Memory

I'm either just getting older or I've got too much on my mind! My memory is failing. I forget things. It's really irritating.
Today I forgot at least 2 things that I regret. I forgot to give a little boy his birthday present (he didn't realize I'd forgotten something, but I did) and I forgot to send something to my neighbour when I almost forgot to send her son home! Geez...
One of the blogs I follow is by a scrapbooker (Hi Amanda). She does amazing things with photos, ribbons, etc. She is preserving memories. I must ask her one day where she keeps all the pages she does because it must accumulate pretty quickly.
Memory is a funny thing. It's weird that our memories of events, places and people change over time. The day after we see something or someone, we may remember it vividly. A week later we may not remember it at all.
My longterm memory isn't great either. I know people who can remember each milestone their child achieved and when it happened. It all seems a blur to me!
I hope that my ability to remember doesn't get worse as I get older or at least that I'm not aware of it. I feel so bad when I forget!