"Hey Could Ya Hand Me That Hoojaflobbets There?"

Very true, very timely!! I often tell myself I wouldn't be so tired at the end of the day if I didn't have to back track for supplies I forget when I am on my way to do a treatement. Want to see a nursing student's eye roll back in their head? Tell them you have been a nurse for 40 years

Very good - you are describing me to a "T". I say boring words like "whatchamacallit" or "thingamajig" . . . . . maybe I'll spice it up a bit and borrow your words. Where's the smilies . . . . ???:-) steph

Excellent description of ME...but I'm in my 50s...why's this happening to you in your 40's???? Oh well glad I'm not alone...

If this is me now.. lord help me. and my patients ... when I am older lol

I liked your story. I can relate, but what scares me is that I am returning to nursing after being out of it for quite some time. Please send words of wisdom and encouragement. THANKS

my grandmothers have sprung back to life!"you know... whatchamacallit's youngest daughter. the one who went to grammar school with petie. the one withthe nose so big she'll never get herself a husband. (quick update on whatchamacallit's youngest... whileshe never did marry, she did go on to get a phd, followed by an md.)my maternal grandmother: yes, evelyn (my mom) is dating a very nice young man, but he does drink beerson the weekend. just like all of his frat brothers. she was a card carrying member of the wctu.what i really remember and understand finally now is the football sunday when i was in college when we heard a dreadful cry from my dad. my mom and i went running and it seems he had just done some basic math and realized he could be any pro or college football player's father except george blanda!his other trauma of that era was when he visited me at college, and came upstairs to my room, someone yelled the usual "man on the floor!" then a friend saw who it was and called back "that's no man.that's just kathy's dad...":dkathyshar pei mom

I'm into "thingy-dingies" myself... but then, I just turned 41yo. I'm sure by the time I hit 50, I'll have graduated to the more descriptive words like you use!

Wait it gets worse. Your are ten years younger than me.

yes, it does get worse...and working with others of similar age...nuf said. My husband and I can hwithout ever finishing a sentence-lots of hand waving thoughave an entire donversation-

Quote from oramarWait it gets worse. Your are ten years younger than me.

Quote from VivaLasViejasIt's funny, how this aging business really slaps one upside the head now and again.....usually when (and where) s/he least expects it.My mother's face stares back at me from the mirror these days. ...

Maybe it's age, maybe not. I'm am '80s baby, in my early 20's, and my code word is WHICHAMACALLIT, and always has been. I forget what I'm talking about mid sentence, struggling to remember. And if I don't make note on paper of something that I need/want or want to do immediately, I'm sure to forget, either never to remember again, or to remember when it is no longer useful.So don't feel to bad.