276 Days to Go - Of All the Things I've Lost ...

"Of all the things I've lost, I miss my mind the most." My memory is getting worse and worse as time goes by. The big joke at my house is when I see a movie preview and I say that I really want to see that movie. My family starts howling with laughter because they say I have already seen it.

"Really?" 

"Yes. Not only did you see it, but you loved it!"

More laughter. Sad face for me. I can't remember! I wonder what else I don't remember. 

I was recently given a book by my girlfriend to play with called "Brain Games" by Elkhonon Goldberg, Ph.D. It has a variety of levels and categories to work on to exercise your brain. They are puzzles of all sorts. I have really enjoyed going through the book.

Some stuff on Level 1 (page 1!!) I cannot even do! What's up with that! Then last night, I did a page from Level 5. I completed it! I redeemed myself, just a little. I went onto Google Images, my favorite picture-finding program, so that I could have a good picture of this book to show you readers of this blog. Guess what I found! Not only a picture of the book, but their website as well. I didn't know they had one. It was super cool for me! Yeah! http://www.lumosity.com/ I went on there and exercised my brain! It was very rewarding!! I saw immediate strengths and immediate weaknesses that my brain had. They even recorded my progress and increased my challenges. My brain is actually tired now, so I can tell the exercises worked. It makes sense because brains might be organs, but they are muscles too. Does the website cost money? Yes, a little bit, but I paid it. I think it is well worth it. There is a tester area if you are new to the site. Try it.

All I can say is "Alzheimer's Disease, and yes even you, 'Sometimer's Disease' as I call it, Stay away from me! My brain is busy working right now!" I have Dementia in my family. If exercising my brain will help me avoid that, why the possibilities are endless! To this, I smile.

Oh, Dear, Real Life Data to Support My Cause in this Case in Point Example from Yesterday Afternoon: I paused writing this post to run an errand. Three destinations across the city in 45 minutes. That was the goal, completely doable. Two hours later with an ice cream sundae in tow for my efforts, I returned home having called my husband twice for directions and criss-crossing the stinkin' city three times! My mind was lost!!! And, I almost lost my sanity with it!

Yeah for treats like ice cream. That's all I can say about that! Once home in the safety of my studio, I thought, "Can you spell l-a-m-e?" I can. I wonder which page in the book covers getting yourself lost in a familiar place??? At least with this new website, I feel some hope for me. Before then, the looney bin was a callin' me. Good Grief!