Do you get fully dressed each day?

[EKT]

This is sort of a frivolous topic, but I'm curious about what other homeschool moms do.... Do you get dressed each day "to lace-up shoes" like the FlyLady? Do you wear makeup on a daily basis and truly do your hair? Or, are you more likely in your pajamas/yoga pants?  

 

For years when my girls were tiny, I fully embraced yoga pants! (Nothing else makes sense, in my opinion, when you have a baby. You are nursing and napping constantly, so how can you put on makeup?! I never wore jewelry then, either, because we all know babies love to tug on earrings!) And then, in the toddler years, jeans was pretty much it for me because toddlers are always covered in dirt and finger paint and I never saw the point of putting on something nice if it was just going to end up covered in poop, mud, or applesauce. 

 

But now, my youngest is about to enter kindergarten and it's dawning on me that it might be nice to move past jeans and my daily ponytail. (I generally wear a little makeup and a slightly nicer outfit to homeschool co-op or other outings, but never anything fancy.) I want to set a good example for my girls (and I insist that my kids get dressed every single day and have their hair done every morning!), so I'm realizing that now, since no one is nursing or incessantly filthy, I could actually start wearing like...outfits! Jewelry and accessories, even! My husband completely loves me the way that I am (ponytail or not), but it might be nice for him to see me in something other than jeans or running shorts every day, too, lol. 

 

This is a long-winded way of asking what the reality is in your house. Do you get fully dressed in the morning every day? Spill it! :-)

[jewellsmommy]

If I am cooking, washing dishes, or cleaning then, no, i don't fully dress. When I have appointments, I will change clothes when I return home or I am essentially useless. I get my stomach wet every time I wash a dish and I am somewhat of a messy cook. :blush:  I will do my hair and even wear a little makeup but will be in yoga pants and a tee shirt or cotton shorts or cotton capri leggings. I  wear shoes 50% of the time, depending on how much my feet are bothering me.

 

I do not find jeans to be as comfortable as other people seem to find them. I need something stretchy that I can have full range of motion in. If I need to bend down and look for an escaped rat under a couch or retrieve run away pencils from under the hutch or climb onto the counter top so I can reach the tippy-top shelf, I need something stretchy on my body :lol: .  I also tend to sit yoga style in the dining room chair for school. That is harder to do in jeans.

[three4me]

Umm, I'm currently nearing the end of the nursing baby stage and will be heading into the toddler stage in the next few months. Dh was home today so I had some help. I finally got out of my jammies after lunch and took a shower. Then put on clean lounge pants and traded the nursing tank for a nursing bra and tank top. So I guess that answers your question! In my defense, today was laundry day. I guess at least half the time I get dressed before noon and end up wearing shorts and jeans and usually a tank top. It's nice to hear that maybe one day I'll get showered and dressed more often than not!

[Tawlas]

See, I was the opposite. I was a big believer in getting dressed every day. Not to the lace-up shoes. I'm more of a barefoot girl lol. But I totally found that if I took five minutes to put my hair in a pretty messy bun ( :) ) and a bit of eyeliner and mascara I always felt a whole lot better. Add a skirt and shirt from a consignment shop and I can even feel like I'm more than "just" a mom - I was a wife and a woman too.

 

Now I have five kids (one's all grown up!) and this still holds true. I get dressed every morning after coffee with my love - I lounge in my housecoat until nearly 9 am. It takes me 15 minutes, tops - I shower the night before. I feel SO much better about myself and i'm way more productive because of it.

 

ETA - I'm not a day time napper and i wear plain t-shirts with my skirts that I can dress up with a scarf if/when I go out when I was nursing. But still, just spending a minute or two putting myself together makes a big difference!

[KrissiK]

Yes, I do. Shower, hair, makeup, clothes and shoes. I'm not fancy or anything, but I hate the feeling of not being "put together".

[creekland]

Well, I never wear make up and rarely wear jewelry at any time.  I adopted an easy hair style way back in my military days.  So, the only difference between going out for work or shopping or whatever and staying here at home is I tend to wear non-stained/ripped clothes in the former and "play around the farm" clothes for the latter.  The critters and my family members have never seemed to mind.  If someone stops by unexpectedly, that's their problem (if they even care - we're rural - people understand).

 

My kids always had to change out of their good clothes when we'd come home from something too.  If they didn't, our clothing budget might have come close to bankrupting us.

 

I don't own pjs or yoga pants.  I sleep in a t-shirt and shorts when I want them.  I change out of those each day.

[Maela]

Yes, nine out of ten days.

[kirstenhill]

I get fully dressed every day because jammies during the day time is like some kind of personal pet peeve of mine.  :lol:  Other than sick days, I have allowed my kids one pajama day in their lives.  When I had babies I never had them wearing "sleeper" type jammies during the day because I just can't even.  I know, I have issues.

 

But showering is maybe 50%, I only ever let my hair air dry, no makeup or jewelry and my clothes are totally non-fancy (Jeans and a t-shirt + a sweatshirt or sweater in the winter).  But...that was what I was like pre-kids and even pre-marriage.  So, it is just me fair and square.  I never had a job pre-kids that required any kind of formal dress, so I've been a t-shirt and jeans gal my entire life.  :laugh:

[oneangelwaiting]

I definitely do not get fully dressed every day. Our baby sleeps in our master closet which is also right next to the shower, so I sneak a shower in when she isn't napping. My husband sleeps later than I do so if I want to get dressed when I wake up I would have to do so in the dark. Or have the forethought to get all my clothes out the night before, BEFORE I put the baby to bed which is around 7 p.m. It used to bother me but now I view it as just a season, it will be over one of these days and I guess I can go back to worrying about my appearance then. :)

 

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[Mystie]

Yes, I get dressed every day. I am not mentally productive unless I'm dressed. If I'm in pajamas or sweats, I feel like it's a sick day or something and just slouch around the house. I get dressed to my shoes (just slip-ons) and then I am ready to take on the day. 

 

I like knee-length or maxi skirts that have waists like yoga pants. Everything I wear is knit, but what I wear around the house is what I wear out, too. If I don't want people to see me dressed the way I'm dressed around the house, why should my kids have to see that every day all day (and my husband, too, because he works from home)? If I care more about them than strangers at the store, shouldn't I care more about how I look for them?  That was my train of thought.

 

I have homeschool mom friends who feel similarly but whose personal style is more casual than mine. For them, yoga pants and a cute top is "dressed" and they wear that everywhere & out and about. I think that's great and still the same thing. 

 

For me, it's part of taking myself and what I do (even if it's at home) seriously. I find that how I am dressed affects my attitude and my mentality, so that seems like an easy way to smooth the path.

[Jean in Newcastle]

I am fully dressed everyday.  But yoga pants are fully dressed, in my opinion.  I do not wear make-up for a number of reasons - including problems with my skin that make up exacerbates.  I do not wear jewelry.  Again, in my opinion, I do not need it to be fully dressed.  My hair is clean and is combed.  My teeth are brushed.  My body is clean and does not smell.  I do not wear perfume since all of my family is allergic.  I do not wear shoes in the house.  I was raised in Japan.  We don't wear shoes in the house.  

[Ellie]

Yes. And so do my dc.

 

Jammie day is a fun exception, not the norm. I believe very strongly in getting dressed every day.

[fdrinca]

NO WAY. If I'm not going anywhere, it's pajamas (sans support up top) all day long. Glorious! 

 

I do find that the intertia of not being dressed in the morning will keep us at home, even if the kids would benefit from a nature hike instead of digging in the backyard. I try to be mindful of my kiddos needs in planning our days. 

 

But: elastic waist pants almost always win.

 

I'm expecting now, and have transitioned all of my clothes to an amazing collection of jersey stretch knits. I look like I belong in a futuristic cult, but haven't been more comfortable in my life.

[jewellsmommy]

Yes, I get dressed every day. I am not mentally productive unless I'm dressed. If I'm in pajamas or sweats, I feel like it's a sick day or something and just slouch around the house. I get dressed to my shoes (just slip-ons) and then I am ready to take on the day. 

 

I like knee-length or maxi skirts that have waists like yoga pants. Everything I wear is knit, but what I wear around the house is what I wear out, too. If I don't want people to see me dressed the way I'm dressed around the house, why should my kids have to see that every day all day (and my husband, too, because he works from home)? If I care more about them than strangers at the store, shouldn't I care more about how I look for them?  That was my train of thought.

 

I have homeschool mom friends who feel similarly but whose personal style is more casual than mine. For them, yoga pants and a cute top is "dressed" and they wear that everywhere & out and about. I think that's great and still the same thing. 

 

For me, it's part of taking myself and what I do (even if it's at home) seriously. I find that how I am dressed affects my attitude and my mentality, so that seems like an easy way to smooth the path.

 

Isn't interesting how differently people can see things? :lol:

I have my dh's comfy clothes waiting for him at the end of his work day so that he can put them on first thing. This includes cotton pants or shorts and a t-shirt. Both of us are comfortable leaving the house in these type of clothes too. They are matched and don't have holes or anything, just much less formal then what he wears to work or what I might put on for an appointment. I dislike seeing him at home in a button up and dress pants.

 

Dd also dresses down after church or an outing in which she has gotten all decked out. My mom (who lives next door) is often found gardening in her animal print pajamas or plaid lounge pants, so it must run in the family :lol: .

[Pegs]

Nope! And I have no moral qualms with it, either.

 

It's cold here at present, and I'm wearing PJs and warm jumpers most days. I change my top and pull jeans over the top of my PJ pants to check the letter box, and to take DS on nature walks, or to the park or library.

 

Do I feel like I have a lot of sick days? I surely do! But you know what? I have a lot of sick days. I'm in a lot of pain. I save my patience for unavoidable frustrations, and for guiding my child through his own, rather than enduring unnecessary discomfort caused by tight straps and harsh seams.

[Loowit]

I would say I get dressed every day, but not by your definition.  I wear comfy clothes, no makeup, simple hair style (usually up in a clip or ponytail), no jewelry.  I hardly ever wear makeup.  I stopped wearing it in college when I kept getting bouts of pink eye and had to keep throwing it all out and buy new every few months.  DH prefers me without makeup anyway.  I do not feel comfortable in dressier clothing, I love wearing t-shirt and comfortable stretchy pants or sometimes a long skirt.  I do tend to need to be out of nightwear to feel like being productive, but that is a me thing.  My kids get a lot done even in jammies.

[RKWAcademy]

Nope, not even close. And I don't make my kids get dressed every day, either. Most days we have to leave the house in the afternoon anyway, so we just get dressed then sometimes. They do get dressed before playing outside, though. So, eventually during the day, everyone changes. And we don't wear shoes in the house so no laces either!

[FairProspects]

Yes. Virtually every day we are out of the house with others at some point. I don't think I would feel productive if I stayed in my grubbies all day even on days we stay home. It feels too informal, like I am on break or sick, and that is not the case for homeschooling days.

[Arcadia]

T-shirt (usually long sleeve even in hot summer) and jeans just because I am scared of cold and I love jeans since I was a kid.

 

I wore the same combination when my oldest was in public school.

[Targhee]

Even if my kids were at public school, or if I had no kids, I would wear jeans nearly every day, with a pony tail, and no make up. But that's my personality.

 

I have realized that I really can't sacrifice my personal fitness any longer. I let it go because of other things pulling at me (homeschool and co-op are two big ones).

 

We do get dressed every day. I think it forms good habits and helps you shift into school mode.

[Jean in Newcastle]

My casual style of dress matches 90% of the people in my community.  I feel comfortable with my clothing choices on two levels!  

[Junie]

Pajamas here unless we're going somewhere.

 

It saves a ton of time and $ in laundry and clothing wear.

[Scarlett]

Yes. And so do my dc.

 

Jammie day is a fun exception, not the norm. I believe very strongly in getting dressed every day.

This. On the rare day I don't get up and get fully dressed I feel horrible. And also that is the day unexpected company drops by.

[mommymonster]

Up and dressed, without exception (as is the rest of the family). We dress to socks, as we don't do shoes in the house. My "uniform" is khaki pants/capris and a button up shirt in the summer, and jeans with a sweater in the winter. I don't wear make-up because it makes me feel ridiculous. 

[abba12]

I always wear dresses or tops and skirts around the house. I do have some that I wouldn't wear out, and some that I keep specially to only wear out (and, with toddlers, some that I only wear out on date nights!) but even if it's just an around-the-house dress it still feels a lot better than my pyjamas. I have learned in the past couple of years that getting dressed actually makes a suprisingly huge difference to my mood and motivation. I feel so much more in control and ready to go when I'm dressed. 

 

Having said that, like others here I never wear makeup, only wear jewellery occasionally when going out, and don't really 'do' my hair beyond brushing it each morning. I also don't wear shoes (wearing shoes in your own home is really weird to me, it's not really, culturally, done here. It's not a matter of shoes indoors or not, even outside the kids play barefoot. We only put on shoes to go out)

[lailasmum]

If I'm not going out I'll happily stay PJ bottoms or yoga pants and a t-shirt. I get most done when comfortable. If I'm going out I'll only switch out the bottoms for a pair of jeans. I dress really casually anyway and don't wear jewellery and only wear make-up once in a blue moon. Anything that isn't absolutely comfortable or moves against my skin will distract me which is why I tend to stay in comfy casuals. 

[73349]

Yes, I'm showered and dressed (including shoes) first thing every day, but often in jeans. No makeup, unless you count toenail polish.

[HomeAgain]

Yes.  Every morning, everyone is responsible for going to do chores (bed, clothes, teeth, hair) to get our day started.  I like to be able to pick up and go on a whim.

[mamaraby]

Yes, but probably not to the OPs definition. No shoes in the house, I don't wear makeup, I don't have a hairstyle that needs a lot of work or fixing beyond a brush, and I don't wear jewelry. It's also not a moral issue for me. Our productivity levels have nothing to do with how we're dressed and my kids have had PJ days.

 

Shower every moening, bursh my hair, and it' ssome form of jeans and a t-shirt year round.

[regentrude]

I get dressed every day, even when I am staying home. A dress in summer, jeans and T shirt when it is cooler.

I do not wear regular shoes in the house (I have special house shoes that are worn in the house only), and I do not wear makeup.

[Farrar]

Yes, but mostly because I end up going out nearly every single day. It's not uncommon for me to still be in sweats and a t-shirt at lunch then go change. Or if the going out was in the morning I might end up in yoga clothes all day.

[Renai]

Well, Annie says you're never fully dressed without a smile so I make sure to have that on every day. :D

 

During gardening season I dress ever day since I go outside. Even though I can't be seen. I actually try to be ready to walk out the door at any moment.

[MinivanMom]

Yes, I am fully dressed with make-up and hair done before we start homeschooling each day. I don't wear shoes, though, because we don't wear shoes in the house.

 

I'm not sure that my "fully dressed" meets your definition, though, because I have always been a jeans & ponytail kind of girl so it wouldn't occur to me that jeans were overly casual for everyday. And I have never worn jewelry or accessories in my entire life. Not my style.

[Gentlemommy]

Yes, I do. However, my outfit 99% of the time is jeans (long or short, depending on the season) and a solid color t shirt (again, sleeves long or short depending on the season). I shower at night, so I don't need to do that. I brush my hair and teeth and put a touch of make up on. No jewelry or scarves or accessories. I'm not very fashionable that way lol.

My kids do have to wear day clothes during the day, but lately they've been getting dressed in their day clothes after their nightly shower and then wearing those to bed so they don't have to change in the morning. 😳 Fine by me.

[Garga]

I showered and put on make up and dressed as nicely as I could afford every single day that my children were babies. No matter that I nursed for 4 years total. No matter that we played outside in the mud. I would remove the mascara before going to the pool and then put it back on afterwards.

 

And then about a year and a half ago, when they were 9 and 11, I got sick of it.

 

And now I wear pjs every day that we're not going out and I take a shower every other day, and sometimes I don't shower until the 3rd day. I'm so gross now!

 

I've learned in my life that whatever it is I think I am, or whatever it is that I think I'll do...is subject to dramatic change at any point. I've been 3 different people (at least) throughout my life. People grow and change.

[TrixieB]

Yes, I get fully dressed every day, except for shoes because we don't wear shoes indoors.  I don't like spending the day in pajamas.
 

[shawthorne44]

The idea of being more productive when fully dressed does not apply to me.  I don't even understand it.  When I was single and worked from home, my most productive time was before I even got out of bed.  I'd use the pillows to sit up in bed and work on my laptop.  

 

[Reefgazer]

We get fully dressed in the morning each day, before we start our activities or school. If we don't, our whole collective attitude is somewhat slackerish and we don't get as much work done. Not we are dressed, we are also ready to go somewhere at a moments notice, if the spirit moves us.

[eternallytired]

I don't feel right unless I get dressed for the day--pajama days were always for when you were sick.  That said, my wardrobe consists entirely of jeans and T-shirts (except for church clothes), I haven't worn makeup since early high school when it was a novelty, and we don't wear shoes in the house.  It's so windy here and my hair frizzes so easily that a ponytail is a must except on church days (and then my hair gets pulled back almost as soon as we're home).  I like the idea of being all spruced up, but then I would have to spend money on clothes.  Clean and neat counts for something, right?

[pitterpatter]

Huh, you all like your bras that much, do ya?

 

No PJs here, but no way I'm dressing to the nines to stay home all day. I'm pretty picky about stains, paint, marker, bleach, snags and such on my "out-and-about" clothes.

[Jackie]

I leave the house nearly every day, so I'm dressed. On rare occasions, when neither DD nor I have anywhere to be and it's too cold or rainy to enjoy being outdoors, I declare it a pajama day.

 

However, I have a hairstyle that doesn't need any work and I rarely wear makeup.

[HeWillSoar]

I always get fully dressed each day but I don't bother with make up unless I'm going someplace special. 

[Butter]

Yes, I always get dressed for the day.  Tuesdays and Thursdays we have taekwondo at 11 so part of the year I wear pajamas until it's time to put on the awful uniform for class.  During the summer, when we wear our summer uniform which is basically a t-shirt and jogging pants, I put that on in the morning.  Tuesday and Thursdays are also the only days I do not put my shoes on in the morning since we do taekwondo barefoot and I wear sandals to the school.  After class I shower and get dressed right down to my shoes.  The other days I get dressed completely when I get up in the morning.  I have to wear shoes because otherwise I am prone to breaking my toes (bit of a klutz).  I don't do make-up pretty much ever, but I do my hair.  Generally that means putting it up somehow or braiding it because Texas is hot most of the year and I don't like hair touching my neck.

[Wheres Toto]

I don't necessarily meet your idea of fully dressed even when I'm going to work.  I wear jeans and nice blouses to work.  My watch and wedding bands, maybe a necklace is it for jewelry.  Sometimes I wear make-up, sometimes I don't.  Hair is usually in a low ponytail, sometimes wet because I always air dry.

 

When I was home all day, I would spend the entire day in sweat/yoga/lounge pants and t-shirts.  I'm actually more productive - cleaning, teaching, etc. when I'm comfortable and not worried about my clothes getting dirty.  I would put on jeans and a t-shirt or hoody to leave the house.

 

Nobody wears shoes in the house.

 

[Dramorellis]

The children are up and dressed before breakfast(7:30) every morning because it's just easier for us to then pick up and go for a walk, errands or whatever. I do get dressed if I have to go somewhere but I'm definitely not walking around the house in my nicer clothes. I have a limited amount of clothing I consider presentable so I see no reason to risk getting them wet and/or dirty stained to just sit at home. However we do not ever wear shoes inside and I don't typically wear make-up or any jewelry aside from my wedding ring. "Dressed" to me is jeans or pants, a skirt in the summer maybe and a simple shirt. My hair is done and my teeth are brushed. I dress exactly the same as when I was on the school run in the morning. My husband works from home though and he is in lounge clothes all the time. He may take a break and shower, change his clothes and go for a walk in the afternoon but bumming it most of the time does not harm his productivity in any way.

[Sahamamama]

I am fully dressed everyday.  But yoga pants are fully dressed, in my opinion.  I do not wear make-up for a number of reasons - including problems with my skin that make up exacerbates.  I do not wear jewelry.  Again, in my opinion, I do not need it to be fully dressed.  My hair is clean and is combed.  My teeth are brushed.  My body is clean and does not smell.  I do not wear perfume since all of my family is allergic.  I do not wear shoes in the house.  I was raised in Japan.  We don't wear shoes in the house.  

 

This is pretty much what I do:

• Comfortable clothing (100% cotton, my preference)
• No make up (ever)
• No jewelry (except for special occasions)
• No perfume (or rarely)
• Clean hair (curly, so I just let it air dry)
• Clean body & teeth
• No shoes in the house -- I'm not sure why. I wasn't raised in Japan, but I just agree with the "no shoes" policy. All those germs! Gross! We all take our shoes off when we come in the house, wash our hands, and (in the winter) put on slippers. So nice and comfy. :)

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[Sahamamama]

Nope! And I have no moral qualms with it, either.

 

It's cold here at present, and I'm wearing PJs and warm jumpers most days. I change my top and pull jeans over the top of my PJ pants to check the letter box, and to take DS on nature walks, or to the park or library.

 

Do I feel like I have a lot of sick days? I surely do! But you know what? I have a lot of sick days. I'm in a lot of pain. I save my patience for unavoidable frustrations, and for guiding my child through his own, rather than enduring unnecessary discomfort caused by tight straps and harsh seams.

 

:grouphug: I agree with you. I do think this is an important point to bring out in this discussion -- that certain styles of clothing, certain fabrics are more or less comfortable for some people, and that we might tend to gravitate towards what works for our own situation. I have known people with post-herpetic neuralgia or other skin/nerve conditions who chose clothing that they could wear, and even then it might not be all day. If you live with pain, you learn what you can do to reduce it as much as possible, and some of that might involve clothing choices. I actually had a friend years ago who admitted to staying home a lot because she had to have enough "naked time" in order to manage wearing clothes around people. She had been poisoned with heavy metals and her skin would come off in sheets. Any clothing was painful to her, even her floppy cotton gowns.

 

For me, personally, I am much, much more productive in "work clothes" than in dressy clothes, much more likely to dive in and get things done -- laundry, cleaning, cooking, rabbit chores, yard work, working out, and so on. So for that, I'm wearing grungies. I know how to shower and put it together, but sweat is not a problem. I'm getting dressed for my day, not someone else's expectations.

 

For a normal stay-at-home school day (not going out), there is another "outfit" -- most likely jeans and a cotton shirt. I can't seem to get into Teaching Mode in pajamas or grungies. I like to feel "put together" on a school day. For going-out-at-some-point school or errand days, I might add some perfume and will reluctantly add a bra. :scared:  I don't wear those things unless I'm going out or having company.

 

Function over form here. And when I had babies and toddlers, I wore whatever washed up well. LOL. But not too many "pajama days" for any of us... except this summer. We are making a conscious choice to relax. Wear whatever you want, just keep clean and sweet.

 

In September we will get a bit more formal in our clothing. That will come soon enough.

 

 

[lllll]

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[AHASRADA]

Um, no. None of us do. We have inside clothes (which we also sleep in), consisting of t-shirts, sweatpants and the like. When we leave the house, we change into "outside clothes", and change back when we return. We dress modestly outside the home, so it would not be practical to wear the same clothing at home as well.

 

I dream of being able to afford nice, cute clothes to wear around the house in addition to my "public" wardrobe, but that would consist of 3 sets of clothes: public, at home "dressed", and sleepwear. I also workout in the AM and walk on the treadmill in the PM, in addition to crawling around on the floor picking up toys, washing dishes, cooking etc.. As much as I would like to wear something cute, do my hair and make-up, etc. at home, it just isn't practical most of the time based on my activities, and I'm not changing into "workout clothes" every time I decide to do 5 minutes of Sworkit :)