Why is it so hard to just get ready for the day?!

Confession time: I'm lazy. Okay, so maybe that's not news to some of you, but just thought I'd throw it out there. A while back I decided to check out The Fly Lady and her helpful website. Man, she is a real go-getter. I'm not like her. I'm really, really not. Ya, I want to be. But if I try to be just like her, I'll just make myself depressed. I can't even DO a load of laundry a day right now because I don't have a washing machine. We also don't have a dishwasher so I make no promises that my sink will be empty and sparkling clean when I wake up in the morning. (In fact, it usually isn't because I'm never the first one to wake up!) And if I'm being completely honest with you, which I am, I don't even do the dishes very often. Jordan usually does them. Now, I'm trying to break that habit. I don't want him to have to hand-wash 2 bins of dishes. I did them last night and it took an hour and half. My arm is literally sore today from that endeavor.

Dishes is not what this post is supposed to be about, however. That was just an aside. Or an introduction. Or whatever. This post is about "getting dressed". Funnily enough, almost exactly 2 years ago I wrote a post called "Getting Dressed". (Read it here.) Apparently this is an ongoing issue?! Am I REALLY that lame when it comes to getting ready for the day? Sheesh. Pre-motherhood I think (I hope) that I did a better job. Or, maybe I was simply forced into getting ready for the day because I had a "real" job.You know, office gigs and what not. Although I do recall always looking a little less put together than my co-workers. At least, my hair did. I reeeally don't like doing my hair. Maybe it's because it won't hold a curl, or it loses body in 5 seconds flat. I don't know. I just don't like it.

So anyhow, it's 2 years after my original post and I'm still struggling. But, I think I'm doing better! I still hate wearing jeans and shoes when I'm just hanging around at home and doing chores. So.totally.uncomfy. I'm honestly not as productive in jeans. I'm really not. I can't comfortably sit on the floor and play with my kids in jeans. I can't get on my hands and knees and scrub the floors. I just.can't. I HAVE learned of the incredible usefulness of the apron, however. Those things really do serve a purpose! If I'm going to be doing some heavy cleaning, washing dishes or simply making dinner I always put on my apron. Saves my clothes and it makes me oddly productive.

And then there's the whole "putting on shoes even when you're just at home" thing. Come on, Fly Lady. Shoes aren't even good for your feet. I try to be barefoot as much as possible. Either that or I wear slippers around the house. Heh.

I'm also trying to be better at putting on makeup.,..again, another lazy bad habit of mine. (Check out this blog post I did the other day. Click here.) I don't like washing my face at night and if I put on makeup, it means I HAVE to wash my face. :/ But, like most normal females, I look better and feel better with makeup on. I'm not above going out and about in yoga pants, messy bun and clean face...but when I'm dressed nicer and done up a bit while doing my errands I think I'm actually a nicer person. It must be because I feel more confident which then leads to me smiling more and talking more to strangers. I mean, I like talking to strangers regardless of how I look, but I truly think I'm nicer when I look better. Is that weird? Also, I just look tired without makeup...and then I think about these memes:

OK! I'm toootally just rambling. So look here, I've been getting dressed more! I even took photos to document the occasions. I should have taken a picture of my outfit on Sunday because I thought my shoes were exceptionally cute. (In reality they were just plain black ballet flats, but they were new, so that made them better).

Last Tuesday I went to Target. And I got dressed up to do it! I EVEN left my hair down, which is nearly unheard of for me these day. (Long hair + grabby 9 month old + summer heat = ouch/hot). I'm wearing a top and cardigan thing that my mom and sister picked out. My mom said it brings out my boho side, which she's always loved. They're both from Styles 4 Less. The jeans are a dark wash skinny jean from Target. The boots are from Kohls. The necklace is from World MarketI felt good that day. I even got a compliment from a mom pushing her 3 kids in her cart. She said she liked my top. Of course I had to go on and disclose that my mom and sister found it for me because I have no style of my own. (Why did I do that?! Why didn't I just smile and say "thanks"? Seriously people.)

Yesterday was Monday and I took Julian to the library and then did some grocery shopping. I got dressed in my Lucky jeans that I snagged off of Ebay, clearance rack Old Navy top and favorite gold sandals from Target. I really, really like these sandals. I got them on sale and I wish I would have bought a second pair in another color. I did my hair in a simple high bun (#momhair) and threw on an old belt to complete the look. JK...my pants are too big and I didn't want to be constantly pulling them up. P.S. Like the sticker on the mirror? Yes, I have a 3 year old. 

Here we are on Tuesday. I took this picture at my mom's house and I didn't have access to a full length mirror at the time. So, no shoes. :( I was just wearing some simple beaded flip flops from Target) I didn't have any grand plans, but I did end up going to my parent's house with the kids and doing a load of laundry. While they were there I did a solo trip to Big Lots. My peasant top is from Old Navy and the shorts are an ancient pair of cut offs. They used to be my favorite jeans from American Eagle Outfitter. Super comfy, but the bottoms were also super worn out. They're probably about 9 years old and I finally turned them into shorts this summer. I didn't wash my hair today (OK, so I didn't wash my hair yesterday, either) so up it went in a simple bun again. Not sure why I'm not wearing a necklace. Just forgetful, I guess.

So there you have it. A really long blog post about how I don't like getting ready for the day and a few simple outfits I threw on. Thanks for reading! Hope I inspired you to get dressed, too. :D