i forgot...

If you have ever been pregnant or someone close to you has been pregnant you have probably heard of "pregnancy brain"-- a common pregnancy joy :) It is the inability to ever remember anything the same way as you once used to. I remember times when I was pregnant and I would have to get ready in the morning for school and half the battle was trying to remember what I already wore to school that week so that I didn't wear it again. The other half of the battle was to find something that fit and looked like it should be worn by a teacher. I had the typical "walk into a room and not remember what you went in there for" as well. I heard from other moms that it got better after the baby was born but that things "stayed a little foggy" for awhile. For some reason I thought I would be the exception to this rule.

I was not.

I still forget things ALL THE TIME. And now I'm losing things too. Just yesterday (was it only yesterday?) I went to find my car keys. They were nowhere. I texted Derek and hoped he would say that he had taken them by mistake. Nope. I looked in my coat pockets, the hook where they normally go, my purse, Vera's diaper bag, the kitchen island, the kitchen counter, the kitchen table. I checked in my car -- the ignition, the front seat and the back seat. Nothing. I didn't think to check inside of Derek's shoe. (Obviously that's where they were otherwise I wouldn't have mentioned that...)

And even as I type this I have a feeling I may have already written something on here about forgetting things...is that possible? I would write about all the things I forgot during the week surrounding Christmas but I have a feeling I've already done that...I guess I'll have to check later. Good grief.

Oh, wait. It just came to my mind. Yup, I have written about this already. Well, thanks for sticking with this post if you are still reading. Clearly this is a big issue for me these days. On a helpful note, Derek got me a planner for Christmas. It's being put to good use.

Now if it could only keep track of my keys.