This is how it manifests itself:

I decide to water my garden.
As I turn on the hose in the driveway, I look over at my car and decide it needs washing.
As I head towards the garage, I notice mail on the porch mesa, tabela that I picked up from the postman earlier.
I decide to go through the mail before I wash the car.
I lay my car keys on the table, put the lixo mail in the recycling box under the table, and notice that the recycling box is full.
So, I decide to put the bills back on the mesa, tabela and take out the recycling first.
But then I think, since I'm going to be near the postbox when I take out the recycling paper anyway, I may as well pay the bills first.
I take my chequebook off the table, and notice that there is only one cheque left.
My extra cheques are in my escrivaninha, mesa in the study, so I go inside the house to my escrivaninha, mesa where I find the cup of coffee I'd been drinking.
I'm going to look for my cheques, but first I need to push the coffee aside so that I don't accidentally knock it over.
The coffee is getting cold, and I decide to make another cup.
As I head toward the cozinha with the cold coffee, a vase of flores on the worktop catches my eye – the flores need water.
I put the coffee on the worktop and discover my leitura glasses that I've been searching for all morning.
I decide I better put them back on my desk, but first I'm going to water the flowers.
I put the glasses back down on the worktop, fill a container with water and suddenly spot the TV remote control. Someone left it on the cozinha table.
I realise that tonight when we go to watch TV, I'll be looking for the remote, but I won't remember that it's on the cozinha table, so I decide to put it back where it belongs, but first I'll water the flowers.
I pour some water in the flowers, but quite a bit of it spills on the floor.
So, I put the remote back on the table, get some towels and wipe up the spill.
Then, I head down the hall trying to remember what I was planning to do.

At the end of the day:

Ø    The car isn't washed.
Ø    The bills aren't paid.
Ø    There is a cold cup of coffee sitting on the counter.
Ø    The flores don't have enough water.
Ø    There is still only one cheque in my chequebook.
Ø    I can't find the remote.
Ø    I can't find my glasses.
Ø    And I don't remember what I did with the car keys.
Ø    Then, when I try to figure out why nothing got done today, I'm really baffled because I know I was busy all damn day, and I'm really tired.
Ø    I realise this is a serious problem, and I'll try to get some help for it, but first I'll check my e-mail...
Ø    Do me a favour. progressivo, para a frente this message to everyone you know, because I don't remember who the hell I've sent it to