https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/sleep-needs-and-getting-dressed Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sat, 18 Apr 2026 22:12:06 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/sleep-needs-and-getting-dressed/page/2#post-1347059 Thu, 04 Sep 2014 14:42:19 +0000 catgirl 1347059@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Anne, it's a specific requirement of my particular job - there is 24/7 phone coverage. </p> <p>This morning I woke up SICK.&nbsp; Sniffles, fever, sore throat.&nbsp; I really think we all have our unique sleep patterns and mine is definitely the night owl.&nbsp; Thankfully,&nbsp;I took all the advice here to pick out clothes the night before, so at least I have on a fab outfit - plaid Kuts (the grey and red ones Suz has), dark red oxfords, long grey cardi.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/sleep-needs-and-getting-dressed/page/2#post-1347039 Thu, 04 Sep 2014 14:26:36 +0000 anne 1347039@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>So I am wondering why lawyers need to be scheduled to work through the night? </p> <p>Actually Una, your question about getting dressed in the dark is one I have been meaning to ask for ages. I get up before DH and don't want to turn the light on in the bedroom. I can however turn the wardrobe light on without bothering him, but sometimes finding something in the drawers in the bedroom is hard. But I find it hard to think of outfits the night before apart from workout gear. But the minimal wardrobe sure helps!</p> <p>As to how much sleep. I love 8 but rarely get it on weekdays, can manage 9 on weekends, and often make do on 6 to 61/2 - but am apt to crash if I do it for too long. Am also quite a yawner at work and prone to falling asleep at my desk&nbsp; (you know that thing where your head jerks you awake again) and at talks!!&nbsp; I am a moderate night owl but like to get up earlier than the last minute to have a smooth and unrushed morning and am willing to get up to exercise if that is the only time it will happen - until I crash with tiredness from the early mornings. It is a bad mix with having a household where we have people over til 10 10.30 at night one to 2 school nights a week which takes me an hour to unwind from. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/sleep-needs-and-getting-dressed/page/2#post-1346757 Thu, 04 Sep 2014 03:03:14 +0000 catgirl 1346757@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Good grief, Elly - I can't even imagine how you coordinate that!&nbsp; It must be exhausting.&nbsp; 10 hours of sleep sounds heavenly.... I dream of sleeping that much. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/sleep-needs-and-getting-dressed/page/2#post-1346749 Thu, 04 Sep 2014 02:53:07 +0000 Elly 1346749@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh lordy-- I feel you, Una! I am one that needs many hours to feel rested (10 is the best, I usually get between 6 and 8, and when allowed to sleep uninterupted after not having 10 hour nights for awhile I will sleep 12-14). I didn't used to be that way, was a minimal sleeper, but I deal with a lot of fatigue with the heart condition and it takes it out of me, even though I'm still not a napper. </p> <p>My SO works shift work-- currently they work 3 on 4 off, 4 on 3 off and 12 hour shifts. His workplace is sorta between towns, so he has at least a 30 min commute and has to be all prepped and ready to relieve someone before his shift starts. Currently he is working 6 to 6, so he is up at 4:45 to be out the door at 5:15 or so. Then he gets home about 6:45 and is in bed by 8:30. We don't live together but I usually stay over a couple nights a week. His commute used to actually be 15 min longer each way, so it was worse. Currently he has a low maintenance hair and facial hair style, showers at night, lays clothes out the night before, and we cook on the weekends and he eats several types of leftovers most weeks. That said, while he is working the dishes don't get done and all housework stops until the weekend, he usually can't run errands, etc. When we aren't at the same house we don't have an opportunity to talk even. He has no pets and can't although he'd like too because he is gone too long on his work days. It isn't uncommon for him to have to work 6 days straight of 12s, either.&nbsp; As rough as it is on him, I think it is harder on me. I'm not great at ,being settled enough to sleep at 8, but his current place is not set up for 2 that work opposite shifts. The bedroom is small, in the front of the house, and near the front door and the living room and there are a lot of creaks and squeaks and the neighborhood is very quiet so him moving wakes me. So, I'm up at 4:30, and he is usually still up by 6 on weekends. The rest of the year he works graveyard shift (6p to 6a) and comes up for air at 3pm on weekends, but I try to stay up to at least midnight so we get to spend 8 waking hours in common. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/sleep-needs-and-getting-dressed/page/2#post-1346740 Thu, 04 Sep 2014 02:44:40 +0000 catgirl 1346740@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks everyone!&nbsp; I see many other night owls and tired Fabbers here with great advice.&nbsp; Clearly the evening preparation is key, and I am going to do that more consistently.</p> <p>Suz and Sharan, the schedule is sort of consistent but not always as we shift depending on people's vacation plans and other scheduling issues.&nbsp; It does wreak havoc not only with sleep but with trying to set an exercise routine, proper eating habits, and any other activity that requires consistency.&nbsp; In fact, a friend told me that ER nurses often set up mini-schedules for their different rotations - like spin class on days they can take lunch, a walk if they have an evening free, or early morning yoga if they have open mornings.&nbsp; </p> <p>May we all get a good night's rest!&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/sleep-needs-and-getting-dressed/page/2#post-1346736 Thu, 04 Sep 2014 02:39:04 +0000 Jaime 1346736@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Without 7 hours I am a wreck and more is better. I go to bed early and wake up early. I&nbsp;don't get dressed for hours after I wake up though. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/sleep-needs-and-getting-dressed/page/2#post-1346684 Thu, 04 Sep 2014 01:34:57 +0000 Deborah 1346684@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Una, I don't work different shifts but I do need 7 hours sleep.&nbsp; In fact I have recently realised how important it is to me in terms of how I feel and my general well being.&nbsp; Like you, I can be a night owl.&nbsp; After work is usually a very child focussed time, then we have a dinner as family every night (or at least most) and then catch up time with DH and then some quiet time for me... it's usually late by then.&nbsp; I am however excercising some self discipline and have made a commitment to myself to be in bed by 10.&nbsp; It allows me some reading time and then sleep:)&nbsp; </p> <p>Angie's suggestion to prep outfits the night before is great and I&nbsp;often do that if I have an early start (once or twice a month I travel for work and it's always an early morning) but generally I find it difficult.&nbsp; I am a mood dresser to it's difficult for me to plan the night before... because I might change my mind in the morning :)</p> <p>Keeping my wardrobe in good shape does make it easier and I certainly have my fall back outfits on mornings when I don't have the time or the capacity to think:)&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/sleep-needs-and-getting-dressed/page/2#post-1346675 Thu, 04 Sep 2014 01:23:01 +0000 Suz 1346675@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Una, my question was like Sharan's -- at least does the schedule rotate on a regular basis? Because if not....that kind of shift work is hell on anyone's system. No matter what! Never mind the fashion issues.&nbsp;</p> <p>For myself, 7 hours is perfect. I can do well on 7 for 5 days a week and 6 for two days. Or I can add an hour or so once in a while.&nbsp;</p> <p>Do I always get it? My Fitbit tells me I do...but I'm suspicious. I'm often awake when the machine thinks I am not awake. I guess at least I am lying relatively still.&nbsp;</p> <p>My solution to super early mornings, when I have had them: lay the outfit out the night before. Plan it on the weekend if possible. (Weather doesn't always allow that....but that is what FFBO are for.)&nbsp;</p> <p>I can never manage to make lunched the night before -- they are gross by morning. So that does not work for me or my kiddo. Instead, if I have to be the early one out the door, Mr. Suz does the lunch duty for DD.&nbsp;</p> <p>They are both early birds and I am a night owl...DD is now a teen so has morphed into that hybrid creature, the sleeping in early bird who also wants to burn the midnight oil -- which means there are no moments when she might not need me. Coming up soon to you if your son is 11.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/sleep-needs-and-getting-dressed/page/2#post-1346667 Thu, 04 Sep 2014 01:14:40 +0000 Laura 1346667@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Very interesting topic! I need 7 hours of sleep a night and if I don't get enough time to sleep, I sleep in and I end up rushing in the morning and sometimes doing a sloppy job with my makeup LOL </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/sleep-needs-and-getting-dressed/page/2#post-1346661 Thu, 04 Sep 2014 01:08:58 +0000 Anonymous 1346661@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I survived on less than 6 hrs sleep several times a week for the past 5 years, until we moved last month...insert big cheer lol</p> <p>I cooked on weekends for a couple 'do ahead' dinners so my evening was more productive than work, dinner, chores and bed.</p> <p>I also knew my 'in office days' so I laid out several outfits, completely, shoes, jewellery, belts, undies, everything. Several options gave me a choice if I didn't feel like it or weather dictated a change of outfit</p> <p>I have no wise words except I napped weekends, had a cleaning lady and had the kids do some of their laundry. I also have super short hair that I barely dry and looks ok with a smidge of product.</p> <p>Take care of yourself, I think shorting yourself of sleep makes you more prone to illness </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/sleep-needs-and-getting-dressed/page/2#post-1346624 Thu, 04 Sep 2014 00:38:07 +0000 Angie 1346624@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Una, you must prep your outfit the night before. It's truly the only way. And do things that help you wind down at night.&nbsp;</p> <p>I function well on 6 hrs of good sleep a night. 7 is better, but that rarely happens. 5 is fine too, but not ideal for long stretches of time.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/sleep-needs-and-getting-dressed/page/2#post-1346605 Thu, 04 Sep 2014 00:11:19 +0000 Lucy 1346605@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ah, the mum juggle!&nbsp;<br />I have to get up really early one morning a week, and then I stay away that night as well, returning home the following day. So the only way I can manage this is to get ready the day before. I check the weather, lay out my clothes for day one at the end of the bed, and pack the clothes for day 2 in the bag. Then, quick shower and pop on the clothes, and I am out the door. And I agree no fuss clothes are best. Nothing that needs too much fussy tucking or fiddling, and nothing I haven't tried before!&nbsp;<br />The other mornings are more relaxed, thank goodness....&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/sleep-needs-and-getting-dressed/page/2#post-1346563 Wed, 03 Sep 2014 23:16:27 +0000 Thistle 1346563@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I used to be a night owl . . . My daughter cured me of that as she is a morning bird!</p> <p>I prefer at least 7 hours of sleep. Lately, though, it feels like my body really wants 12. Although I suppose that is because my sleep is so ephemeral at the moment.</p> <p>The first year after DD was born, I set my clothes out the night before. And I established a "uniform" so it could be super easy when I needed it to be (and I almost always did). </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/sleep-needs-and-getting-dressed/page/2#post-1346542 Wed, 03 Sep 2014 22:53:54 +0000 Tierra 1346542@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Reading this with interest. &nbsp;I am a huge night owl and chronic "no sleeper". &nbsp;I used to be able to stay up for 24+hrs straight no prob&nbsp;--- now, not as much, although I can still do it. &nbsp;I regularly function with only 4-6 hrs of sleep though. &nbsp;Its not good for me, I know,&nbsp;and I tend to drag, but I can function. &nbsp;I live for those times I can try to catch up on sleep, however. &nbsp;<br />In a perfect world, I'd work from like noon to 8-9pm, but even with working from home, that doesnt usually work out since I normally meet with folks on more regular schedules...and I have a family I want to see, lol!<br />I will say that I ALWAYS sleep in until the last possible moment, which is one of the reasons I need to get my wardrobe to a better place. &nbsp;I end up with outsifts I dont like because I am in a hurry.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/sleep-needs-and-getting-dressed/page/2#post-1346534 Wed, 03 Sep 2014 22:35:39 +0000 Carla 1346534@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Don't know anymore. Like TCS my sleep is so disrupted, and I have to get up at 5:45 to make the train etc. I'm trying for bed by 10:30 but I'm a night owl!</p> <p>Weekends are more my preference, and I'm in bed my midnight. I'm usually up hourly until 3ish, then down for the count until 8-9. If I could get 6-7 hours uninterrupted sleep, I'd be in heaven.</p> <p>And yes, lunches made the night before. Clothes picked out in advance. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/sleep-needs-and-getting-dressed/page/2#post-1346523 Wed, 03 Sep 2014 22:25:40 +0000 Aida 1346523@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh my, I was a bit reluctant to say but at least one or two of you out there have long sleep requirements like me so I feel a bit better. I need (and usually get) 9 hours, but can function with 8. 7 hours starts getting sketchy, and any less than that and I will feel physically ill as well as incredibly mentally scattered (and need to make up the missed sleep time, too). I take a long time to wake up in the morning, but can fall asleep at the drop of a pin and sleep through most anything </p> <p>EDIT: Regarding getting dressed for those early shifts, I think perhaps coming up with several outfits at the start of the week could work. That way you could wear whichever one that you're in the mood for to satisfy your eclectic leanings.</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/sleep-needs-and-getting-dressed#post-1346474 Wed, 03 Sep 2014 21:43:50 +0000 gryffin 1346474@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Gosh Una - really feeling your pain on this.&nbsp; My alarm is set for 4:35 every weekday.&nbsp; Pups want to eat immediately and go out.&nbsp; I am not a morning girl so I need shower/wash hair/blow dry/make up.&nbsp; I lay out clothes the night before after checking the weather.&nbsp; May sure husband and son are up, bookbag packed/lunches are made the night before and packed in the am.&nbsp; I get to work about 6:45 am to go through inbox and yes make early am calls.&nbsp; I need a minimum of 7 hr sleep, but I usually get 6 or less so I run constantly tired and sleep deprived - same reason spending time with husband, son and pups and if I get to read that's really a treat.&nbsp; Not sure how anyone makes it all work out except to try and do as much the night before for the am.&nbsp; I try to arrange to sleep in until 9 am on sunday but I wish I could get more sleep!!&nbsp; So good luck and sending thoughts of cyber zzzzzzzzzz's your way!!&nbsp; If you figure out time management, please let me know!!&nbsp; Crutcher you crack me up!!&nbsp; That's me, that's me - jumping up and down and waving!! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/sleep-needs-and-getting-dressed#post-1346453 Wed, 03 Sep 2014 21:25:52 +0000 Louise 1346453@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>The more the merrier for me in terms of hours of sleep. I'm incredibly lucky that I don't start work till 11am so it's generally lights out by 11pm then I'm vaguely awake around 7ish but not awake enough to get up, so I like to doze in bed for another hour or so (ducking while you all chuck stuff at me!). I'm generally out of bed at 8.30/9am. This week I've been getting into work for 8.30 so the alarm goes off at 7.30 and I drag my backside outta bed at 7.45, then it's a quick wash and teeth clean, chuck on a dress and a bit of makeup and take my tea and toast to eat on the way to work.<br /> I believe sleep is a great healer both physically and mentally so if I'm ill or sad I go to bed. One day last week I was shattered so went to bed at 9pm and slept straight through till 9am!! Like msmary I don't have a family to worry about so my time is my own x </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/sleep-needs-and-getting-dressed#post-1346381 Wed, 03 Sep 2014 20:00:33 +0000 crutcher 1346381@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I can do without food...check...human companionship...check...sex...check...but let me tell you, deprive me of my 8 hours sleep and I am just not a functioning being...I have always been this way...No sleep...nothing productive...I have to work at getting my sleep...So you have my sympathy and understanding...Something always suffers and the world says, "Let her sleep...we are better off." &nbsp;smile... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/sleep-needs-and-getting-dressed#post-1346368 Wed, 03 Sep 2014 19:52:40 +0000 Firecracker (Sharan) 1346368@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Wow, that's a lot of change to work around. Do the shifts at least rotate predictably (in the same order)? I need about 7 hours' sleep, too. More like 8 or 9 sometimes. I also find it really hard to go to bed early when I need to get up extra early--guess I'm more of a night owl. I would be inclined to dress more for survival for the early and long shifts and use the regular day shifts for having more fun with the outfits. Or perhaps the long shifts allow for more fun, with relaxed clothing? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/sleep-needs-and-getting-dressed#post-1346270 Wed, 03 Sep 2014 17:50:01 +0000 catgirl 1346270@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>SandyG, I'm trying not to hate you.&nbsp; My son is like that - doesn't need much sleep, never naps, always alert. Exercise helps for sure but it's hard to get a routine going when the schedule shifts weekly.&nbsp; I have been taking melatonin on the nights when I really can't sleep because I've had too much caffeine to stay awake in the morning! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/sleep-needs-and-getting-dressed#post-1346228 Wed, 03 Sep 2014 17:04:03 +0000 SandyG 1346228@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Don't hate me ...&nbsp;I'm a short sleeper naturally with 4-5 hours. When I have to leave earlier than DH and dress in dim light, it's a uniform of&nbsp;tops in 'flattering complexion' colors, skinny jeans and sandals/boots depending on the season. A shower, facial serum, BB cream and eye crayon (packing mascara, lip gloss and scarf&nbsp;for later wear), grab a travel mug of coffee&nbsp;and off to&nbsp;the car.</p> <p>I've found that exercising early in the evening, a couple hours after dinner,&nbsp;helps me fall asleep faster. 12 minutes of low&nbsp;aerobic step and a few yoga stretches to unkink the muscles and mind. </p> <p>Falling asleep fast is the key to short sleep stretches where every 30 minutes makes a big difference.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/sleep-needs-and-getting-dressed#post-1346220 Wed, 03 Sep 2014 16:55:53 +0000 Anonymous 1346220@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I need a full eight hours of sleep to function well. &nbsp;I can function on less than six once in a while, but work suffers. &nbsp;</p> <p>I have strategies for getting dressed in the morning. &nbsp;I lay out all of my clothes the night before so there is no decision making in the morning. &nbsp;</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/sleep-needs-and-getting-dressed#post-1346210 Wed, 03 Sep 2014 16:40:58 +0000 abc 1346210@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I hear you on setting aside some time to see how things work. &nbsp;I need to take the time to review the wardrobe and purge like mad then see what works together from what's left. &nbsp;Just haven't been able to make the time to do it yet but it's eating at me, I'm itching to get the closet in order ASAP.</p> <p>I have also started showering at night, it's the only way I can fit it into my crazy days anymore. &nbsp;</p> <p>I've also started at least thinking about what I will wear the next am the night before to avoid standing at the closet wasting time trying to figure out what to wear. &nbsp;No time for that in my AM routine. &nbsp;</p> <p>I wish my hair could go 4 days without a wash. &nbsp;I do every other usually as on Day 3 it gets way too greasy on the roots.</p> <p>I hope you find a system that works for you, sounds like you are making progress and it will all run smoothly soon. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/sleep-needs-and-getting-dressed#post-1346165 Wed, 03 Sep 2014 15:55:46 +0000 Laura (rhubarbgirl) 1346165@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I definitely need at least eight and preferably close to nine hours of sleep each day, and if I'm feeling sick or stressed I need even more. A few years ago when I quit my job to finish my masters degree, I was astonished at how long it took me to catch up on my sleep debt - over six months until I would just wake up in the morning at a reasonable hour rather than sleeping in as much as I could get away with. I've read studies that say that most Americans are chronically sleep deprived and I believe it.</p> <p>The night owl thing makes it hard too. I find that when I haven't gotten enough sleep, I am more of a night owl, but when I'm pretty rested early mornings are much easier to deal with.</p> <p>Clothes wise I do go super simple when I've pulled an allnighter, usually jeans and something comfy if I can get away with it, and everything else is minimal - makeup and hair. I think a prepplanned, mix and match capsule for your early shifts sounds like a great idea. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/sleep-needs-and-getting-dressed#post-1346163 Wed, 03 Sep 2014 15:54:47 +0000 MsMary 1346163@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Una, I have it so much easier because it's just me. If I had a family and pets to worry about it'd be a whole 'nother story!! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/sleep-needs-and-getting-dressed#post-1346162 Wed, 03 Sep 2014 15:54:34 +0000 Transcona Shannon 1346162@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm definitely in the 7-8 hours per night camp. And now with my sleep interrupted by night sweats and bouts of insomnia (darn you menopause!), it's getting tougher to reach my quota. </p> <p>I've also started putting my outfit together the night before and hang it all together so I can just grab it in the morning. Shoes and purse on the kitchen island ready as well. And I make my lunch before I go to bed too. </p> <p>I've thought a few times about putting together my outfits for an entire work week and hanging them up that way - you know here's Monday, Tuesday, etc. Would something like work for you? I'm not sure I have the space for that in my closet so haven't tried it yet. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/sleep-needs-and-getting-dressed#post-1346156 Wed, 03 Sep 2014 15:45:33 +0000 deb 1346156@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I really need nine hours of sleep but can get by on eight. I used to need ten and as a kid I required eleven. I guess my body needs more time to re-energize. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/sleep-needs-and-getting-dressed#post-1346147 Wed, 03 Sep 2014 15:38:11 +0000 catgirl 1346147@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Mary, you are so much more organized even with moving than I ever am!&nbsp; I'm inspired that you manage it all.&nbsp; I have to be up by 4:45 because of the drive.... YUCK! </p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>And Aziraphale, I feel the same way - literally flu-ish if sleep-deprived.</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/sleep-needs-and-getting-dressed#post-1346146 Wed, 03 Sep 2014 15:37:34 +0000 Aziraphale 1346146@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I can SO RELATE to this. Seven hours is my bare minimum for feeling normal. Eight is better. Six or less, and I feel nauseous all day.&nbsp;And like you, I prefer to go to bed at 11:00 the earliest. Last year, though, I was forced to change my schedule, since I had to be out of bed by 6:00. I tried to be in bed by 10:30, but I often had homework that I couldn't really&nbsp;start until after the kids were both in bed (around 9:00 p.m.). Sometimes I'd have to work late -- occasionally until&nbsp;the wee hours of the morning. The worst was the time last&nbsp;April when I was trying to finish my part of a group design project and I grossly misjudged how long it would take to complete the architectural drawings. You can't let it slide when other people are counting on you!&nbsp;I only got two hours' of sleep that night, ack.&nbsp;</p> <p>I did notice my clothing choices changed depending on how much sleep I'd had the night before. Less than six hours' sleep, and I would go for the simplest, most comfy outfits I owned -- usually loose jeans, a tee shirt and Converse. If I had slept well, I was more likely to wear smart jeans and&nbsp;heeled booties, or even a skirt and tights.&nbsp;</p> <p>I also noticed that my desire to wear tights diminished with each passing month. I am simply more psychologically comfortable in pants, and the more focused I was on my work, the less energy I had for making myself wear something out of my comfort zone.</p> <p>Also, it's really hard to put on anything complicated when you get up in the dark!&nbsp; </p>