You'll Get Mail

A large part of progress on Planet College consists of communication. Most but not all of this communication is accomplished by what are now traditional electronic means, e-mail, cell phone and the rest. However the US Postal Service is still in operation and some communication is still accomplished by mail.

 The Planet College topic of the day is Where do you get your mail?

 Most student's are so mobile that for a time at least after leaving for Planet College they leave it to mom. This is a semi-effective strategy. This means when you finally get back home there is some mail for you on your bed or dresser or on the table in the hallway. You sift through the pile swiftly mainly looking for letters from relatives who still send you money for your birthday. Finding none you toss the rest. This has been the procedure so far but if your old enough to buy alcohol at the campus keg with your real id then it might be time to start getting your own mail.

The question is where?

 The mom filing system has worked ok so far so why change? (If mom is not only filing but also opening your mail then you or she or both of you have issues that we won't deal with here.) Unless you are moving off campus to a place which will be your residence your choice is to get a mail box at one of those mailbox places. It is an additional expense which is something to consider. However, it is your life and part of the progress of, as by now you have heard so often, taking responsibility for your life is getting your own mail.

One more thing to consider on Planet College.

I think it's at my mom's.

A little further down there's a post called "Life. Now it can be yours". This is about record keeping. Birth Certificates, immunization records, passport, stuff like that. It says Keep a record as Planet College recommends. If you read it and said to yourself, "I think that stuff is at my mom's." that post was for you. If you've been around the campus for a few semesters you know that stuff comes up regularly in your annual life. Which is why Planet College recommends you get your own copies. Mom's are usually excellent record keepers. They've been doing it for you since day one. Of course they have a copy of your birth certificate, they were there. Sure your mom has your last TB shot record, she probably took you to the clinic. Now, though, it is time for you to become your own record keeper. If that stuff is still with your mom get it. That post was directed to you. This is part of the process of having your own life. Yes it is dull, grown-up stuff. But, it is important for you to do this for your self.