Lost Keys

I'm the opposite of Red from Shawshank Redemption. I've been known to lose things from time to time. Sometime between Thanksgiving and Christmas, my favorite black suede wedges have been MIA. One of my perfumes has recently gone into hiding. Whenever I need my stapler, I can only find my tape. When I to tape something, my stapler shows itself as the tape disappears. I don't know what it is about me that repels possessions. Perhaps there's a message here: reject the materialistic life. Don't get so attached to your possessions. Be more responsible.

Well, when those things go missing, though I get exasperated, at least I have twenty-five other pairs of shoes to choose from. I can go without scent for a day (or a week...). I'll staple these papers once I get to school. But when my keys go missing, I'm left a little powerless.

Luckily, the spare Mazda key was in the key cup, so I had a way to get around this week. A little less convenient, but still manageable, was sharing a key to the apartment with Tony. We would pass it back and forth or hide it in crevices outside the apartment if we were coming home at different times. However, I was unable to check the mail, go to the gym (my pass is on the key ring), or access a lesson plan that was on my key-chain flash drive.

I checked the inside of my car. Tony checked the inside of his truck. We both checked the apartment - countertops, bowls, baskets, dirty pants pockets, purses, under furniture, in the cracks between the counter and the fridge, nada.

After two days of being closed due to "inclement weather" (rolls eyes at southern perspective of the term), the leasing office finally opened up today. I popped by, praying that someone had turned in a set of keys.  No such luck.

I gave up for a bit. Maybe we'll check Tony's truck again when he comes home. Before going home for the weekend, I decided to clean out my purse - old receipts, a fork, a wine cork. I peered in, and what was that? My keys - apartment key, car key, mail key, gym pass, flash drive, and all.  What's the lesson this time? Sometimes what you're looking for is closer than you expect.  Try the same thing at another time, you might get different results. Listen to Christian music and God will reward you.