never lose your keys

lessons are best learned through experience

When about to leave home today, I realised I don't have the house keys with me.
With both flatmates out of Sydney, I can't possibly leave the house without my own set of keys.
I searched high and low for it.
And started visualising scenarios if the keys were not found.

- Did I drop it in the garbage room and someone has picked it up?
- Did I leave the keys in the knob after throwing the garbage?
- I can't leave the house without keys, unless I leave the door unlock. But would a thief come by to try his luck and then got lucky?
- I have to cancel my lunch appointment at the very last minute, which is something I really hate doing.
- Can't leave the house = can't go to work on mon and tue until one flatmate returns on wed.
- I can't work from home cos I don't have a work laptop.
- Do I have enough food to last for 3 days? - Yes, heaps of instant noodles, chocolate, and chips.
- Who can come and save me now???

There was no one in mind whom I can call for help.
The feeling of hopelessness crept over me.
What if I'm 70 with no one to my rescue? O.M.G!!!
It's definitely something to think about now before it happens for real.

Anyway, I found the keys under the sofa - not after 30 mins later.
It was a 30 mins filled with what-ifs, gahhhhhhh, kill-me-please, and where-the-heck.

Lessons learnt:
- Check for keys before leaving home
- Pop the keys INTO the bag after getting home - not on or by the side of the bag
- Find a few more reliable friends, at the same time never let the old ones go
- Keep a set of keys with someone whom I can trust