Lainie
03-07-2009, 04:23 PM
Hadn't been feeling the pink fog lately, but a little more than a week ago I noticed an add in the paper for "SOS--Send One Suit". It's run by "Dress for Success", which collects women's suits for indigent job applicants. Not having something dignified and appropriate to wear to a job interview can block a deserving person from getting a chance at a better life. :straightface: Especially now, people need a little help. So I decided I would purge all my suits, which I never get a chance to wear, anyway!
Of course I could have dropped off the suits in drab, but what's the fun in that? Unfortunately, I could not be completely sure that I would be able to reach the designated dry cleaner and get back before my wife returned from her morning activities, so I wore mannish slacks, flats, & a plain blouse, so that I'd have a chance of sneaking past her if need be. (She knows, but doesn't want to see.) Wore a necklace and more open buttons at the collar than I would as a guy, and put my purse in a back pack. Pretty risky, still--I never have gone out dressed this close to home!
On the drive back, I was feeling pretty frisky, and took a chance on a fashion resale shop even closer to home. The proprietor was a very jolly old man, who greeted me heartily as I entered, directed me to the changing rooms when I asked, and thanked me profusely for the business when I left. Scary, but fun.
So I did a good deed, found a new place (still, crazy to go there) and made a net loss of 4 hangers. What can I do with the extra closet space, do you suppose?:heehee:
Of course I could have dropped off the suits in drab, but what's the fun in that? Unfortunately, I could not be completely sure that I would be able to reach the designated dry cleaner and get back before my wife returned from her morning activities, so I wore mannish slacks, flats, & a plain blouse, so that I'd have a chance of sneaking past her if need be. (She knows, but doesn't want to see.) Wore a necklace and more open buttons at the collar than I would as a guy, and put my purse in a back pack. Pretty risky, still--I never have gone out dressed this close to home!
On the drive back, I was feeling pretty frisky, and took a chance on a fashion resale shop even closer to home. The proprietor was a very jolly old man, who greeted me heartily as I entered, directed me to the changing rooms when I asked, and thanked me profusely for the business when I left. Scary, but fun.
So I did a good deed, found a new place (still, crazy to go there) and made a net loss of 4 hangers. What can I do with the extra closet space, do you suppose?:heehee: