There’s no point crying over spilt milk.

Ok, so this title is misleading, my milk isn’t spilt, it’s lost!

I arose this morning and happily poured out my bowl of morning muesli, I had missed it yesterday as I had forgotten to buy my milk, leading to an extra shopping trip. With confidence I open the fridge and reach for it only to find it is not there. Whoops now what did I do with the milk? Well, my brain has no idea, I remember buying it, did I lose it at the counter or leave it behind in the store? No idea, my mind is blank.

This loss of memory function is another fun feature of my lurgy, I search the kitchen, look in the freezer to see if I mistakenly put it there, I find the receipt, I definitely paid for it. I ring my mum, did I leave it in her car? all to no avail, damn it I am addicted to muesli and was looking forward to it, I give up looking, find a carton of soya milk and reluctantly pour that instead.

I have issues with dairy, have never liked milk so have tried the alternatives, from soya, to water on my oats, sweetened, unsweetened etc. Currently I am settled on lactose free milk and find it doesn’t bloat me as normal milk does and my addiction to varying cereals continues. Useful food group, easy to prep and eat.

I sit with my warm soggy muesli, forcing it in while finding it quite unpleasant. I have no way of knowing what I did with the milk. Memory loss is a constant problem, I have lost shopping bags filled with food, lost house keys as soon as I’ve used them to enter, left doors open all night, you get the picture. People make jokes about getting older and happens to us all, but I am up there with the elderly on the verge of dementia, and it is not fun. I use lots of memory tricks and routines to help, but times like this the milk is lost, accept, buy more and put it where it goes in the fridge.

Now as I return my dishes to the kitchen, what do I see? Yes there it is, in plain sight, sitting on top of the washing machine, just there on the side, in the centre of the kitchen. Boldly, unashamedly unaware of the trouble it has caused.

Chris.x