Day 1 of Carlessness

It wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. I discovered that it only takes about 25-30 minutes to walk to school from my apartment, so it's not nearly as bad as I'd expected. Though it was cold this morning I was quite grateful the snow that began to fall as I got close to school was snow and not rain, because then I would've been wet. I'm also enjoying the exercise it's giving me, because my body has really been craving some since I've been so sedentary these past few months. My car got towed to the shop today (for free thanks for Vicki's AAA), but the money to pay for the repair is going to have to come out of my stocks, so it's going to take some time to get access to it, which means I'll be without a car for at least a week. My mom is talking about getting me a rental so I can get to work, which would be great and would definitely make my life easier, though I can already see that I'm going to learn a lot from not having a car so I'm grateful that won't be for at least a day or two. Here is what I learned today:

1. TAKING CARE OF MY CAR NEEDS TO BECOME A PRIORITY IN MY LIFE. This is all caps because I didn't take the time to put oil in my car, and that's most likely why it died. That was incredibly stupid. I need to care about my car more.
2. Walking is not that bad. It's underrated. I don't see why people think it's such a bad thing.
3. Appreciate what you have. Don't take anything for granted. While I was walking I started making a list in my head of things I could be happy about to keep me from getting upset about my car. It's helped me to appreciate more what I do have, like a cozy apartment, friends, and the money to get my car fixed
4. I still haven't learned to be entirely ok with asking people for help, such as rides places. I had simply forgotten that I had a problem since I had a car and it wasn't an issue

Since I won't be able to get to work tomorrow, I now have all day tomorrow off. I didn't realize how busy my life has become until I felt weird knowing that I had entire day tomorrow with nowhere I was supposed to be. Because I don't have to work tomorrow, it meant I didn't have to get all my homework done tonight, which allowed me to spend the evening reading and actually cooking myself a decent dinner for a change (spaghetti). I've been trying to develop a more moderate pace in my life, as opposed to the frantic one of high school and the sluggish one of last semester, though I'm now realizing that I may not have been doing as well as I thought.

The lovely Andie Tucker reminded me today of Romans 8:28 "And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose." That is so wonderful, knowing that what seems at first to just be a really crappy situation and a huge inconvenience, God is using for my good to help me grow into the person we both want me to be.