A few days ago I went to one of my favorite stores and filled my cart with anything colorful and business casual that was my size. I was in my dressing room minding my own business when two ladies, (let's call them Mary and Rhoda) with the best upstate accents starting talking to each other about the little black dress one of them was trying on. I thoroughly enjoyed hearing all about the upcoming wedding and was just as disappointed as they were that the dress was not quite fancy enough for the pending nuptials. Mary decided to try on something else and told Rhoda about the time she got stuck in a dress. Since dress number two was a bit too tight, no way was she was going to pull it down past her head. Rhoda was not about to argue. In fact, she changed the subject and asked Mary if she had found a place to live since her husband decided he wanted to move. I heard about the acreage she no longer wanted, the pool that cost $2,000 a year to maintain, and the new neighborhood near the lake with low HOA fees. The dress was a no-go, but Mary found pants that looked like pajamas. She could see herself wearing them on the couch drinking hot chocolate. She also said that her other friends say her clothing choices are boring because she always wears dark colors, but she did recently buy a pair of fun, white pants. (So, there's hope.) Rhoda said it's so much more fun to shop with a friend than it is to shop alone. (You're so right, Rhoda!) I was this close to joining their conversation; we had so much in common. I got stuck in a dress once. I told my sister she might have to get a pair of scissors and cut me out of it; she couldn't stop laughing. I'm not sure how I ever did get out of that dress. (Grace of God.) I also like hot chocolate, had an expensive pool, and can appreciate an HOA for cheap. But I decided it was probably not appropriate to join their conversation. (Maybe if my name was Phyllis.) So, I tried on my selections, found a keeper, and left. What do you think... should I have chimed in? Have you ever been stuck in an article of clothing you were trying on? Oh, if (dressing room) walls could talk.