Brain Fog – We Have Reached the End

It’s the final installment for my series on brain fog. Before we get started on the final episode, I would like to thank everyone who participated. I learned so much about this topic. I had no idea that people other than PWC’s experienced brain fog, and that it takes different forms. I am especially grateful of all the new ways that I can cope with it, when the fog comes to visit me again. You guys have such creative ideas. I loved them all! OK back to the series. Today I am profiling Kelly Phillips Erb. Kelly writes Taxgirl for b5media. In case you are wondering, its quite an interesting blog. That says a lot coming from me…..as there is nothing I find less interesting than the subject of taxes. However Kelly’s “passion” makes her blog a fun one to read.

When I asked my fellow b5 bloggers if they suffer from brain fog and what they do about it, Kelly had this answer about her “mommy brain”:

I’m a big list maker. I have post-its stuck to my computer all over the place. I thought I’d go high tech and started putting my lists in the iPod but I forgot that I put them there. And then I’d forget to sync with my computer so that all of my lists were outdated. So I’d see “buy milk” and not realize that I’d already bought it… At one point, we had six bars of cream cheese in the fridge. And I like bagels, but please. So, the iPod lists had to go. We’re back to post-its. And I do blame “mommy brain” for most of my memory loss. Pre-kid, I used to be awesome at remembering things… I think.

What a great idea – to put your to do lists on the ipod. Wait, let me think about this for a moment. OK I am changing my answer – what a great idea for everyone else to put their lists on the ipod. Mine just ends up in the laundry, and I will lose my life. I totally hear you about buying something that you have previously purchased, because you forgot that you already did it. This is the reason why the only thing in my freezer besides ice cubes is about 25 frozen bananas. I use the post-it idea, especially since they have made them a whole lot stickier these days, and now they stick to the inside of my wallet. I never seem to forget to look there, perhaps that says something about my spending habits.