Time continues to march on ......

Considering the fact that I am retired, it would appear that time is not my friend.  It races all over me!!!
I noticed that I was becoming very 'tunnel brained' when I was at work, but thought it was the stress of the job.  I can concentrate on the job in hand and forget anything else I am supposed to do.
I have been aware that this has not gone away since I retired as I am tending to 'forget' lots of things, phonecalls, letters, information etc.
This is not something I worry about, well, maybe just a bit, but try to get round by making lists etc but  .... one has to remember to look at the lists!
At the moment I am telling myself to do these things but then I get 'distracted' and it is bedtime before I know it and I haven't done the remembered things.  
What can I do?  Nothing seems to work .....
Put an alarm on my phone ..... doesn't work!
Keep to a project a day.......... doesn't work!!
If I could make telephone calls 24hours seven days a week I would be alright .... I think.
So here I am, thinking maybe this way, through my blog,  I can say sorry.

Sorry  I have not phoned you to thank you for your card and ask how you are.
Sorry I have not phoned you to tell you our news and catch up with yours.
Sorry I have not phoned you to arrange a meet up for coffee.
Sorry I have not popped round with a pressie for the new baby.
And the list goes on ......

Sorry, sorry, sorry.