Have you ever had an image, idea or train of thought veer completely off track?
Never to be heard from again?
The older I become and the greater the stress at work and in life, the more I derail off the focused track.
Not to say that the totality of my thoughts haven’t survived, but there are bits here and there of, “OMG, where did I put that piece of paper? What is that girl’s name? What was I doing? Where was I going? Why can’t I remember sh*t?”
Can any of you relate?
Can you?
Yeah, I thought so.
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Oh my, can I relate. I like trains, but if they were as reliable as my train of thought, I’d take the bus.
LOL! The bus of thoughts. I hope it doesn’t run off the road!
Maybe we should both walk…
Probably safer.
bwahahahaha … ‘there were no survivors’ … bwahahahaha!!
Thanks for the belly laugh to start my day 😆
You’re welcome. This is a magnet that I bought for myself…after I finished LOL’ing in the store. 😀
That would have been me too!! 🤣
There is an entire community of us out here – we’re called retirees. Welcome (almost) to the group. 🙂
Oh boy, Judy. I thought once I retired, I’d get the train back on track with a few survivors here and there. But no? Should I be afraid? 😮 😉
Never. You’ll just be so busy doing other stuff your head will be spinning. 🙂
You know that’s a thing, right? CRS. Yup, it sure is. And we are so on trend with it, too! Keep on truckin’, Mary.
Yes, I know of the CRS. It’s an ugly thing, but I always say that’s why they invented Post-it notes and email/calendar reminders. I’d be forever derailed without either one.
this happens to me on a regular basis )
I’m glad I’m not alone, Beth!
Every day – I chalk it up to information overload! You’re not alone in this feeling, that’s for sure!
Long ago, a psychologist in our region called it “cognitive overload.” It’s funny, they say we only use 10% of our brains, but I wonder what would happen if we tried to use 50% or most of it. I think there might be an explosion of some sort.
Sometimes my train of thought runs into a brick wall. I wonder who put that there?
I think that was Wile E. Coyote. He forgot to paint the tunnel…
I always say “My train of thought hopped the tracks.”
We’re in a special club, John. Shouldn’t we get a tax break or a free cup of coffee at Dunkin’ Donuts?
My train derailed this morning…I’m quite certain I had a blog post idea that I loved sometime around 6am or so…no sign of it now!
LOL! I don’t know how many times that has happened to me, and for some reason, I never think to write down the thought or idea. So silly and frustrating!
Tell me about it.
I was going to say something to you, but I forgot… :-p
My husband and I are always begging each other to allow our thought process to complete itself without interruption, lest we lose it. I get it.
There seems to be many who “get it,” Cheryl. 😀 Have a wonderful day filled with retainable thoughts!
Yes. And they tell me it only gets worse.
Yesterday I walked into Mentor’s office and stepped right back out because my brain knew that was the wrong room for the thing. I went back to my office, because I forgot what room I was going to. Then, a few minutes later, I remembered I was thirsty. The kitchen! I was going to the kitchen! I went back to her office. “My brain forgot what we were doing, but I knew your office wasn’t the right room. I am thirsty. I am going downstairs to get water. Can I bring you anything?”
Good mercy.
And they tell me it only gets worse.
Are you in my head? Ha!
Could be… 😉