Momnesia, there is actually a name for that memory lapse!

Awhile back I skimmed a news article on "momnesia" and chuckled to myself a bit. I have always been a chronic list-maker and can have my spacey/forgetful moments. And after I had children, I was still a chronic list-maker with spacey/forgetful moments. I actually thought having children gave me an excuse for being how I had always been-"Oh, I forgot that? Well, of course I did, I now have my own stuff, and the stuff of a husband and 1, 2, 3 and now-4 kid's stuff to remember!" I am not convinced that I actually remember less, I am convinced that I have more to remember now! I do recall being especially forgetful at times after the births of my children, but, for pity's sake-I was sleep deprived and enraptured with a new little person! Isn't it understandable to be a little spacey/forgetful when one is sleep deprived or head over heels in love? Let alone when one is sleep deprived and head over heels in love!

Here are some other things to read on Momnesia:

This article is lighthearted and a quick read.

"Amy Prather of Nampa, Idaho, for example, occasionally leaves wet laundry in the washing machine or forgets to return phone calls." This article takes the whole Momnesia thing pretty seriously. I mean, is it really a diagnosable condition to leave wet laundry in the washing machine or forget to return a phone call? Frankly, this article could leave one feeling a bit paranoid. I have occasionally forgotten wet laundry and forgotten to return phone calls since I was like 14!

And the post that made me smile, because I can so relate, and motivated this post!