Carless, but not careless.

Yeah, that looks pretty tricky.

I somehow managed to do that to my keys. The electronic part had a small crack in it, but I didn't think much of it, until today after my afternoon classes, when I cranked up the ignition and it totally broke off. At first I didn't think it was a big deal/urgent to get fixed. I figured I could just use the "key-edged" part to start my car, but because of the electronic chip needed to start up the car that was obviously absent, it would NOT START! Luckily I got Kiersten and Katie to take me to/pick me up from my night class andddd my lovely parents ran my extra key down to me. So thankful they're only an hour away!

Random insight of the day:

As I was sitting in my night class, I became so drained with everything I'm doing right now. I feel like I'm always go-go-go! I began thinking about my 18 hours of classes and just how I'm so ready to just finally have a degree and not have to worry about what I'm supposed to be writing, what I'm supposed to be reading, what I'm supposed to be working on, studying for, having group meetings about, editing, drafting, typing, blah blah blah. (Thanks Ke$ha.) I was thinking about people that are actually in my profession now. Teachers. I mean, I know there's still much work to be done... probably more than I realize at this time, but they're not doing all this little nit-picky busy work. They just do their job. Show up when they're supposed to. Plan for what they're supposed to. Be involved in what they're supposed to. Do what they actually enjoy (or should enjoy) doing. Not being required to work on things that are not useful on a day to day basis.

I realized though that those teachers were once in my place. Performing all these "pointless" requirements. Earning their licensure(s). Taking the Praxis. Getting "highly qualified" in the necessary areas. Earning their "extras" in Business Ed--getting their Masters, becoming certified to teach Marketing Education and Business Economics by taking additional classes and additional Praxis tests. And now it's all paying off.

You reap what you sew.

And then thaaaat made me realize that that's life here on Earth. There are hardships here. There are sufferings. There are things that we have to do that we may not enjoy. There are things we have to face and deal with because of our faith--things that would be so much easier to choose to be of the world. To go with our natural sinful instincts. To do the "fun" things.

But there is hope! The Bible says "Yet what we suffer now is nothing compared to the glory He will give us later"! What we go through on Earth is so worth what we will have forever in heaven! In correlation with teaching (and any major really), what we go through as students is so worth what we will gain in the end--our degrees! SO YAY--everyone go write essays and study lecture notes!