What Should I Wear?

As seasons change in our neck of the woods,
proper clothing is essential. I think the Norwegians
have an expression which says there is no such
thing as bad weather, just bad clothing. The telltale
signs of autumn approaching are cooler nights

and days, winds whipping up plus rain and wind
combined to bring down leaves. Inside the house,
the question is how to set the thermostat: heat
or AC? I try to leave AC on and just increase the
temperature for it has been known that we

 

get one or two hot days in autumn. So as a
mother, I tried to leave hints about the day’s weather
forecast so my two children would decide to wear
a jacket or at least take one along to school. I
began doing this when I was still teaching.

Why? In the dead of winter, I saw high schoolers
getting off the heated bus in shorts and summer
attire! In Germany, the classrooms were a cooler
temperature than I recall in the US. I was quite
comfortable teaching in a wool sweater. As a

retiree, I admit to not viewing or listening to
the daily weather forecast and sometimes, on
a bright sunshine-filled day, a cloud came along
and opened up with rain. It is not my custom
to carry an umbrella. I prefer to have a coat

or jacket with a hood attached so that I am
prepared for all types of weather. As a teacher
and a mother, my mantra was “layer,” just layer your
clothing. Even on a warm day, I will wear a
windbreaker if I walk near the lake where it is cooler.

As we approach a big family event at the end
of the month, I watch and wonder what I should
wear. Inside and out. Near the ocean and closer
inland. Plan ahead with weather forecasts! Now
it is my turn to wonder what I should wear!