Cannot compute...need more memory

So yeah, my mind has a great long-term memory but a horrible short-term memory.  Here's a list of things you never let me do.

- Never give me something to give back to you in a few hours.  I will lose it.

- Never let me put something down for a second.  It will take me an hour to find where I put it.  Keys, remote controls, pens, water bottles...the best one is that I misplace my clipboard all the time.  My students always have to tell me where it is.  I feel like Mr. Magoo or someone with Alzheimer's.

- Never tell me to remember a phone number or e-mail address without a pen or my phone around.  (maybe not even with a phone because I turn into Guy Pierce and start tattooing my hands with numbers and words with ink...even then, I'll forget why I wrote those words down...it's sad to have blue and black all over my hands and have no clue why I did it.  I have stopped writing on my hands.).

- Never tell me anything in passing.  I'll remember 4 days later in the shower that I had to do something for you.

I'm so bad with misplacing and forgetting where things are that if I have something important to bring with me.  I will lay my keys, phone, & wallet on top of whatever it is before I go to sleep or when I know I have to go somewhere soon so when I go out, then hey, it's there to bring with me.

I've even forgotten my work laptop to work a few times (with all my work for the next day in it).  I hate having a horrible short-term memory.

Here's what I've been doing.  I carry around a notepad or sticky pads so I can write down all the things I have to do.  My laptop has a sticky note program.  I have a to-do list app on my smart phone.  It's really sad but I get what I need done this way.  I will never remember what I have to do today but I can name all 50 states in less than 3 minutes...man, I wish I had skills that were useful....

Application for all of you out there:  So here's what you do.  Text, e-mail, write a note, put in on Google calendar...leave me something or you will experience my forgetfulness.