Testing the Waters

My new work hours are fungible.  I find that it's best to not leave later than 7.40 or I hit traffic near the end of my trip.  The last of my family normally leaves the house around 7.10.

Tuesday morning, I took advantage of that.  For the record, I'm writing this Tuesday afternoon.

Ugh.  But a nice dress

Ditto

While we were away for the weekend, I was thinking about What To Wear in Arizona.  I remembered an old white dress that I had never worn out but I liked.  I had an intense urge to try it on immediately, but being 200 miles from home sort of prevented that.  I also remembered that I bought a long blue dress at the same time, and thought that might be a good choice for Arizona as well.  The two dresses are pictured here.  The pictures are from August 1998 and they are headless because I look horrid.

Tuesday morning, as soon as the family left, I tried on about a half-dozen dresses and lined up a few more to try Wednesday.  I didn't have appropriate underclothes so it's still hard to tell what will really work, but both the white and blue dresses seemed OK.  The white has a kind of high waist ~ I need to take a second look at it.

I also pulled out a long flower patterned dress which I never wore out but it might be good for the trip.  It fit well.  I also found a red flowery dress that, after much deliberation ("it's really too tight" vs "it's really pretty") went into the clothing swap bag.  I pulled out a couple of sheaths.  One I thought was too formal; another was a bit too tight (but possible).

I have more to try on.  I want to see if I have open-toed shoes I could wear.  I want to try on the "finalists" with appropriate padding and undergarments.

     Wednesday
     Thursday
     Friday
mornings and that's it.  I can maybe try some clothes Monday, but I'd rather be packed by then!  Also, if I can't find anything appropriate I'd like to shop a bit.  There are not a lot of shopping options near my new job.  No Marshalls or similar store.  There's a dying mall not far away.

Here's the plan:
Wednesday: look into my shoes.  Do I have anything barefootish?
Thursday: try on additional dresses/skirts/tops (although I doubt I have any appropriate tops)
Friday: Try on the "finalists" (probably six or seven ~ some combination of dresses and skirts?) with appropriate undies.  Get to work later, if necessary.

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