Everyone loses things from time to time. Or at least we think we’ve lost whatever it is we can’t find. Regardless, the frantic search begins to locate whatever it is we’ve misplaced. You know how it goes.

The other day I couldn’t find my car keys and while searching for them (and swearing at the dog) I found the mail sitting on the desk and proceeded to look through it. Then someone sent me a text message and I stopped by the refrigerator to grab a quick bite before heading out the door to get in my car having forgotten I was looking for my car keys. But it really didn’t matter because by then I couldn’t remember where I was going anyway.

I had just experienced what has become known as a “senior moment.” Although this term originated in the United States during the mid-nineties, it has become more widely used and is now applied to any situation when someone has a momentary lapse of memory no matter how young or old they may be.

We’ve all seen the eBay advertisement that states, “whatever it is, you can find it on eBay.” So, I went in search of ‘senior moment’ on eBay. Sure enough, eBay has senior moments for sale. There is actually a drug called “senior moment” that can be bought on-line with a 5% discount and free shipping. I didn’t delve into what this drug is all about. I forgot why I would need it anyway.

Who in their right mind would want to purchase a senior moment? Don’t we all have enough without going out and buying more? It turns out that the senior moments eBay has for sale is in fact a board game. Anyway, who needs games or drugs to enhance senior moments?

Someone (I really don’t remember who) told me recently that sometime ago she had cataract surgery and now only needs reading glasses. She thought that was great until she kept losing them. She finally went to her local dollar store, bought 10 pair and placed them strategically around her house so she has a pair when and where she needs them.

It’s been noted that as we age we tend to shrink in stature and our minds begin the ‘melt-down’ process. I think the brain automatically goes into the overload mode. It probably isn’t designed to cope with the stress of living with all the new fangled electronic devices we have these days. I want to know which comes first, the shrinking or the absent-mindedness?

I haven’t noticed any shrinkage anywhere on my body lately, but I have taken note of the fact that I’ve already experienced a lifetime of senior moments.

Just this week I actually found a container of sliced tomatoes in the pantry. It was an honest mistake. I fully intended to put the container in the refrigerator, but because I was trying to do too many things at once, my brain went into the overload mode and I had yet another senior moment. I was probably in search of something I had misplaced when I found them. I really don’t remember.

I’m a time sensitive package of humanness. Just when I think I’m getting it all together, everything begins to fall apart. By the time one reaches 60 everything that doesn’t hurt doesn’t work. Not to worry. I’ve decided age matters only if you are a fine wine. Just for the record. I’m not losing my mind, just my sanity. And, I’m not overweight, I just have dense tissue, but that’s another story.

Now, if I can just remember where I put my glass, I think I’ll pour myself some fine wine.