coming up with topics...

Of course you are right. I tend to take things too seriously sometimes. I try to take things one step at a time and it doesn't always work that way. Thanks for the comment!

magneto2011, Thanks for your concern. I am doing much better today because I finally got some information. I will start a discussion about that. Things should start getting better soon I hope! Have a great day!

You're welcome daeckardt. Yeah, there exists no solitary formula which could answer all our life's activities. Sometimes we need to take things seriously and on occasions we need to take them one step at a time to work effectively. It actually depends on what is needed on the spur of the moment. And to know what is needed on the spur of the moment requires long period of time to reflect. My primary concern is the level of frustration you're in; it might not do you good. Take care.

fabsprecious, Thanks for the response. I only recently started coming up with topics again and that was because of a lack of time. I should probably be working on homework right now instead of doing this, but this is much more fun! I guess I will settle for coming up with topics when I am online and think of something so that I don't frustrate myself.

This site is addicting, more so than facebook was when I was into the games on there. Now if they paid you for playing on facebook, I might start spending more time in there again. I guess the main reason this is productive is because you get paid for doing this. Have a great day!

I know exactly what you mean, you kind of get addicted to this site and want to continue discussing and posting new things and the more you do it the more you don't want to stop. My hubby tells me that I have gotten a bit addicted when it comes to this site, my response is basically this, you spend alot of time in Facebook, what's the difference, at least I am trying to do something productive. He just laughs, but it's the truth, wouldn't you agree?

Radio Shack used to carry them.

I think I actually had one at one point in time, but I lost it before I moved to China last fall. I don't know when I will have transportation to be able to go check it out either. Maybe I will look when I go to the doctor on Monday. Have a great day!

A voice activated mini recorder would be nice. Too bad it takes money. I will look into it next time I get somewhere I can get one though. Thanks for the suggestion!

I know what you mean. I need to get a notebook and pen so that I can write things down. That includes the appointments I have to keep. I know I have one on Monday, but there is another one I have next week that I don't remember when it is. I need to call them up and find out because I haven't written anything down recently and although I haven't started chemo yet, I already have "chemo brain" as some of my ovca sisters have called it. Thanks for your response.

No probs!~A little notebook can keep us going a long way. It certainly helps us to get more organized

Thanks for the response. I like the idea of writing down ideas, but unfortunately I don't even have a pen. I remember one time a friend wanted me to write something down about what I thought about a topic and every time I tried to write anything, I would draw a blank. He said that is sometimes the way it goes for people with certain disabilities. I will give it a try once I do get a writing utensil.

if my suggestion is not ok, don;t force to remember those, try what ooceanna doing she will creating a discussion when mylotting meaning when she/he is here. Then may be you refresh what your ideas about - it is happens to me also before... try it or try to eat some more peanut they say good more memory...

Maybe I should try eating more peanuts. Does peanut butter do the same? Most of the time when making discussions, I am already in mylot, but sometimes I think of something when I am not in here and then I am in trouble. Talk to you later.

Is that a "senior moment" thing I wonder? I sometimes think that it is just the fact that I'm getting old that I can't remember what I was going to write when I actually get around to doing it. Thanks for the response!

I don't know if it is or not because I'm only 38 but I do have bad memory problems period so I don't know. I had a heat stroke before and my memory isn't that good anymore. I'm just thankful that I didn't get paralyzed or something like that. I was pretty fortunate. That's the only symptom I've noticed after-wards. I can forget something I did a second later sometimes.

margeryann, You are so young! I hope you have a good long life ahead of you. You need to be wary of heat stroke. That could have killed you if you hadn't got it under control quickly! I hope that things go well for you! Have a great day!

It sure is nice to have a phone to put them into. Unfortunately, right now I don't have a cell phone or even a pad and paper. I have my laptop, but when it comes to recording things in it, I still have difficulty. Thanks for the response.

aprilsong, What I found most frustrating was that I turned on the light and the computer within minutes of thinking of the things and I still couldn't remember them. I didn't have a pen and paper available so I couldn't write them down. Thanks for the response!

Thanks for the response. It is good to know that I am not alone. I just wish I had a photographic memory so that I could remember everything. I guess that I should just go with the flow and take things as they come.

You are right there. I know it has a lot to do with the fact that when falling asleep that the conscious mind is shutting down. I have always been able to remember things better when falling asleep that I could never think of during the day. The brain is an incredible piece of machinery. Thanks for the response!

atprudente6, Thanks for the response. I have started using an interest area that I created several years ago when I first joined mylot. I have included several discussions so far that hopefully will get a lot of responses both from English Language Learners and those who would be willing to help me to help them improve their English. I have been getting quite a bit this month (at least .40/day) so I am happy with that! I think coming up with simple topics for my "English lessons" will help me not feel as stressed about creating topics that would appeal to everyone. Have a great day!

I know what you mean about forgetting dreams when fully awake. I still remember some of the crazy things I dreamed about when I was little like the house bleeding and being bit by something and turning into the same thing so that you bite others. I guess it was sort of like being a vampire, but I don't think I knew about such things when I was 5. Keeping a pen is a good idea. I guess I I could get one and try to keep it and some paper close at hand. That would also be important when the doctor's office calls to make an appointment. I have to call one of them back Monday and find out when my appointment is because I can't remember except that it was next week. Oh well...