Have you ever been sitting in a room, surrounded by your family
and closest friends, but still felt like you were just a warm body on the sidelines
of your life? My name is Laurie, I am 37 years old, and I have always had a bad
memory. To this day, I go out and listen to the people around me tells stories
from their pasts, but always have a hard time contributing – even when those
memories involve me. I just don’t remember things like other people do. I never
have. If you ask me about high-school I could tell you where I went, who I hung
out with and when I graduated. But ask me what classes I took, which teachers I
had, where I went to prom, what my friends and I did for fun and I couldn’t
tell you. I’ve been married to my amazing husband Craig for almost 13 years but
if you want details of our wedding day, you’ve come to the wrong person. I can’t
even picture it in my head (good thing we have tons of photos!). I couldn’t give
you details of our first date or our first kiss. I probably couldn’t even tell
you off the top of my head what we did two weeks ago without him prompting me.
That’s also why I have taken to calling him “my memory”.
Admittedly, the problem doesn’t just stop with remembering experiences
– it extends into general knowledge as well. Believe me, you do NOT want me on
your trivia team. Whether it’s a movie I saw or a book I read – a few weeks
later, I couldn’t tell you what happened. I could watch or read it again and feel
like it was the very first time. My friends, on the other hand, like to have in-depth
conversations about specific actors and directors and their favorite movies growing
up. And I’m lucky if I can even remember if I ever saw the movies they are
talking about. That’s just always been the way things have been for me.
It would be easy for me to get down on myself about how bad
my memory is – and believe me, when I was younger I definitely did. But as I grew
up, I decided to just embrace it for what it is. I began celebrating every day
and focused on living in the moment (cliché, I know!). My focus has been on finding
new and different adventures, restaurants, bars, and activities to keep things
fun and exciting. And through the years I have come up with ways to help myself
remember – through Scrapbooking, Instagram posts, memory boxes, etc.
I am happy to say I have experienced a lot of unique things
the world has to offer. And I plan to continue to do so in the future. I love
to travel. I eat waaaay too much. And I don’t shy away from a gimmick.
With the help of “my memory” (AKA my husband Craig), I hope
to share some of the experiences I have had and some of the tips and tricks I have
accumulated along the way. A lot of these things are going to be mainly focused
on NY since I spend half my time in the city and the other half on Long Island,
but I promise to throw in recommendations from my travels and hobbies as well.
Now before I jump in, it’s important for me to stress that
none of the companies or businesses I reference in this blog are paying or
compensating me in any way. I am writing these simply to help anyone who wants
it and hoping to use this as another vehicle to store my memories. I will be
sharing random thoughts, genuine feelings, and recommendations on literally whatever
I feel like talking about in the moment. I hope you enjoy what I have to say
and it inspires you.
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