Have you ever moved to a new school/town as a child? Or switched jobs/companies as an adult? Remember how difficult it was to remember everyone’s name and how everone else only had to remember one new name?

Yeah. I feel like that right about now.

Why now? I’ve been at my job almost 9 months and in Phoenix the same amount of time.

Well, here’s the situation. This weekend I was pretty busy. I met up with several different people at various times. I had a blast. Then all of a sudden I have people requesting to add me to facebook and twitter. Some of them I recognized right off the bat. Some of them I recognized after I saw the friends we had in common. Then there were some that I knew from hearing others mention them in conversation and the ones that I for some reason couldn’t recollect if I’d met them or not.

I’m typically pretty good with names and faces and absolutely love meeting new people.  However, the fact that I am having trouble recollecting all of them is reminding me a bit of going to a new school. It’s easier for everyone else to remember one new person than for me to remember the bajillion people I encounter in Phoenix. I don’t like the feeling. I know it’s memory overload more than lack of paying attention, but I still feel horrible.

Therefore I’d like to apologize to everyone in advance (and possibly some even in hindsight) for seeming like I’m a little spacy. I don’t know why all of a sudden I am having such an issue remembering faces and names. It’s not on purpose. Feel free to give me a shout out.

Or maybe someone should make me flashcards :-/