Out of Control Troglodytes

Working today at the paint your own pottery shop, my troubles with easy little words continued. Someone came to pick up a painted turtle; I had to concentrate to remember what a turtle was. I could not find her item in the front; went into the back room to look around and almost took out a painted duck. Then I realized that a duck was not a turtle (thank goodness I realized that before walking back out carrying the duck).

Then a little while later, I was trying to explain this to someone else and could not think of the WORD turtle. I knew the word started with a 'T' and my brain kept saying, 'Troll, Trilobite, Troglodyte...' My brain can think of bigger, odder words much better than easy little words.

Starts with a 'T' I'd tell him and he would tell me 'turtle'and then I would repeat the word 'turtle' several times in a row and then less than five minutes later, I would forget that word again! And again. And again.

Turtle turtle turtle turtle turtle.