I haven't read through the other thread entirely... and maybe I should before responding but heck... I feel like living dangerously today...

I have discovered over the past 2 years that my memory, especially short term, is 1,000 times worse then it used to be. I could remember minute details of every conversation before, now I'm doing good to remember what I had to eat an hour ago. So, memory is, for me, an issue at times as well.

When I forget something, once, twice, or perhaps more, it could very well be based on the fact that my memory is not what it used to be. Take the dusting for example. I may remember it several times during the day while completing something else but not remember to actually do it. This is by no means a wish to disrespect (or mistreat) my Dom but very well could happen based on life factors such as stress, urgency of other tasks, etc.

That being said I think there are two distinctions that need to be evaluated as well.

1) If the task is continually forgotten is it a matter of a bad memory or is it something else. Is it a task they don't enjoy and so don't strive to complete? Is it a task that they know isn't as important to you so they don't make it a priority? Is it a task that is not done regularly so the chance of forgetting it higher then normal? After the same task is missed many many times I think that is when it is necessary to take a good look at the "reasons" why and determine what they are exactly.

2) As a sub, and knowing how my memory is, and knowing that I want to please I attempt to make notes about EVERYTHING to help ensure I don't forget things. To me that is part of the task, although the part that I have to install to safe guard against my own failure. (Of course then the tricky part is remembering where the note is... lol)

Not sure if that makes any sense at all... but it did in my head before I put it down... lol