This is not an Alice in Wonderland School Me Saturday. Those should resume shortly.
No, this post is about how school is back in session.
It doesn’t matter the kind of school. Grade school, high school, junior college, college, university, trade school, it all counts.
There is something magical about the end of August and the beginning of the school year.
New clothes, new school supplies, sometimes new schools, new friends.
It is all part and parcel of the excitement of the late summer/early fall.
My advice is to embrace it.
And if you have to practice getting up on time to make it to class, do so. Also do a dry run of school lunches. And maybe the drive to school, if applicable.
Whatever you can do to ease the first days will be paid back.
If you want to hide so the school can’t find you, resist the temptation.
Don’t forget to read the syllabus.
You know who I am referring to.
After all, the end of the semester can only get closer if you take the first step.
Go ahead, the semester is fine.
Think about all the things you’ve learned over the summer, all the projects you did to make your semester the best ever.
Those still exist.
Just remind yourself, huh?
This is a good time for a mantra. Remember those?
The only way out is through.
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