Shirt Day

Today is a preview day. Prospective students will be on campus to explore who we are and see if we offer what they are looking for in a college. We track visitor days so we can wear our designated cranberry colored Roberts logo shirts in order for visitors to know who works here and who they could ask questions of.

Except that I forgot. I have a reminder on my calendar that pops up on my phone. I always look ahead at the coming week on Fridays, and I saw it then. But I do not remember and I come to work in a black and rose sweater instead. Fortunately, I know this about myself, and I had learned to leave my shirt in my office for just such an occasion.

We now have 2 styles of shirt to choose from. One is a knit short sleeved polo style shirt, the other a long sleeved cotton dress shirt style. I realize my best bet is to layer the long sleeved dress shirt over my sweater so that I can stay warm even though it is less than flattering to my rotund figure.

Our building does not do well in single digit temperatures despite our LEED certification and geothermal wells. I suspect we are running afoul of the institution's moratorium on temperatures over 68, but some of our spaces barely register in the 50's.

So shirt or no shirt, I plan to stay as warm as I can in these tundric conditions. Visitors might as well know what they are getting into if they are not from Rochester. Better to know before you sign on the dotted line.