Thank you for the well wishes! I feel I'm going to need them, when the dresses are so short I thought they were tops!
Re. 'Repeating': Yes, that's true. Although, since I'm not working in an office anymore, wearing the same dress over and over feels more OK. I don't know why this is.
Re. Waistline: Also true. To add to that, I'm short waisted. So often the top part will be a little baggy, and if I pull it down, the waist will really be hitting the top of my hips making things look funny. But I do truly have a little round Padding Bear tum. Voluminous rib cage or somethin'... lol