don't think I did more than five in that list of twenty. I will check out your discussion soon enough. First day of the year - first day off for me! Kewl!

Okay, in the new year, I resolve to take a more relaxed approach to (over)thinking. I know I would still stick to my lists but if I don't remember it again, then I should not worry about it too much until I face the consequences. Now, I have to look up Steven Wright. I have that to do as well as read drannhh's article from ten discussions ago. That I remember!

i know just that feeling, alokn. And it gets frustrating. Take care in the new year, alokn!

So that makes two of us, huh? You're lucky you remember it within the day. Me? I sometimes do although I have to think twice as hard to assure myself that it was in fact what I thought of previously. Thanks for sharing, creativedreamweaver and I hope we find something that could help us deal with this. As the first responder said, we should find time to relax and maybe that will help improve our memory.

[i]I am great Anne, just trying to find job because I need to help my hubby for our bills! And it's not easy to find one, since I am not driving! LOL! Anyway, i do think a lot also and makes me sleepy oftentimes! LOL![/i]

Good luck with the job hunt. Do you think you would ever try out driving? It gives you a lot of freedom as well.

Hello checapricorn. How are you doing? Yes, I think a lot!!! LOL.

LOL. Where are all those reminders I have lying around to tell me when and where and what I need to do! I think in the new year, I resolve to become more organized and take some time to rest so my mind gets to relax quite a bit (as a lot of myLotters tell me). Thank you, Opal.

That is the feeling that I do not like. I know there is something I should be remembering or doing but it just would not come to me. Dictaphone could be handy but as I've said in other comments, I don't like the sound of my voice on a recorder type thing. I sound like a whiney little girl. Thanks, Mimpi.

I do have a mini one and still I can't keep up. Thanks, sunshinelady and I hope you a lovely year ahead!

From a much older discussion, pens either go into a vortex with socks or they enjoy a Caribbean cruise or just hide and snicker while you get annoyed. Thank you barehugs for sharing. Happy 2009!

Sometimes when I have conversations with people, what happens to you happens to me. I would stop midway and try to remember what the H I was talking about and then I would just say "Forget it." It is very annoying but I guess that teaches us to relax our brains every now and then. Thanks, angel of charm.

I think deep breathing and resting do help in relaxing our muddled minds. Thanks for sharing, zhangfzoe.

When I was younger, I did the ARM thing but now, I don't anymore. Thanks, crazyjogger and happy new year to you too.

Sometimes my mind just becomes blank. Thanks, internalsoul. You have a wonderful new year!

Ha! Those "I know it but can't remember it, it's in the tip of my tongue but can't quite say it" moments bother me a LOT too. There's a feature in the Iphone that when you hear a song anywhere and you don't know what it is and want to know, you just make your iphone "hear" the music and then it will tell you what it is. It's cool and worrying at the same time. Thanks melai and no more headaches for you.

It is a very cool feature and so many others as well. Thanks again, melai.

woah, that's a nice feature, too bad i dont have an iphone hehehe... better get myself one..

Hello hamdan. Welcome to myLot and Happy New Year! I am more a "traditional" person. I stick with pen and paper and not with putting reminders on my cellphone. I always search for my cellphone anyway. Can't remember the last place where I set it down. Thanks again and take care!