Hi @ShazS
You are not alone !!!!
I make a quick note of anything that I want to remember in the morning (pad and pen by the bed - do not even turn the light on - sometimes I cannot read the scribble in the morning !).
I do try counting sheep - sometimes the whole paddock !
I mentally go around the supermarket naming things according to the alphabet ...... and if none of these work I close one eye and concentrate on a tiny bit of light or something and that mostly does the trick.
Good luck !
Summer :-)