thrift store compromise and sick weather

i've been looking at thrift stores lately for things to wear to work, and i keep finding the same pattern: i can find skirts (not work), pants (both work-worthy and not work), and casual tops (not work appropriate except maybe on fridays). one reason that contributes is the fact that many of the thrift shops in the city do not offer fitting rooms, and that there are many MANY ways a blouse can be ill-fitting, and it's terribly difficult for me to find work blouses used. i did manage to buy 4 pairs of slacks (2 in a size i'm in now, 2 in a size i wouldn't mind being within a couple months) and two casual tops last night. thinking about it, i've decided that a compromise of buying used things-that-i-usually-can-find used, and then going ahead and getting a few new blouses and/or sweaters at target. progress. it's like the meat thing, if you remember. plus, i think i've thought long enough to come up with an idea of how to alter my currently-too-large work blouses... if i can find a helper who will pin them on me, and if i can get myself to hand-sew the alterations.

sunday the weather started to turn gray. we didn't do laundry. yesterday it misted all day long. today it's flat-out raining with a high of 62F. it feels coooooold. a couple of people at the office have had thick colds in the last week. christine has been home sick yesterday and today with something that hit her like a train. my head feels a bit foggy today, and i can't tell if it's because of the weather, or if i'm actually starting to catch what everyone else seems to have. i'm going to invest in some airborne just now.