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I wear my pj's until my coffee break

Posted By: Get outside on 2006-11-03
In Reply to: Wear scrubs, they're comfortable and you fell like you getting dressed for work See message. - NJMT

I am up and working by 6:00 am and I usually get up at 5:30, have a little snack and watch the news. I literally roll out of bed and downstairs to my office. So I work in my p.j.s for the first two hours. I wear flannel sleep pants and t-shirts/sweat shirts. At 8:00, I take a coffee break that includes my morning shower. That's also after my hubby and teenagers have left for various school/workplaces. For the rest of the day, I usually wear workout clothes, because when I'm done at 2:00 or 3:00, I head straight for the Y. Now in the summer... well, lots of days I'm in my bathing suit and shorts, and I take quick breaks in the pool to cool down. (We don't have a/c and it can be pretty hot here.) I consider wearing whatever I please to be a perk of WAH.


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cannot spell today. Good thing I am not working today.
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anything I buy him, usually athletic attire, like Nike or Addidas T-shirs and carpenter jeans that fit!

My daughter likes jeans and t-shirts (kinda tom-boyish). So, I am lucky in that regard.

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It will wear off-- they start out this way but then get tired of it
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You just stay strong, he will try to wear you out.
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I didn't wear a veil...
I wore my hair pinned up with jeweled clips. 
I wear wrist supports,

and with the wrist rest attached it puts my fingers/hands/wrists at an angle that isn't comfortable for me. 


After he said "she tried to have me first"? I doubt it. You don't have to wear a bag.sm
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Oooo, I forgot I would have to wear a bra!! That's something to consider.
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That has helped to make a difference. I have also invested in a quality keyboard, tilt desktop and wrist rests.


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