I work from home more than half the time and usually wear yoga pants and comfy tee or sweater or shirt and vest (I get cold).

Anonymous wrote:I feel like a bum wearing yoga pants and a three year old maternity shirt each day, but I love being comfortable. Give me some ideas!

So, it's 2:12 and I just got out of the shower. Earlier today I was in underwear and a T shirt for most of the day.

There's a progression.

I've been working from home on and off for a decade now. Most days I wear whatever I've walked the dog in first thing in the morning. I usually don't shower until toward the end of the day.

Sometimes I make a point to have lunch plans or get out of the house for a meeting, in which case I put on some real clothes.

I definitely wonder sometimes if I should spruce up more during the day. But - I don't know. End of the day, this works for me.

I telework 3 days per week, and up until recently, dressed in my old ratty clothes or what I wore to bed most of the time, just as you're suggesting. The yoga pants I was wearing were 10 years old and huge. Everything else I owned had holes in it - it was time.

I went to Target (yes, Target, I'm cheap!!) and invested in yoga pants "outfits". Now I have several fun pairs of comfortable yoga/running pants and matching hoodies, etc. They are cute enough outfits that if I leave the house for an appointment or something, I look like I at least "got dressed". It's super comfortable to sit around in, but on the off chance that someone does see me, I at least look presentable. I typically do a morning workout and then quick shower, no makeup on my telework days.

In summer, I suppose I will buy a couple of sporty t-shirts and capri legging/yoga pants.

It does make me feel better that I am dressed like an acceptable human being, yet still super comfortable. No need for jeans or makeup!

13:56 here again -- I did some seasonal "style challenges" that a blogger hosted to get me back on track with cute outfits (Get Your Pretty On). You can also find capsule wardrobes free on tons of blogs/pinterest as a starting point.

Jeans, a cute top, and usually either Clarks or Keds - comfortable shoes but also not gym shoes/flip flops, something with a bit of style. I put on some makeup every day (varying amounts) and make sure my hair looks decent.

I've been working remotely for over 4 years now. If I don't make the effort to look decent, I feel like crap. I can do it for a day or two but it really starts to drag me down more than that. It just isn't emotionally healthy for me personally not to get a shower and do some basic self-care on a daily basis. Wearing an outfit I feel good in is a big part of that.

I have a "lounge wardrobe" that consists of comfy & cute pajama-type clothes. I shower in the morning, put on light makeup & don't wear what I slept in on telework days.

Clean clothes -- don't wear pajamas that you really did just sleep in, because that sends your brain the subconscious signal that it's still "sleepy time."

Put on clean clothes and clean underpants, brush your teeth, maybe wash face.

that's it.

then, Ask your mother why she cares so much what other people think of her. Ask her why she is controlled by external motivations, and does she think that's psychologically healthy?

Anonymous wrote:Whatever. Just put on clean clothes.

This was my plan until my mother came to visit and asked why I couldn't get dressed. Am I depressed? Do I not have money for new clothes? Have I given up on life? Is my washer broken? Is DH financially controlling me? On and on and on.

On one hand no one sees me (no video chats) but on the other hand, maybe she is right?

I wear the typical silk shirt with blazer and yoga pants combo. (We Skype a lot)

Jeans and a sweater. I've been thinking of changing it up to yoga pants and a sweater, but I haven't made the switch yet.

I wear yoga clothes. Then I go to yoga.

jeans & a sweater

Whatever. Just put on clean clothes.

I feel like a bum wearing yoga pants and a three year old maternity shirt each day, but I love being comfortable. Give me some ideas!