Why I Need A Notebook For Everything Now (And How I Fixed It)

I Carry A Notebook Everywhere

Meetings. Grocery store. Conversations with my husband.

If someone tells me something and I don't write it down immediately, it's gone.

Five seconds later—gone.

My coworkers joke about it: "Let me know when you've written that down."

They laugh. I laugh.

But inside, I'm terrified.

Because they think I'm just "organized."

Here's What Was Really Wrong →

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It Started Small

First, it was just names.

I'd meet someone at a networking event, and 10 seconds later—completely blank.

Then it was tasks. My husband would ask me to pick something up. I'd get to the store and have no idea what.

Then conversations. My daughter would tell me about her day. I'd ask her the same question 5 minutes later.

She'd say: "Mom, I literally just told you that."

The look on her face. Like she was losing me.

That's when I started the notebook.

My desk became a sea of sticky notes and reminders.

My coworkers think it's cute.

My family is getting worried.

And I'm exhausted.

I Found Out Why This Was Happening →

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Three Doctors Told Me It Was "Normal Aging"

I shouldn't need a notebook just to remember a 2-minute conversation.

I went to three different doctors. They all said the same thing:

Normal?!

So I'm just supposed to accept that my brain is done? That I'll need a notebook for the next 40 years just to function?

I refused to believe that.

So I did what every desperate woman does at 2 AM:

I Googled: "Why can't I remember anything anymore 40s"

And I found a forum post that changed everything.

Here's What I Discovered →