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In this site we will share tips, tricks and life hacks for parents and other managers, with an emphasis on how to not miss appointments and other responsibilities when your memory is unreliable. You will also find tips, tricks and hacks to make life better and/or less aggravating. I am always looking for more efficient ways to navigate life, and I love to share what I discover. Please join our Facebook group, The Unconventionalistas https://www.facebook.com/groups/530375292225799. Where we will share tips, tricks and hacks.
Many conditions and circumstances interfere with our ability to remember, and to process information. I have experienced most of them. Now I struggle with Mild Cognitive Impairment on my way toward vascular dementia. I have lots of reasons for my brain not to work properly. Still parenting, I have a compelling need to be organized and remember appointments and meetings. I don’t like how it feels to miss them, and now I rarely do! In this blog you will find what I use to “remember” things when my brain cannot be trusted to.
THE ROAD LESS TRAVELED by Robert Frost
Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveler, long I stood And looked down one as far as I could To where it bent in the undergrowth;
I shall be telling this with a sigh Somewhere ages and ages hence Two roads diverged in a yellow wood and I — I took the one less traveled by And that has made all the difference.
Discovering this poem was the beginning of realizing that doing things differently can be very good, and is often better. I have learned to delight in seeing things differently, solving problems and eliminating irritations. I have also learned some ways to get stuff done, even when my brain isn’t cooperating. Join me and let us enjoy the journey together!