Thrift shopping

At work my boss manager pulled me aside and gently told me the seam on my pants in back had split open. I am a dress girl. I have four suitable pairs of dress pants to my name for work. Now I was down to three. I pinned the hole with a safety pin so I could continue working. Thank goodness I had a pin. I took it off the front where the button was gone and cinched up my belt.

So, yesterday on my day off I went shopping for pants for work. Since I really don't make much money I did not want to spend a lot on this project. I went to the local thrift store. I found tens were a bit snug. That is what I was wearing when I busted out of my pants. 14 is way to big. I am twelve. There weren't that many twelves on the hangers, but I found some. I even liked them. Tan pants , grey pants, black pants, and a pair of jeans for fun. I through in a few tops to go along. When I got up to the counter I found half of my cloths were yellow tags and half off as it was yellow tag day. I paid two dollars for each of the pants and four dollars for the tops. A whole new work wardrobe for $26. I love thrift store shopping.

I swung over to Fred Meyer to see if they had any tops. I am working with women all around my age or a little older. Every one is pre menopausal and if you are not then you are triggered by everyone else. We all break out in hot flashes periodically. Going up and down the stairs to the stock room doesn't help keep you cool. I wanted some short sleeve tops. I didn't want to pay much. I checked the end of summer sale racks. I found a couple of tops and spent more on those two tops than the big bags of thrift clothes I had already purchased.

My signature turtle neck tops that I love wearing are just too hot for work. I swelter until the air conditioning comes on at 72 degrees. I now have an appropriate wardrobe for work that I wont mind sweating in but still look professional.