I am baffled as to why in the space of 4 years I have gone from someone who held down a responsible job as office manager... I had a memory that could reel off telephone numbers, Clients Names, Contract names, Contract values etc etc. I could deal with all the paperwork that was involved within company life, send a VAT return or do PAYE in my sleep, and had a memory like an elephant. But I has taken me an hour to fill in a simple form to the planners and feel like I have lost the plot. Have I been beamed up and changed with another!!! 
Is its just me or has anyone else notice how quickly you get out the way of doing simple admin tasks.
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glass You have other things on your mind now, different priorities.
You aren't in the office environment now and I bet you are a mean builder/plumber/labourer/childminder/gardener etc not to mention a jhuge support to your husband.
You can't be superwoman forever! 
Oh I didnt think of that ella
I dont think you could ever have laid the mantle of Superwoman at my door.
I agree that we get out of practice. I used to be pretty good at Excel and coped easily when a new version came out but have had the latest one for nearly a year and still get confused. I think the trouble is that I don't do it very often now. Actually I did help very clever son out with Excel last wee because he had been looking at a problem for so long he could no longer see it. It took me ages but I found it eventually!
DH was only saying yesterday that he can't write any more because now we are retired we do it all on the computer. At work there was always a certain amount of writing.
I think it is horses for courses, if you had to fill in forms more often you would get back into the saddle very quickly.
Just think of all the things you are better at now! 
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