Does anyone else just stay in their pajamas if you're not going out

I so want to spend all day in my pjs but whenever I try I can't cope and have to get washed and dressed and put make up on. I never go out and there's only OH to see me but I just feel uncomfortable otherwise. I sleep naked and put my pjs on when I get up (with clean knickers - couldn't think of wearing pjs without) have breakfast and clean up then get showered and dressed. More often than not during the winter I put them back on again about 7 as they're warmer than jeans.

Lucretzia chronic pain is very difficult and depressing to live with. We need to think before we say things, or even think them.

The phrase that came to my mind when I read the thread title was....that way perdition lies! Even in my seventies I can still here my father telling me to ...put some clothes on before you come downstairs!

Wow. How many different views there are on this! I always get dressed when I get up in the morning - varies on time depending on whether I read with my coffee in bed or just have the coffee and then get up. I always get dressed - usually in jeans or jeggins and warm tops in this weather as our house isn’t that warm. I tried a bra free day the other day - but felt cold all day! In the evening I love a warm bath and then pjs and dressing gown plus lovely warm throw to watch a bit of tv. Stay warm and comfy everyone. Xx

Like JaxJacky I don't own PJ's - but I do have Jog Suits (the fleece type) that I wear until I get showered. We were hoping to move, as the house sold last September, so there have been days (quite a lot, lately) where I have stayed in my jog suit all day. I just couldn't see the point. Hubby and I no longer go out other than for shopping or medical appointments, since our favourite cafe (run by friends) closed last year. We haven't "eaten out" since about Feb. I haven't had my hair cut either (I use one of those combs with razors, to trim it). I genuinely think we are becoming depressed. Our Solicitors are incompetent and intractable - they refuse to do what we ask, and we live in fear of someone pulling out of the "chain". We offered to buy a property in Scotland in September (offer accepted) and still have no idea when our Solicitors will complete.

If I was in PJs all day, I'd never get anything done! (Can many household jobs be undertaken effectively while wearing nightwear?) Like other GNs here, I dress in comfy clothes, but I do make an effort with my hair, and I try to wear jewellery. (Earrings can be problem when wearing a mask, glasses, and hearing aids, but I wear them in the home.) Perfume and lippy if I remember: the latter definitely on Zoom calls. Come the evening, then I'm in my PJs, after my shower. All ready for some TV/Netflix!

I would never stay in pjs all day. For a start a shower every morning. I get dressed after my shower.

I am still sitting here in my nightie and dressing gown. I could use the excuse that I have a painful back at the moment, and that does add to things, but I have, basically, become lazy about going through the bathroom. It's boring.

More so after staying in a hotel last year when some guests came down to breakfast in their pyjamas and to top it all was in a supermarket this Monday when 3 young women came in to do their shopping in theirs.

Now that is slovenly! I'm surprised the hotel in particular allowed it.

Cords and thick jumper for me. Make up when Tesco delivery due or if out for a walk. Husband likes to look smart, so I've taken to hiding his 'best' shirts so they don't wear out in lockdown!

If you mean getting up, having a shower/wash then putting clean pj’s on - I can sort of understand it, each to their own. My problem is to imagine people still in their night sweat keeping in the same clothes for the rest of the day. More so after staying in a hotel last year when some guests came down to breakfast in their pyjamas and to top it all was in a supermarket this Monday when 3 young women came in to do their shopping in theirs. Dumbfounding.

I understood the OP was referring to not bothering to get changed out of nightwear and spending the day in what you've slept in, because you're not going out, seeing anyone etc.

That's very different from wearing loungewear/pyjamas/
comfortable clothes as daywear.

I have never worn jeans.

Although I am housebound and it is an effort for me I always shower and get dressed after breakfast every day. I do change into my nightie and gown after my evening meal.

That reminds me of buying jeans when I started work sitting in the bath to shrink to fit! They never did I never wear jeans jeans now not done so for years.

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It is nothing about self respect

This is nasty and judgmental commenting

I have chronic pain. Clothes actually hurt me

I am thrilled that I can wear comfy PJs or lounge wear

I wear no make up either

However, amazingly, I do manage to wash my teeth 3 times a day.

I either have a bath or a shower in the morning when I put on clean PJs/Lounge wear

Then I have my night time bath when another clean pair for night is worn

Why I feel I have to defend my choice at a time like this is ridiculous

No more from me on this thread which was quite a nicer one until we ended up being called lazy, lacking self respect etc etc

Is it just me, or does anybody else think this is the best post that’s been on here for ages?

I didn’t read it until this morning, added my own preferences, but now reading it again while I drink my coffee thinking It’s fascinating how different we all are. The post that shocked me most as so different to me was Lucretzia saying she had never worn jeans - I just can’t imagine that, I saved up in my Post Office savings bank to buy my first pair myself, when I was about 12 and I’ve never looked back, my jeans are an extension of my body.

Variety is definitely the spice of life!

In your own home that’s fine by me if that’s what you want to do be cosy.
A certain footballers wife started a trend in Liverpool some years ago. Going out with fake lashes rollers in hair and Pjs on strolling around the shops. I notice some men have caught on doing the same but with out the rollers and fake lashes. It’s common to see young mothers with children dressed the same. What wonderful role models they are!

Not a problem, as I don't wear pyjamas and never have! I am old-fashioned and like full-length nightdresses so there is no way I could stay in them all day. Do people who stay in their pyjamas all day put on a fresh pair every morning after their shower or just re-use the ones they have been wearing all night? Would you wear the same knickers every day?

I can't understand why anyone should feel the only reason for getting dressed is that they might encounter other people I live alone but t wear my normal clothes every day, casual perhaps but certainly not things like jogging bottoms or other so-called leisure or sports clothes. It's called self-respect.

I am surprised at the number of people that say they put make up on if there is a chance someone will see them, even if its just the postman.

I assume most on here are older ladies and find it quite sad that they wear make up for other people. Wearing make up because you like to or just wearing everyday as part of your routine I understand.

I doubt the postman, dog walkers or passing neighbours notice or care what older women put on their faces.

Aepgirl

I cannot understand why anybody would want to stay in the same clothes they had worn all day. Does that mean they don’t bath or shower, or clean their teeth? It’s just slovenly. And as for people who don’t wear a bra - I have a friend who does this, and her boobs rest on her stomach. Disgusting.

Speaking as the first person to say that I never wear a bra, I can assure you that there is absolutely nothing 'disgusting' whatsoever about my boobs! I have never worn one, ever. I have tried and found it unbearably uncomfortable.

Also, do you really think unrestrained breasts are 'disgusting'?

Since first lockdown, I've some days stayed in pyjamas till after coffee time (10.30ish) partly because I'm less likely to be going out, and not expecting anybody to come to the door. It's not something that I've done before. I would never not dress any day, mainly wearing my ' house clothes ', old trousers and a T shirt with jumper, fleece or cardigan. I feel I can more easily get on with my day once dressed. I can't get going in pyjamas. I don't change back into pyjamas until bed time, which is often midnight or later. That's another problem I'm having, not sleeping till late, and getting up later, as a result. It was almost 10.00 this morning. I'm really annoyed with myself, and must try to get into a better routine.

I get dressed every day after a shower because I live with DH and DD. I make the effort for them, I suppose I don't want to appear old and letting myself go! If I lived alone though, I'd probably go around in my jammies and dressing gown unless someone was coming to the house. I'd always shower and wash my hair though.

I did yesterday, but only because I wasn't feeling well. I ND that getting washed and dressed gives my days some structure. But, as long as you maintain hygiene, I wouldn't criticise anyone else just now