I need to figure out how to get into my campus email. Of course there are emails I have already missed and while I did take a screen shot of my NetID, I did not write down whatever my password was for this one. They keep changing the security standards so that you can’t just use the password that was perfectly fine without having to add an uppercase number or special character. It’s the first day so thankfully they give you some grace.

And a printed out 27 page syllabus. They have to have all of the standards and school rules. I didn’t think they did that for students anymore but I was happy to finally hold it in my hands and get right back to sitting in my comfortable back row seat. I found a notebook, pencil, and my backpack, then map-quested the way to the school and left. I’d written on a card the number and building and thankfully did not have too much trouble finding it.

Besides the beginning chit-chat and introduction time, we talked about the syllabus for the entirety of the class time. The first assignment is writing a self-care plan paper. The phrase self-care in these classes is about as common and accepted as the plain word “the”. It didn’t seem to bother people and never became a big deal discussion. I tried a couple of times to bring it up (at LCU) and ask how to explain this more in Christian terms.

It’s because I read Twitter posts where people get upset about it. And Instagram too where the idea is somewhat mocked. I know you’re going to have that there but I legitimately wouldn’t mind putting together some kind of visual presentation where I am making the case for “self-care” in Christian terms. This is not something that is even an option anymore. It is something I have to do and make time for in order to be able to do anything.