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left-of-center2012

(34,195 posts) Fri Jan 13, 2017, 03:57 PM Jan 2017

The joy of aging

For lunch today I decided to have a glass of milk and a sandwich.
I went into the kitchen, poured myself a glass of milk, and made a sandwich.
I walked back into the living room, put the milk on a table to the right of my chair, sat down, looked at the side table ~~~ no sandwich.
Got up, walked into the kitchen, looked around ~~ no sandwich.
Walked back into the living room, looked around ~~ no sandwich.

That’s when I realized I’d been walking around with the sandwich in my left hand.

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The joy of aging (Original Post) left-of-center2012 Jan 2017 OP

Going to grocery soon to pick things up for visiting daughter. elleng Jan 2017 #1

Look on the bright side lillypaddle Jan 2017 #2

Been there done that PDittie Jan 2017 #3

turn around and walk slowly back the way you came. mopinko Jan 2017 #4

turn around and walk slowly back the way you came left-of-center2012 Jan 2017 #5

well, the walking helped you remember. mopinko Jan 2017 #6

"the walking helped you remember" left-of-center2012 Jan 2017 #7

i suppose in this case it would have been better to sit down. mopinko Jan 2017 #8

I almost hate to tell you, but I could do that exact same PoindexterOglethorpe Jan 2017 #9

Spent an hour once looking for my house keys (about 2 years ago) left-of-center2012 Jan 2017 #10

elleng

(141,926 posts)

1. Going to grocery soon to pick things up for visiting daughter.

Reply to left-of-center2012 (Original post)

Fri Jan 13, 2017, 03:59 PM

Jan 2017

What's her name???

lillypaddle

(9,606 posts)

2. Look on the bright side

Reply to left-of-center2012 (Original post)

Fri Jan 13, 2017, 04:19 PM

Jan 2017

the dog could have eaten it.

PDittie

(8,322 posts)

3. Been there done that

Reply to left-of-center2012 (Original post)

Fri Jan 13, 2017, 07:57 PM

Jan 2017

mopinko

(73,928 posts)

4. turn around and walk slowly back the way you came.

Reply to left-of-center2012 (Original post)

Fri Jan 13, 2017, 09:06 PM

Jan 2017

sometimes i get all the way back to where is was, but it usually dawns when i get there. or seconds after.
file under- how to save your own life. lol.

left-of-center2012

(34,195 posts)

5. turn around and walk slowly back the way you came

Reply to mopinko (Reply #4)

Fri Jan 13, 2017, 09:56 PM

Jan 2017

And all the time I was walking with the sandwich in my hand.

mopinko

(73,928 posts)

6. well, the walking helped you remember.

Reply to left-of-center2012 (Reply #5)

Fri Jan 13, 2017, 10:37 PM

Jan 2017

srsly, there was a study that came out a while back explaining why we forget things when you go through a door. when you go back the other way, i usually dawns.

left-of-center2012

(34,195 posts)

7. "the walking helped you remember"

Reply to mopinko (Reply #6)

Sat Jan 14, 2017, 11:50 AM

Jan 2017

No. It was the looking around and seeing it in my hand.

mopinko

(73,928 posts)

8. i suppose in this case it would have been better to sit down.

Reply to left-of-center2012 (Reply #7)

Sat Jan 14, 2017, 12:45 PM

Jan 2017

i'll remember that one next time walking fails me. lol

PoindexterOglethorpe

(28,493 posts)

9. I almost hate to tell you, but I could do that exact same

Reply to left-of-center2012 (Original post)

Mon Jan 16, 2017, 11:40 PM

Jan 2017

thing when I was 25.

I honestly don't do things like that any more often than when I was 40 years younger. Although it almost always involves my car keys, not a sandwich, but that's not the important part.

left-of-center2012

(34,195 posts)

10. Spent an hour once looking for my house keys (about 2 years ago)

Reply to PoindexterOglethorpe (Reply #9)

Tue Jan 17, 2017, 11:11 AM

Jan 2017

Found them on a shelf in my "junk closet".

Why?
I don't know.

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