A new friend loaned me a great wardrobe resource that for the first time will allow me to estimate the amount of work-wear clothing I need, how much space to allocate for it, and how much I should plan on investing in it $$-wise when I start to purchase new items. It also makes my alteration plan look even more $$-effective thank I had estimated. Another friend will work with me on compiling that list of must-haves, next Saturday. I have cardigans I can wear till I get to a size worth investing for in blazers, which will work if I add a dickey under the shell for a layered look. Otherwise there is just too much gapping around the neck to look right with the shorty haircut I got for the hospitalization/recovery time.

I never did get back to the pool today but I did hem a linen dress by hand, which is part of a work-wear set w/matching jacket. I had also altered another item by hand the other day for a funeral, so that is two dressier items I now have that FIT and feel good on.

I got a lead on why my scar-tissued hip may be acting wonky which I can check out in PT next week, to address the poor sleep I have been getting. I may just need more pillow blocking on that side for the 1/3 of the night I need to spend lying on it.

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