Memory Retention

How does everyone else deal with remembering things? I have one of those annoying memories in that I can quote my centrelink, drivers licence, user names, passwords, tax file numbers etc and so on. I can even recall something I did 5 years ago to the point of what I was wearing and where I was standing. I can't however tell you what I had or even if I remembered to eat breakfast this morning. That said about the biggest sign I'm about to meltdown is memory recall where I start forgetting pretty much anything. Beyond all that I cannot for the life of me remember to take my medication half the time. Or I can't remember if I remembered to take it. I've tried phone aps, leaving it in a strategic position, notes around the house, routine - problem is the minute I turn away from the reminder I forget what I was about to do. This has been becoming more of an issue the past year. So frustrating!