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Previous Challenge Entry (Level 1 – Beginner)
Topic: Memory (07/10/08)
"Oh man, I forgot to get change at the car wash," I said to myself. I was off to the laundry mat on a bright crisp early Sunday morning. The thing that I hate about the dollar changer at the laundry mat is that I always have problems with it. The one at the self serve car wash works allot better.

That is an example of the problem that I have had lately. I don't want to blame my bad memory on old age, because I am in my forties. I think the blame should be put on stress.

Other examples include occasionally forgetting to take my cholerestoral pill before a meal or I just forget to bring one with me when I go out to eat. I am always forgetting to make a few personal business phone calls when I have down time at work then. I am always forgetting things like butter when I am at the grocery store.

I don't know why stress is the cause of my memory problems. It may be because I am a perfectionist. I had learning disabilities when I was in grade school, so in my mind I need to make up for that by not forgetting. . The other factor may be that if I forget, and make a mistake, I feel that I will not be loved any more.

I am a two Bible single person; I have my car bible and my home bible. The thing I worry about is that someday I may loose my car Bible. My car bible I bring with me to church and to work. It is a NCV version (New Century Version) I like it because the English is easy to understand. There is not to many compact NCV bibles out there. I also took the case that my car manuals were in and made it into a bible cover for this precious bible.

My prayer is that I start to remember things better and stop forgetting.
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Sara Harricharan
07/17/08
What an interesting little piece! I like the short pace of this and the POV. Nicely done, my only note is two typos. ^_^

allot-should be A lot

and laundry mat should be-laundromat

Otherwise, well done, your last line is great! ^_^
Debra Martinez
07/22/08
I enjoyed your insights into memory (or the lack of memory). I am in my fifties, and I have learned to keep pen and paper close. Otherwise, I will walk into Wal-mart with NO idea why I am there. Keep up the writing. You can always let the computer help with little things. I love to let my sister proofread for me. Thanks for the article.