wfh
July 20th, 2023 @ 12:52 pm
i’ve honestly always hated working from home (wfh). once i started doing it on a full-time basis, i realized the pros and cons quite quickly. while i’m in the best shape of my life bc i have more time to walk/cycle, i regularly feel like a slob.
don’t get me wrong, i am gratetful that all i have to do is roll over and log into my computer, but dear satan has it taken a toll on me style-wise. i don’t need “office clothing” anymore, which is amazing bc i fucking hate dressing nicely, that’s a plus – but i don’t necessarily need to get dressed at all. i’m pulling anchorperson shit where i’ll just have a shirt on and i’m either wearing short shorts or undies on the lower half, lol. i showed up yesterday for a meeting wearing a suicide machines shirt (oops) and i had to hide the name of the band with my hair…
i barely wear makeup bc i’m not leaving the house. i have legit worn lipstick maybe 10 times since pandemic started? (i don’t wear makeup other than eyes/lips, but even then, i’m like “why bother?”)
i also don’t even use a bag anymore. i have this adorbs little change purse that fits all of my cards, keys, lip balm and mints that i use – it fits right in my pocket. while i enjoy the convenience of it, i hate it. i was a bag person. i loved cool bags… i was a collector of lesportsac, dammit!
i guess i just miss having a bit more of an aesthetic. i tweeted about this personal debacle once before and my friend said to just wear lipstick around the house “for me”, but i just find that stupid and wasteful. bruh, my signature mac lipstick costs $23 per tube. nah.
i think physically going to work gives you a sense of purpose, something to do – something to even dress for, and that seems to be a little lost on me. i don’t miss dressing up, but i do miss being more like myself, which does include putting on eye makeup and doing my hair in funky updos and stuff.
i love seeing what people are wearing on the train/walking around the city… i kinda miss that, and contributing to it. i do love me some extra sleep and commuting money, tho.