Musing on work and clothes
Jun. 4th, 2019 10:58 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
knit1purr2So a friend asked if people actually kept their work clothes on through dinner and putting kids to sleep or if they change as soon as they get home.
This made me think about how a think of my day. Pre-kiddo I would get out of my work clothes probably as soon as I could, then I would make dinner or whatever needed to be done. But now with a little one I stay in my work clothes until we go upstairs to get him ready for bed. I often change into my pj's while my husband gets the kiddo changed. I will note that shoes come off right away, unless I know that I have to leave the house again (to hit the store, knitting night).
I have come to the conclusion that when I change into my pj's it is a signal that I can relax and all of my work is done. Now that I am responsible for a little one, I am not able to relax until kiddo is down for the night. So the change of clothes while later, is still marking the same thing, that I am able to relax. of course this means that my 'work day' is longer. While pre-kiddo I would be in work clothes from 8am- 5pm because it really only cover my actual job. Now I am in work clothes from 7am-7pm which covers my actual job and all of the child-facing time pre-work and post-work.
That 3 hours a day adds up. It is time that I don't consider 'relaxing' because I am parenting, which is exhausting.
This would also show why on weekends, I don't stay in my pjs, rather I will get dressed then get kiddo dressed. While we may not go out right away, my day/my work has already begun and thus I need to be dressed for it.
This made me think about how a think of my day. Pre-kiddo I would get out of my work clothes probably as soon as I could, then I would make dinner or whatever needed to be done. But now with a little one I stay in my work clothes until we go upstairs to get him ready for bed. I often change into my pj's while my husband gets the kiddo changed. I will note that shoes come off right away, unless I know that I have to leave the house again (to hit the store, knitting night).
I have come to the conclusion that when I change into my pj's it is a signal that I can relax and all of my work is done. Now that I am responsible for a little one, I am not able to relax until kiddo is down for the night. So the change of clothes while later, is still marking the same thing, that I am able to relax. of course this means that my 'work day' is longer. While pre-kiddo I would be in work clothes from 8am- 5pm because it really only cover my actual job. Now I am in work clothes from 7am-7pm which covers my actual job and all of the child-facing time pre-work and post-work.
That 3 hours a day adds up. It is time that I don't consider 'relaxing' because I am parenting, which is exhausting.
This would also show why on weekends, I don't stay in my pjs, rather I will get dressed then get kiddo dressed. While we may not go out right away, my day/my work has already begun and thus I need to be dressed for it.
