Umm..What was I gonna Write bout?
One of the first signs of aging that many baby boomers experience is memory loss, forgetting things such as people’s names, where they left the keys, or why they walked into a room.
Such incidents are frequently joked about as “senior moments,” but people who notice that they aren’t as sharp as they once were, are often concerned that the problem may be the beginning of something serious.
“If you can, you want to get 30 minutes every day of aerobic exercise or catch up with an hour every other day” to help head off such memory loss, he suggested. “You have to pump the blood into your brain. You have to give the brain a chance to relax. Whatever natural hormones you’re taking or nutrients like calcium and vitamin D, you need more nutrition. We have something called the rainbow diet where you have spices and herbal teas. They all feed the brain.
Your brain can actually get younger and sharper at 50. You can actually reach a new peak.”
Here I am..Angel to the rescue.
Wait..what was I sayin..oh yea. Memory memory.
My fam is forever ribbin me because I can’t remember squat.
So………….
Here are a few techniques I’ve stumbled across in my effort to remember people’s names at dance class or the 17th cell phone number in my memory.
1-Associations.
Got a list?..Can’t seem to remember.
Make simple associations between items on yer list, and wala!
(Make sure the images are vivid..and if you can’t conjure up a vivid image for that word..use a similar word instead.)
Example:
You want to remember a shopping list you need to bring to your sisters later that evening.
Carrots, milk, honey, chocolate, chocolate..o.k. nuff chocolate,,heh..and red onions.
Here’s my “association” image.
A redhead kid (”Carrot-Top”) 
fell and knocked over a carton of milk.
The milk spilled and led a trail to the jar of honey which was on the table…
next to 10 bars of chocolate.
Your sister burst in the door dropping an entire case of red onions…
….at which point all y’all burst out laughing. 
Sooooooooooo..try it.
G’head.
Make a list and use that vivid imagination to make silly associations.
The sillier, the better.
How’d ya do?
2-Tell yourself a Story.
This method is similar to the one above but always use a story rather than just random associations. Embellish!
3-Names of People….argg..my nemesis!
Study the person’s face very closely but discretely heh.. when you are introduced to them.
Now to find an unusual feature, (yes, everyone has one )eyes, ears, forehead, eyebrows, nose, mouth, chin..well you get the idea.
Now for the fun part.
Create an association between that unique characteristic, the face, and the person’s name in your mind.
You can use an association of someone else you know with the same name, or a rhyme, or a memorable image in your mind of the name with the person’s face. Be creative. 
You can set their hair on fire…oops..ok something a tad calmer…give them huge hoop earrings. 
Go for it.
Oh, and one thing I was told years ago.
Notice how car salesmen seem to remember your name. Know why?
It’s called repetition. They say it over and over and over……..
Angel, don’t you think you’d look spiffy behind the wheel of this Porsche..what do you think Angel…ha 
So, all y’all…hows your memory?
Psst….do ya remember the question?
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May 21st, 2007 at 5:52 pm
this will soujnd pretty weird, but I have the ability to talk backwards……and pretty fast, when I have something important to remember, I remember what it is I need to remember backwards as well as forwards. So if I meet someone for the first time and his name is Richard Owens, I program it as “Richard Owens……..Drahcir Snewo” (I pronounce ‘Dracker Sneewoh’).
Weird, I know, but hell it works for me!
May 21st, 2007 at 6:23 pm
Usually my memory is … um…
pretty good actually, except when it comes to remembering people’s names.
May 21st, 2007 at 6:30 pm
Was this the site I visited earlier today? Did I comment last time? Would someone please point me back to where I came from!! Just kidding…I’m not quite ready for the …uh…uh…I can’t think of the name of it…you know…where you go to retire…
May 21st, 2007 at 7:00 pm
LOL! This was a fun post, Angel.
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May 21st, 2007 at 9:36 pm
Some nice little tips there, Miss A!
I just have to write everything down on a piece of paper, but I have a zillion of them and can never find the lists I need.
Used to have a photographic memory as a child. Not anymore, alas.
May 21st, 2007 at 9:48 pm
Mine’s going downhill fast. Especially names. I used to be able to remember someone’s name if I simply heard somebody else say it once. Now I have to ask several times before it sticks. It amazes me hoe suddenly I have so many friends I call “Man” or “Buddy”. That part really gets me. I need to get on the walking track pretty darn quick.
May 21st, 2007 at 9:57 pm
My spouse has a problem remembering names as well. I have determined that if we are talking to someone and he does not introduce me, it is because he cannot recall their name. I usually put my hand out and introduce myself. That gives me their name and helps my hubby remember! I work in a district of about 1100 employees and a lot of them I have never met! But I know their names because of my job - talk about a hard place, you know the name but not the face to go with it!
May 21st, 2007 at 10:23 pm
So it isn’t just me getting forgetful? Whew! and joe gringo…what a neat trick.
May 22nd, 2007 at 7:36 am
Im writing this to tell you that……..sorry,
this was going to be a long comment on the subject and then I forgot what I was going to say. But if I remember correctly, it was pretty good. ……….Oh well, theres always next time…..
May 22nd, 2007 at 8:48 am
I think this really is a 21st-century problem, as we’re bombarded with information every day. How fewer things did the people even 50 years ago have to remember than we do! Another thing (in addition to what Angel listed) that’s supposed to help is mental stimulation. My grandfather is still pretty sharp and I attribute that to his doing crossword puzzles almost religiously for a long, long time.
May 22nd, 2007 at 10:24 am
LOL! Funny Angel. I have witnessed teens having senior moments…I think this is normal at any age. Society places too much emphasis on aging instead of living!
May 22nd, 2007 at 10:38 am
I am blessed with a good memory. I forget silly things like where I left my keys but I remember the important stuff… you know, like um, oh, where I left my kids!!!
May 22nd, 2007 at 11:24 am
I often go to the fridge and forget what I was looking for.
May 22nd, 2007 at 11:43 am
What was that again?
May 22nd, 2007 at 12:30 pm
Do small kids make you forget stuff, ’cause I swear, since my kids were born I can’t remember a thing!
May 22nd, 2007 at 5:20 pm
Any which way…..i always remember to check this blog……
May 22nd, 2007 at 5:49 pm
I always forget the association. I try to do that with passwords, but I just can’t hang on to it! I have heard it helps to exercize your brain. I love the OOPs, I forgot to have kids…
May 22nd, 2007 at 5:51 pm
YAY I REMEMBERED TO CHECK MY COMMENTS! lol
May 22nd, 2007 at 9:47 pm
one of nancpop’s comments to me on my weekly trips to the store, “babe, did you remember the gingko biloba?” me, “huh?”
May 23rd, 2007 at 11:32 am
Cute post. 50th BD just around the bend…you’ve given me much to look forward to.
Phew! Glad to know it’s NOT all downhill from here.
May 23rd, 2007 at 2:41 pm
I don’t have to worry about anyone using my passwords and ID’s, I can’t even remember them myself, ha. Great post. Sometimes it’s old age, other times it’s just TOO MUCH stuff to remember. We are overwhelmed these days.
May 23rd, 2007 at 5:57 pm
What?
May 24th, 2007 at 7:36 am
I have CRA: “Can’t Remember Anything”!
I attribute the problem to low estrogen.
May 25th, 2007 at 1:39 am
My Mom calls this phenomenon “Halfs-heimers.”
But lately she’s graduated to CRAFT: can’t remember a f***ing thing.
You said: Now to find an unusual feature, (yes, everyone has one )
Not me. I’m handsom and perfect…
May 26th, 2007 at 5:29 am
I have an excellent memory! Always have!
Thanks for posting, Rachel!
….J/K, Angel!
May 28th, 2007 at 4:34 pm
At seventy plus years of age I can proudly report that my memory is flawless. It’s my interface that has problems connecting to it much of the time..
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